Turning Point Therapy

05/30/2025

You can now try out therapy with any of our interns with a free therapy session. This is great if you are unsure, new to therapy or want to know you feel comfortable with a therapist.

We look forward to working with you.

05/24/2025

The stuff we do not feel does not disappear it just becomes an increasingly heavy weight.

03/25/2025

I am so happy to bring our new website to you. It has taken much longer than planned, but I am so pleased with the result.

I have worked on updating the copy and adding to the content, which was a lot of work. Weirdly, I enjoy it because it challenges me to think about what we do and communicate it in a way that makes sense to folks.

I hope it does to you.

It is important to us at Turning Point Therapy to improve our client's experience with us, and of course, that often starts with a website. Let us know in the comments how you found it, and try out the chatbot!!

I want to thank Blue Lotus Creative, who did the design and tech; working with these folks has been great.

https://counselling-vancouver.com

02/28/2025

We are happy to welcome Sarah to our team of RCC therapists. Sarah has expertise in working with chronic pain.

You can read her blog post on How Therapy Can Help With Chronic Pain here https://counsellingbc.com/blog/how-therapy-can-help-chronic-pain (you will notice it is listed on the site under my name even though it is written by Sarah)

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐠:

What do we get wrong about pain.
If pain isn't a measure of tissue damage, what is it?
But it (usually) hurts when I hurt myself.
What is persistent pain?
What might therapy for pain look like?
Addressing causes
Targeting pain reduction.
Processing the emotional impact of pain.
A hopeful outlook.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐡'𝐬 𝐁𝐢𝐨: counselling-vancouver.com/sarah-jamieson

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02/20/2025

Don't stay stuck in generational cycles. Our latest blog post is by Delyse Ledgard, our clinical director.

Are you repeating family trauma despite vowing to be different? I have been thinking recently about cycles, and cycles of trauma in particular. As I examine what is happening in our world today, I can only conclude that we have not moved past our traumas very well. We are in a constant state of amne...

01/27/2025

Are you curious about ADHD and trauma? Our therapist, Michelle Carchrae, writes about it in this blog post.

If you’re considering therapy because you’re experiencing things like anxiety, difficulty concentrating, issues with motivation and organization, and big emotions that seem to come out of nowhere, you might be wondering if you’re dealing with the effects of trauma or if it’s actually ADHD. I...

09/15/2024

$𝟔𝟎 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬.

Meet James and Nicole in this video. They are ready to work with you.

Book your appointment through our online booking system turningpointtherapy.janeapp.com

06/12/2024

Introducing our new Intern for low-cost
counselling. Ocean comes with experience working in mental health and addictions. Here is their bio and a short introductory video.

https://counselling-vancouver.com/about-us/low-cost-counselling/ocean-prasuhn/

04/16/2024

I feel very fortunate to be able to supervise interns and offer a low-cost counselling option for folks who don’t have benefits or can’t afford regular rates.
I have been doing this for at least 15 years and I am in the position that people seek us out to do an internship with us. This means I can be picky about who I take on. No less the case with Lo Laurin who will be starting with us on May 3rd.

Here is a snippet from their bio.
‘In my 15 years of teaching mindfulness movement… I have come to see that our mind-body systems hold inherent wisdom to help guide our way through some of the darkest challenges. … my own experiences of walking with grief and loss, chronic pain, and trauma have led me to this work.
As a couples counsellor, I welcome and celebrate all relationships including LGBTQIA2S+, polyamorous, and kink’

You can read more here counselling-Vancouver.com/lo-loretta-laurin

Please pass on to anyone you think this applies to and feel free to send me a message if you have any questions.

04/06/2024

"I am going to say something somewhat controversial. We have very few needs in our relationships. I might go as far as saying that we don’t need anything from our partner.

We need air to breathe and food to eat. This is the level of need. It is associated with our survival. Language is powerful. This is why when we use the word need to express what we want in relationships it has the energy of ‘must-have urgency’ behind it. It is a demand. "

If this piques your interest ...

Read more in this blog https://counsellingbc.com/blog/have-you-been-told-it-important-express-your-needs-find-out-why-bad-advice