Our Services

At Changes Counselling Services, the mission is to help individuals heal, grow, and strengthen their emotional wellbeing. The team provides a safe, neutral space where clients feel heard, understood, and supported. Each counselling plan is personalized to meet the client’s unique needs, drawing from a range of evidence-based, brain-informed therapeutic approaches.

Counsellors work with teens and adults across British Columbia, supporting them through challenges such as:

• Anxiety, stress, and burnout
• Low self-esteem or lack of confidence
• Teen and youth mental health
• Young adult transitions
• Sports performance and mental resilience support for athletes
• Parental support
• School-related stress and collaboration with educators
• Autism spectrum supports (individual and group)
• Personal growth and life direction

Whether a client is seeking support during a difficult season, working to overcome anxiety, wanting to boost confidence, looking to enhance athletic performance, or simply wanting guidance to thrive, the counsellors at Changes meet each person where they are — helping them feel in control of their journey.

Counsellors use a variety of modalities depending on client needs, including:

• Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
• Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
• Trauma-Informed Therapy
• Trauma Incident Reduction (TIR)
• Mindfulness-Based Therapy
• Neuroscience-Informed Counselling

Offered online throughout British Columbia using a secure, encrypted platform.

• 50-minute sessions — Ideal for in-depth therapeutic work and building consistent progress.
• 30-minute sessions — Perfect for teens or young adults who benefit from shorter, more frequent meetings, have difficulty focusing for longer periods, or are hesitant and prefer a gradual introduction to counselling.

Common areas of focus include:

• Managing anxiety, stress, and emotional overwhelm
• Building self-esteem and confidence
• Navigating school, work, or life transitions
• Improving relationships and communication
• Overcoming fears and performance blocks

Parent consultations are educational and supportive sessions for parents and caregivers — they are not individual therapy. These sessions are designed to:

• Provide strategies that complement the teen’s therapeutic goals
• Support parents in understanding adolescent brain development and emotional needs
• Improve communication and strengthen parent-teen relationships
• Help navigate BC mental health resources, provincial programs, and school systems

These sessions empower parents to better support their teen’s mental health journey and work in collaboration with the counsellor. 

Designed for competitive and recreational athletes who want to strengthen mental resilience, improve focus, and manage performance anxiety. Sessions may cover:

• Managing competition nerves and stress
• Building confidence, resilience and mental toughness
• Recovering from setbacks or injuries
• Staying motivated during training cycles
• Balancing sports, academics, and life commitments

This service is ideal for student-athletes, competitive club athletes, and young adults balancing sports with other life demands.

Group counselling provides opportunities to learn coping skills, improve emotional health, and connect with others who share similar experiences — all in a supportive environment.

• May be a more affordable alternative to individual counselling
• Offers a safe space to share, learn, and grow together
• Group offerings vary throughout the year — please check the website for current availability

PEERS® is a 16-week, evidence-based social skills group for motivated teens who want to improve their ability to make and maintain friendships. Originally developed at UCLA by Dr. Elizabeth Laugeson, this program is now used in over 35 countries.Teens learn skills such as:

• Starting and maintaining conversations
• Handling disagreements
• Navigating social media and electronic communication
• Entering and exiting group conversations appropriately

PEERS® is especially beneficial for teens with Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, anxiety, depression, or other social/behavioural challenges. Parent involvement is a key part of the program. The program is eligible for Autism (AFU) funding. Changes Counselling Services is not currently accepting new registrations for the PEERS® group. Interested families may join the waitlist for future groups by emailing info@changescounselling.ca

For more about the PEERS® program, visit the UCLA PEERS® website.