Wellness Talks - Counselling & Health Centre

04/02/2026

Grief isn’t always loud.
Sometimes it’s quiet survival.

It’s showing up while your heart feels heavy.
It’s smiling so no one asks questions.
It’s functioning… when everything inside you has changed.
It’s feeling exhausted for “no reason.”

Grief isn’t linear.
It doesn’t move in neat stages.
It loops. It pauses. It surprises you.

Some days you feel okay.
Some days it all comes back.
Both can exist at the same time.

You’re not doing grief wrong.
You’re grieving in the way your mind and body know how to survive.

And if you’ve been holding it together…
quietly… privately…
just getting through the day…

You’re not alone. 🤍

At Wellness Talks, grief and loss work is something every one of our RCC counsellors holds close to heart.
Whether you’re navigating the loss of a loved one, a relationship, a life transition, health changes, fertility challenges, or the version of life you once expected — we are deeply passionate about supporting you through it.

We understand that grief isn’t something to “fix.”
It’s something to hold, process, and gently move through — at your own pace.

Our team offers a compassionate, trauma-informed space where you don’t have to explain everything perfectly, and you don’t have to carry it alone.

Healing doesn’t mean forgetting.
It means learning how to carry love and loss together.

If this resonates, support is here when you’re ready.

03/23/2026

Therapy isn’t meant to fix everything in one session — and that’s actually a good thing.

The first few sessions are about building trust, understanding your story, and creating a plan that’s tailored specifically to you. Lasting change takes time, consistency, and collaboration.

Just like going to the gym or starting Pilates, you wouldn’t expect results after one visit. Counselling is no different.

Do your due diligence.
Read counsellor bios.
Book a consultation.
Advocate for your needs.

Then give yourself permission to stay with the process.

Growth happens when you stay. 🌿

Ready to start your journey?
Book a consultation or session using the links below:

www.wellnesstalks.janeapp.com

📍 Vancouver & Virtual across BC
🔗 Link in bio to book

03/22/2026

Love vs. Infatuation: Understanding the Difference

Infatuation is often characterized by intensity, urgency, and emotional highs and lows. It can involve idealization, anxiety, and a strong need for reassurance.

Love, in contrast, tends to develop over time and is rooted in consistency, emotional safety, and mutual respect. It allows space for individuality while fostering connection.

From a clinical perspective, relationships that feel depleting may involve patterns such as anxious attachment, over-reliance on external validation, or difficulty maintaining personal boundaries.

Healthy love does not require you to abandon yourself to maintain the connection.

Consider reflecting on:
• Do I feel secure or uncertain in this relationship?
• Am I able to maintain my sense of self?
• Is there mutual effort and emotional reciprocity?

Understanding these patterns can support more intentional and fulfilling relationships.

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📍In-person (Vancouver) & Virtual across 🇨🇦
🔗 Book a consultation via link in bio

02/08/2026

Now where can you get $80 sessions with RCCs? At Wellness Talks! Let your benefits go further - book with us!

01/19/2026

For a limited time, Wellness Talks is offering a special low-cost counselling promo for new clients — now until the end of March.

We know times are tough — emotionally, mentally, and financially. This is our way of showing up for our community and making professional, insurable mental health care more accessible.

Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, burned out, or just needing a safe space to talk — this is your chance to work with a fully Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) at a reduced rate.

✔️ In-person (Downtown Vancouver) or Virtual
✔️ Benefits/Insurance Eligible (not intern sessions)
✔️ Trauma-informed & neurodiversity-affirming care
✔️ Confidential, supportive, and culturally attuned

🗓️ New clients only | Ends March 31
📍 Downtown Vancouver + Virtual across BC

🔗 Book directly through our Jane App — wellnesstalks.janeapp.com

📞 Or call/text 778-879-8255 and we’ll help you get booked

01/09/2026

01/09/2026

Introducing our new counsellor, Kunal Moorjani, who is EMDR trained!

Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) | 15+ years experience!

Kunal offers a warm, steady, and deeply compassionate space where clients feel safe, understood, and supported—without judgment. His work is collaborative and strengths-based, grounded in the belief that each person already carries innate resilience.

His lived experience within the 2SLGBTQI+ community, alongside Indian and Chinese heritage, informs a nuanced understanding of identity, belonging, and navigating cultural and family expectations.

He also speaks Cantonese and brings a trauma-informed, harm-reduction lens, shaped by frontline work in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES).

He supports clients with:
• Trauma & complex trauma
• Addiction & substance use
• Anxiety, overwhelm & depression
• Grief, loss & life transitions
• Relationships & communication
• Identity, self-esteem & emotion regulation
• Cultural & bicultural experiences

How he works:
Calm, grounding, and collaborative—drawing from CBT, Narrative Therapy, mindfulness, somatic awareness, and identity-affirming approaches.
✨ EMDR Therapy & Gottman-informed couples work

📩 Book a session or start with a free consult.
You don’t have to navigate this alone.

New ICBC clients: Book the New ICBC Client Consultation or contact us at 778-879-8255 or Click here to email Wellness Talks

12/19/2025

12/10/2021

Here are some simple reminders to help you today. Please share them with a loved one, friend or family member who could benefit from such reminders.

With peace and love,

Esha Shoker MA, RCC
Wellness Talks

12/08/2021

Your life purpose consists of the central motivating aims of your life —the reasons you get up in the morning.

Purpose can guide life decisions, influence behavior, shape goals, offer a sense of direction, and create meaning. For some people, purpose is connected to vocation—meaningful, satisfying work. For others, their purpose lies in their responsibilities to their family or friends. Others seek meaning through spirituality or religious beliefs. Some people may find their purpose clearly expressed in all these aspects of life.

Purpose will be unique for everyone; what you identify as your path may be different from others. What’s more, your purpose can actually shift and change throughout life in response to the evolving priorities and fluctuations of your own experiences.

Living on purpose feels alive, clear, and authentic. You may also experience “flow,” which is a state of total absorption in which time seems to disappear and you feel content and fulfilled.

In short, purpose offers definite emotional and psychological benefits!

With peace and love,

Esha Shoker MA, RCC
Wellness Talks

12/05/2021

Keep your cup full first.

Fill it with sleep, self love, nutrition, joy, meditation, yoga, movement, socializing, solitude time, and whatever else fuels you and gives you energy!

Whatever runneth over, that is what you use to give to others including friends, family and loved ones.

With peace and love,

Esha Shoker MA, RCC
Wellness Talks