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Watermark Counselling Co.

Experienced and empathic therapists for motivated individuals in Vancouver, BC. At Watermark Counselling Co.

we help high-achievers manage overwhe|m, reduce stress and improve relationships. We provide evidence-based therapy and mental health services for driven people, motivated to make meaningful, lasting change.

08/20/2025

Create a cozy, therapy-inspired space with these Canadian-made essentials ✨

🍵 Blume – Tea | A soothing sip from this Vancouver-based brand.

🌿 Saje Natural Wellness – Stress Release | The perfect essential oil blend to unwind.

🕯 Canyon Candle Co. | Soft, warm lighting from this North Vancouver brand. .candle.co

📖 The Five Minute Journal | A simple journal for daily reflection.

🖐 Midnight Paloma – Hand Therapy | Like therapy, but for your hands!

08/13/2025

Big emotions in our children can evoke a range of negative emotions. Our natural instinct is to react quickly because we just want the upset to end.

As parents, when we’re caught up in our own emotional turmoil, it’s hard to model emotional regulation for our children. That’s why learning how to regulate our own emotions and co-regulate with our children is key to shifting our interactional patterns.

This not only helps us respond more thoughtfully but also teaches our children the essential skills to manage their emotions.

If you’re struggling with this, know that you’re not alone, and help is only a phone call away.

To book with Watermark, call us at (778) 233-5534.

08/12/2025

One’s ready to marry, the other’s not. Here’s what to do with the ‘in-between.’ → https://www.watermarkcounselling.ca/blog/when-ones-ready-and-the-other-is-not-the-uncertainty-around-deciding-to-marry

08/06/2025

If conflict always came with fear, yelling, or emotional withdrawal, any tension now might still feel like threat.

But conflict can also mean honesty, growth, and a chance to repair. Therapy can help you learn the difference and respond from the present, not the past.

07/30/2025

♾️You might want to let people in, but feel tense the moment they get close.

♾️You might want to be known, but feel exposed when it starts to happen.

♾️You might believe someone is trustworthy and still scan for danger.

This isn’t you being broken. It’s your nervous system doing what it had to do.

Therapy can help your body and mind begin to speak the same language, so you don’t have to choose between feeling safe and feeling close.

07/23/2025

For many, the path to belonging starts with untangling who they are from who they’ve had to be.

That’s the kind of work we support at Watermark.

Through reduced-rate counselling, we offers a space to explore identity, relationships, and the quiet ache of not fully belonging.

Book your appointment with Ely - link in bio.

07/16/2025

Maybe nothing obvious went wrong. Maybe your childhood looked fine -- loving, stable, even privileged.

And still, you carry something. Heaviness, self-doubt, or sensitivity you can’t quite explain. Like there’s a story underneath your story but no clear words for it.

Therapy can help you explore that quiet weight.

Not to blame the past, but to understand where it comes from, so you can decide what to do with it: let it go, set it down, or simply understand it better.

06/25/2025

We all love this city. Of course we do. But we are aware that this city also rewards composure, control, and self-reliance.

And under our calm veneer, we are all carrying varying degrees of anxiety, disconnection, and quiet exhaustion.

You’re not broken.

You’re just navigating a culture that doesn’t always make space for being human.

But you don’t have to do this alone. As fellow Vancouverites, we understand what you might be going through and want to support you. Contact us when you’re ready to start exploring inward.

06/18/2025

If you grew up in chaos, unpredictability, or emotional tension, your nervous system may have learned to stay alert — to expect the next shift, shutdown, or explosion.

So when things finally feel calm… it can feel unfamiliar, wrong, and even unsafe.

Therapy can help you recognize that feeling for what it is, not a warning sign, but a learned response.

Instead of spiraling, doubting, or pulling away, you can learn to sit with the discomfort of calm and allow for the possibility that peace is possible, even if it takes time to trust it.

06/11/2025

We’re often told to start small when it comes to change.

Tiny habits. One thing at a time. Baby steps.

But what if, sometimes, it’s actually easier and more sustainable to make a bold, sweeping shift?

Drawing from research at UBC on addiction and neuroplasticity, Watermark Counsellor Mark Holland explores why big changes might just be more aligned with how our brains work and how real transformation happens.

Read the full blog post to understand why (Link in Bio)

06/04/2025

When your value has always come from being useful, impressive, or needed, it’s easy to lose sight of who you are beneath it all.

Maybe you’ve learned to equate rest with guilt. Maybe being “enough” only happens when you're overextending.

Therapy can help you untangle your worth from what you produce or provide, so you can begin to rebuild a sense of self that doesn’t rely on earning your place.

The best time to start therapy was yesterday. The next best time is now.

Contact us at hello@watermarkcounselling.ca to book your appointment.

05/28/2025

If slowing down gives you anxiety… if rest feels unfamiliar or even threatening, you’re not lazy or broken.

Your body might have learned that safety comes from doing, performing, or staying ahead of danger.

Therapy can help your nervous system relearn what calm actually feels like, bit by bit, and at a pace that feels manageable for you.

Address

1055 W. Hastings Street, 3rd Floor
Vancouver, BC
V6E2E9

Telephone

+17782335534

Website

http://www.watermarkcounselling.ca/

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Mark believes in the power of relationships.

He takes an individualized approach to supporting clients. His model has helped professionals refine skills in high-pressure environments, manage life transitions, and navigate intimate relationships. He works with clients to leverage strengths as a means to overcome barriers to success.

Mark specializes in helping individuals mitigate their vices with a brief, targeted approach. This has proven to be very effective for those who are juggling competing needs and multiple demands on their time. Mark understands the complexities that people face in managing stressful life events and works to find solutions that allow clients to elevate to their full potential.