Chris Branigan
SaveRegistered with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors, Chris brings 25 years of counselling experience, including 10 years clinical practice, working with a culturally diverse range of clients in both Canada and the United Kingdom. Chris’ experience includes working with children, families, suicide prevention, mental health and addictions, trauma and grief and loss.
Chris has a holistic, person-centered and integrative approach to counselling, drawing from a range of modalities that includes Somatic Experiencing, Narrative Therapy, Emotion Focused Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Art therapy, Dialectic Behavior Therapy and Solution Focused Therapy. Chris also draws on many years experience of facilitating groups with a special focus on healthy relationships, men’s health and supporting mental health.
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Common goals that Chris has helped many people work towards include
· Holistic health, achieving a mind, body, spirit and heart approach to changing behaviour
· Identifying the connections between personal problems, environmental factors and family systems
· Developing communication skills, relationship health, goal setting, and life skills
· Tools for grounding, self-care, stress and crisis management
Chris’ own tools for staying healthy include cultivating mindfulness, spending time with family and friends, playing soccer, spending time in nature, enjoying music and being creative.
Services & prices
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Initial appointment is booked with parent/guardian without child present in order to gather necessary information and establish goals in moving forward.
Initial appointment is booked with parent/guardian without child present in order to gather necessary information and establish goals in moving forward.
Session with parent to discuss progress on goals, observations, and plan moving forward. Option to have parent and child in this session together to be determined between parent, child and counsellor.
Session with parent to discuss progress on goals, observations, and plan moving forward. Option to have parent and child in this session together to be determined between parent, child and counsellor.
50 minute in person session
50-minute virtual session
50-minute in-person session.
50-minute in-person session.
Appointment for family members to receive counselling.
50-minute in-person session.
50-minute in-person session.
80-minute in-person session.
80-minute in-person session.
50-minute Telehealth session.
50-minute Telehealth session.
80-minute Telehealth session.
80-minute Telehealth session.
20-minute Telehealth consultation for new clients.
20-minute consultation for new clients.
Couples Counselling Session (Telehealth)
Couples Counselling Session (Telehealth)
Initial appointment is booked with parent/guardian without child present in order to gather necessary information and establish goals in moving forward. As this counsellor is a student, sessions will be video recorded and reviewed in part (sometimes in whole) by his supervisor. They are confidential, not shared beyond the supervisor, and destroyed after one week. If you have any questions or concerns prior to giving written consent to this, we are happy to answer them.
Session with parent to discuss progress on goals, observations, and plan moving forward. Option to have parent and child in this session together to be determined between parent, child and counsellor. As this counsellor is a student, sessions will be video recorded and reviewed in part (sometimes in whole) by his supervisor. They are confidential, not shared beyond the supervisor, and destroyed after one week. If you have any questions or concerns prior to giving written consent to this, we are happy to answer them.
Session with parent to discuss progress on goals, observations, and plan moving forward. Option to have parent and child in this session together to be determined between parent, child and counsellor. As this counsellor is a student, sessions will be video recorded and reviewed in part (sometimes in whole) by his supervisor. They are confidential, not shared beyond the supervisor, and destroyed after one week. If you have any questions or concerns prior to giving written consent to this, we are happy to answer them.
50 minute in person session. As this counsellor is a student, sessions will be video recorded and reviewed in part (sometimes in whole) by his supervisor. They are confidential, not shared beyond the supervisor, and destroyed after one week. If you have any questions or concerns prior to giving written consent to this, we are happy to answer them.
50-minute virtual session. As this counsellor is a student, sessions will be video recorded and reviewed in part (sometimes in whole) by his supervisor. They are confidential, not shared beyond the supervisor, and destroyed after one week. If you have any questions or concerns prior to giving written consent to this, we are happy to answer them.
50-minute in-person session. As this counsellor is a student, sessions will be video recorded and reviewed in part (sometimes in whole) by his supervisor. They are confidential, not shared beyond the supervisor, and destroyed after one week. If you have any questions or concerns prior to giving written consent to this, we are happy to answer them.
50-minute Telehealth session. As this counsellor is a student, sessions will be video recorded and reviewed in part (sometimes in whole) by his supervisor. They are confidential, not shared beyond the supervisor, and destroyed after one week. If you have any questions or concerns prior to giving written consent to this, we are happy to answer them.
20-minute Telehealth consultation for new clients. As this counsellor is a student, sessions will be video recorded and reviewed in part (sometimes in whole) by his supervisor. They are confidential, not shared beyond the supervisor, and destroyed after one week. If you have any questions or concerns prior to giving written consent to this, we are happy to answer them.
20-minute consultation for new clients. As this counsellor is a student, sessions will be video recorded and reviewed in part (sometimes in whole) by his supervisor. They are confidential, not shared beyond the supervisor, and destroyed after one week. If you have any questions or concerns prior to giving written consent to this, we are happy to answer them.
Session with parent to discuss progress on goals, observations, and plan moving forward. Option to have parent and child in this session together to be determined between parent, child and counsellor. As this counsellor is a student, sessions will be video recorded and reviewed in part (sometimes in whole) by his supervisor. They are confidential, not shared beyond the supervisor, and destroyed after one week. If you have any questions or concerns prior to giving written consent to this, we are happy to answer them.
Session with parent to discuss progress on goals, observations, and plan moving forward. Option to have parent and child in this session together to be determined between parent, child and counsellor. As this counsellor is a student, sessions will be video recorded and reviewed in part (sometimes in whole) by his supervisor. They are confidential, not shared beyond the supervisor, and destroyed after one week. If you have any questions or concerns prior to giving written consent to this, we are happy to answer them.
Session with parent to discuss progress on goals, observations, and plan moving forward. Option to have parent and child in this session together to be determined between parent, child and counsellor.
Session with parent to discuss progress on goals, observations, and plan moving forward. Option to have parent and child in this session together to be determined between parent, child and counsellor.
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