Jasmin has several years experience working with children, teenagers, and adults as they’ve navigated through various challenges including trauma, abuse, anxiety, depression, grief, self-esteem issues, relationship difficulties, disordered eating, and much more. Jasmin prides herself on being an inclusive counsellor and neurodiversity-affirming counsellor who has supported clients from various backgrounds including members of the LGBTQ2S+ community and BIPOC.

Jasmin strives to create a safe, welcoming, and non-judgemental space so her clients can openly explore their thoughts and feelings and learn new skills in order to create meaningful and lasting change at their own pace. Recognizing that therapy is a powerful yet difficult process for many people, Jasmin works diligently to maintain caring and respectful therapeutic relationships that empower and uplift her clients.

Jasmin is formally trained in and pulls from various evidence-based therapies to create tailored therapeutic plans that meet each client’s unique needs, preferences, and goals. Therapies used include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, NEDC Eating Disorder Core Skills training, and Compassion-Focused Therapy. Additionally, she approaches her work from a person-centred and trauma-informed angle, which allows her to help clients understand how trauma may be impacting them in a personalized and empathetic manner.

Jasmin is available to work with children (6+), teens, and adults.

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Experience

Minou works with teens, and adults navigating challenges such as anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, relationship difficulties, self-esteem, disordered eating, body image concerns, and major life changes. Whether clients are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, disconnected, or simply trying to better understand themselves, Minou aims to provide a supportive space where they can explore what’s going on openly and without judgement. Her approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in genuine connection, with a focus on helping clients feel heard, understood, and supported at their own pace. When working with couples, Minou helps partners improve communication, navigate conflict, strengthen emotional connection, and better understand one another’s needs and patterns.

Rather than using a one-size-fits-all approach, Minou tailors therapy to each person’s unique needs, goals, and experiences. She values balancing practical tools and coping strategies with deeper conversations that encourage insight, growth, and self-understanding.

Training

Minou draws from a variety of evidence-based approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Internal Family Systems (IFS)-informed work, somatic approaches, narrative therapy, mindfulness-based techniques, and person-centred therapy. Her work is trauma-informed, collaborative, and flexible, recognizing that every client brings different strengths, experiences, and goals into the therapy process. Minou also has a background in sex therapy and working through an emotionally-focused lens when it comes to her work with couples.

Services

Minou is available to work with teens (10+), adults, and couples through virtual and/or in-person counselling sessions. Counselling services are provided in English. I am also comfortable speaking and understanding Vietnamese and welcome clients seeking culturally informed support with an understanding of Vietnamese culture and family dynamics

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Background

Jennifer brings over 25 years of experience in mental and physical health, with a career spanning nursing, counselling, and end-of-life care. She has worked across the lifespan—from newborns to seniors—and helps clients cope, heal, and find steadiness through life’s most complex transitions.

She is a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC) and a Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) candidate (expected 2026). Her dissertation, “The Anorexic Voice in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adolescents,” reflects her commitment to inclusive, evidence-based care. Jennifer practices from an intersectional, trauma-informed, and client-centered lens, drawing from evidence-based therapies to create collaborative and individualized treatment plans.

Her background in pediatric and critical care nursing (ER, ICU, NICU), along with her work as an end-of-life doula, gives her particular depth in supporting clients navigating health anxiety, serious illness, grief, trauma, and high-stress professions—including healthcare workers and first responders.

Experience

Jennifer works with children (10+), adolescents, adults, and couples. She supports concerns including anxiety, depression (including bipolar and postpartum), trauma and PTSD, OCD/OCPD, eating disorders, substance use, suicidality, emotional dysregulation, grief and loss (including pet loss), gender dysphoria, neurodiversity (ADHD and autism), and occupational stress.

She also provides advanced mental health assessments and detailed reports to support conversations with family physicians when appropriate. (She does not yet provide formal diagnoses or psychoeducational assessments.)

Services

Individual counselling (ages 10+) Couples counselling Family counselling Advanced mental health assessments Training, Education, and Credentials

Jennifer is trained in CBT, DBT, RO-DBT, ACT, EFFT, FBT, Motivational Interviewing, Schema Therapy, and other integrative approaches.

Credentials:

PsyD Candidate (2026)

Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC)

Master of Science in Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

End of Life Doula

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**Krista has a waitlist for services. Please email carmanahcounselling@gmail.com for more information.

Experience Krista (she/her) has many years experience working with children (6+), adolescents, adults, parents and families. Before completing her Masters in Counselling Psychology and becoming a therapist, she was a youth worker and pharmacy technician.

Krista has a true passion for helping others and takes pride in providing solid assessments and efficient, evidence & relationship-based treatment.

Krista’s clients have said that she is compassionate, non-judgemental , relatable, and inclusive. She has a wide range of experience in mental health and specializes in helping clients with depression and low mood; bipolar disorder; trauma & PTSD; anxiety (worries, phobias, panic, somatic/ somatization concerns); eating disorders (ARFID/picky eating, Binge Eating/ BED, Bulimia, Anorexia etc); & emotional dysregulation, including emotional over-control/rigidity, self-injurious behaviours, and suicidal ideation. Krista has experience working with children and adults with neurodiversity including autism spectrum, ADHD & giftedness & learning disabilities. She also has helped folks with substance use problems.

Training She is formally trained in CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), DBT (Dialectical Behavioural Therapy), EMDR (Eye- Movement Desensitization Reprogramming), RO-DBT (Radically-Open Dialectical Behavioural Therapy), EFFT (Emotion Focussed Family Therapy), Motivational Interviewing, as well as others. Krista has training in Responsive Feeding Therapy and is training to be a certified Intuitive Eating Counsellor, She has training and experience providing clinical supervision & consultation to other therapists. Krista is registered with Autism Funding and CVAP. Please inquire for consultation rates if interested.

A Proud Mom and More! Krista is a proud mom of two and knows that parenting has its challenges. It takes courage for parents to ask for support. When working with parents and families she tries to be collaborative, understanding and empathic.

She is working hard to understand the depths of privilege, internalized racism and discrimination, and stands in support of the LGBTQ2S+ and BIPOC communities. Krista has volunteered doing outreach supporting the residents of the Downtown Eastside, and champions harm reduction, education & safe supply approaches.

Registered with CVAP (co-pay) and Autism Funding

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Experience

Aviva (she/her) has experience working with children, adolescents, adults, parents and families. In addition to her work at Carmanah, Aviva works as a dietitian for the Fraser Health Eating Disorders program and in an outpatient child and youth eating disorder program. Before becoming a dietitian she worked in nutrition research specializing in iron deficiency and anemia.

Aviva is empathetic, calm, caring, non-judgemental and uses a Health at Every Size informed approach. She is passionate about helping clients find a healthy relationship with food and their bodies and believes in collaborating with clients to help them achieve their goals.

Training

Aviva Rappaport, MSc, RD is a registered dietitian with the College of Dietitians of British Columbia. She completed her undergraduate and master’s degrees with honours distinction at the University of British Columbia and completed her dietetic training at McGill University.

Interests

Aviva enjoys spending time outside, trail running, traveling locally and globally and trying new recipes.

Services

Aviva provides nutrition counselling to adults and youth. She specializes in disordered eating and eating disorders (AN, BN, ARFID, BED, OSFED), intuitive eating, iron deficiency and anemia, plant-based nutrition, meal planning and balanced eating, and mental health nutrition. Aviva meets clients where they are and utilizes evidence-based nutrition information to individualize nutrition recommendations.

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