Jordan is a clinical counselling intern completing his Master of Counselling at City University. He offers a warm, collaborative space for clients navigating anxiety, trauma, stress, and life transitions. His integrative approach draws from DBT, person-centred, psychodynamic, and CBT frameworks, alongside mindfulness and grounding practices. Born in the Lower Mainland and having lived in both Canada and Taiwan, he brings cultural awareness to his work. He has experience supporting youth and young adults from diverse backgrounds.

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Arika is a graduate counselling intern completing her Master of Counselling at City University. She offers a supportive, client-centred space for those navigating anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, academic stress, body image concerns, and life transitions. With a background in fitness and bodybuilding, she brings an embodied lens to her work, integrating Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused approaches, and Somatic Therapy. Arika has experience supporting individuals on the autism spectrum and welcomes neurodivergent clients, including those exploring ADHD. She enjoys working with individuals across the lifespan and values creating a collaborative space where clients can explore identity, belonging, and self-expression. Growing up in the Lower Mainland as a person of mixed heritage, she is attentive to the ways culture and lived experience shape each person’s story.

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• Sydne works out of two office locations: Vancouver Therapy Collective on Monday and Tuesday, and Burnaby Therapy Collective Wednesday and Friday. Please make sure to check both locations for her full availability.*

Sydne is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and Professional Art Therapist who offers compassionate, trauma-informed support for adults navigating complex and relational trauma, grief, loss, and life transitions. Her work integrates counselling and art therapy, grounded in the belief that individuals hold an innate capacity for healing and growth. Sydne creates a safe, authentic, and collaborative space where clients can explore and process their experiences, deepen self-understanding, and build more meaningful connections with themselves and others.

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Declan is a clinical counselling intern in the final year of his Master of Counselling at City University. He offers a warm, client-centred space where people can explore anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship challenges with care and respect. His approach integrates ACT, Solution-Focused, Emotion-Focused, and Somatic therapies, tailored to each person’s goals. His work is informed by over four years in community mental health and crisis services. Born and raised in the Lower Mainland, he feels closely connected to the community he serves.

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Chiharu Yanagawa is an associate counsellor at the Vancouver Therapy Collective with a Master’s in Counselling Psychology from the University of Toronto. She creates a culturally responsive, collaborative space where clients feel heard, respected, and supported. Chiharu offers counselling in English, Japanese, and Mandarin, helping adults navigate anxiety, trauma, stress, depression, life transitions, relationship concerns, time management, and so on. Her integrative, evidence-based approach draws from ACT, DBT, EFT, CBT, narrative, and client-centred therapies, tailored to each person’s needs and values. Chiharu honours cultural and linguistic diversity in her work and helps clients build insight, resilience, and self-compassion as they work toward meaningful change.

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