Welcome to Viva Counselling
Compassionate therapy for trauma, parenthood, anxiety, and the emotional weight of everyday life from your home or in-person in Vancouver, BC.
Approach
Viva Counselling is a Vancouver-based practice offering in-person services in Vancouver and online services across British Columbia. Viva Counselling specializes in supporting individuals, couples and families navigating prenatal wellness and postpartum support, fertility struggles, identity shifts, pregnancy loss, parenting, adolescence, eating disorders, grief & trauma.
About me
I’m Jaclyn, a registered social worker and somatic therapist in Vancouver with a deep commitment to supporting people through life’s most tender and transformative moments. My professional and personal experiences shape how I show up in this work with empathy, humility, and a deep respect for your unique experience.
Wherever you are in your journey, I offer an in-person space in Vancouver and online across BC where you can feel safe, supported, and seen, exactly as you are. Together we can move towards your therapeutic goals with curiosity and care as we explore what coping and healing look like for you.
Our Counselling Methods
Somatic Therapy focuses on the connection between mind and body. Viva Counselling uses this body-centered approach to help regulate your nervous system, release stored stress, and restore a sense of calm and safety.
Somatic Therapy
CBT helps you identify and shift negative thought patterns that contribute to emotional distress. This counselling therapy supports practical skill-building, emotional regulation, and better mental health in your daily life.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
DBT teaches you practical skills in mindfulness, coping with distress, regulating emotions, and communicating effectively, with the goal of creating greater emotional stability and healthier ways of responding to challenges.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
Rooted in self-awareness and authenticity, this approach helps you reconnect with your inner self, explore your feelings, and develop a deeper understanding of your thoughts and behaviours.
Gestalt & Humanistic Therapy
EFFT is a collaborative, emotion-centered approach that helps you build stronger emotional bonds, improve communication, and create a more supportive, resilient family system.
Emotion-Focused Family Therapy
Emphasizing safety, trust, and empowerment in all interactions, trauma-informed care focuses on understanding how past experiences shape a person’s responses. Viva prioritizes compassion, collaboration, and choice to avoid re-traumatization and support healing.
Trauma Informed Care
Viva Counselling’s Beliefs
Your experiences throughout life, including adolescence, relationships, parenthood, grief, identity development, and major life transitions, can have a profound impact on your mental health and sense of self.
Mental health exists on a spectrum, and everyone deserves support, compassion, and care regardless of whether they have a formal diagnosis.
Attachment experiences and early relationships shape how we connect with ourselves and others. Healing and growth are possible at any age through safe, supportive relationships.
There is no “right” or “wrong” way to feel. Your emotions and experiences are valid, even when they are difficult, confusing, or contradictory.
Grief and loss can take many forms, including the loss of relationships, identity, health, pregnancy, fertility, loved ones, or expectations for the future. Grief deserves tender care, space, and a voice.
People from marginalized communities often face greater barriers to mental health care while also experiencing higher rates of trauma, stress, and systemic inequities.
Adolescence is a deeply important developmental stage. Young people deserve safe, supportive spaces to explore identity, emotions, relationships, self-esteem, and belonging without shame or judgment.
The mind and body are deeply connected. Stress, trauma, grief, and emotional experiences can live within the body, and healing can happen through greater awareness of both physical and emotional experiences.
Postpartum depression and anxiety are among the most common mental health concerns during the perinatal period, yet they are often misunderstood and under-treated.
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Youth Counselling
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Adult Counselling
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Couples Counselling
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Family Consultation