Area of support
Life Transitions Counselling in Vancouver
Even a wanted change can unsettle you. A move, new role, relationship shift, parenthood, graduation or change in identity can remove the structure that once made life feel familiar. Life transitions counselling in Vancouver can help you adjust, think through decisions and make sense of feelings that point in different directions.
What the transition means, not only what needs doing
You might be starting a job that looks right on paper but feels wrong, settling in after a move to Vancouver, deciding whether to leave a relationship or career, becoming a parent, retiring, or taking on care for an ageing parent. Counselling gives you time to understand what the change means to you—not only what needs to be done.
Appointments may help in a few ways. You can talk through the adjustment itself: what feels unfamiliar, what you miss and what routines have gone. If there is a decision to make, you can lay out the options and what matters to you in each, without demanding instant certainty from yourself. And there is room for mixed feelings, such as excitement and grief at the same time.
What a transition can bring up
A transition can also bring up older questions about approval, belonging and control, and it can affect each partner in a couple differently. Depending on what is happening, individual counselling or couples counselling may be appropriate. Where the change involves a loss, grief counselling may be the closer fit.
Starting life transitions counselling in Vancouver
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Your counsellor
Mandeep Virk, MA, RCC
Mandeep is the only counsellor at Dear Therapy, so the person you speak with on the free call is the person you would see for life transitions counselling, in person in Vancouver or online. She is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and a member of the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors. Her profile describes how she works and the concerns she focuses on.
Read Mandeep’s profile →Fees and coverage
How payment, direct billing and ICBC work, and what to ask your insurer, are explained on the fees and insurance page.
Not sure yet?
The free 15-minute call is for practical questions and to see whether working together makes sense. It is not a counselling session and there is no obligation to continue.
In-person or online
Appointments are in person in Vancouver or online by secure video. Evening times are offered.
You do not have to have it figured out to begin.
Book a free 15-minute consultation, or send a short message and ask your questions first.