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Email: mdccounsellingbc@gmail.com

Location: #201 2571 Shaughnessy St

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Marcel is a first-generation Canadian with Caribbean heritage, proudly representing his Trinidadian and Barbadian roots. He is deeply immersed in his community and committed to fostering connections that honor his cultural background. Marcel Cadogan has been a counsellor, educator, support youth worker and therapist in Vancouver, B.C. for the last 16 years. He’s worked with non-profit organizations, the ministry, multiple school districts, and community city resources in B.C. supporting the mental health of Canadians from all walks of life. In 2022 Marcel opened Marcel D Cadogan (MDC) Counselling & Consulting in Port Coquitlam, where he operates as owner and Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) under the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC). Marcel is dedicated and passionate about providing a space for his clients to be themselves allow a trusting relationship to be developed. Marcel works with clients of all ages (youth to seniors), all professional backgrounds (first responders, athletes, educators, healthcare, entertainers and more) who want to develop mental health maintenance and strategies to apply to their life or challenges. Marcel services provide a safe, empathetic, and empowering experience where self-discovery, esteem and confidence can develop and grow. Connecting with clients will help identify their strengths, promote new skills, and build perspective. Racial / ethnic development within a racialized community and its youth, can support a strong sense of self and confidence. Marcel is committed to holding space that is non-judgmental, client centered and confidential, His work aims to provide actionable strategies and foster understanding to support in developing a strong, healthy sense of self. Outside of his professional life, Marcel cherishes his Caribbean roots through family, music, cricket, and dominoes. He enjoys traveling, exploring new cultures, cooking, watching movies, and playing basketball and golf. Marcel is dedicated to advocating for the youth he serves, and he strives to be a supportive voice for his community.

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Marcel is a first-generation Canadian with Caribbean heritage, proudly representing his Trinidadian and Barbadian roots. He is deeply immersed in his community and committed to fostering connections that honor his cultural background. Marcel Cadogan has been a counsellor, educator, support youth worker and therapist in Vancouver, B.C. for the last 16 years. He’s worked with non-profit organizations, the ministry, multiple school districts, and community city resources in B.C. supporting the mental health of Canadians from all walks of life. In 2022 Marcel opened Marcel D Cadogan (MDC) Counselling & Consulting in Port Coquitlam, where he operates as owner and Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) under the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC). Marcel is dedicated and passionate about providing a space for his clients to be themselves allow a trusting relationship to be developed. Marcel works with clients of all ages (youth to seniors), all professional backgrounds (first responders, athletes, educators, healthcare, entertainers and more) who want to develop mental health maintenance and strategies to apply to their life or challenges. Marcel services provide a safe, empathetic, and empowering experience where self-discovery, esteem and confidence can develop and grow. Connecting with clients will help identify their strengths, promote new skills, and build perspective. Racial / ethnic development within a racialized community and its youth, can support a strong sense of self and confidence. Marcel is committed to holding space that is non-judgmental, client centered and confidential, His work aims to provide actionable strategies and foster understanding to support in developing a strong, healthy sense of self. Outside of his professional life, Marcel cherishes his Caribbean roots through family, music, cricket, and dominoes. He enjoys traveling, exploring new cultures, cooking, watching movies, and playing basketball and golf. Marcel is dedicated to advocating for the youth he serves, and he strives to be a supportive voice for his community.

Email: mdccounsellingbc@gmail.com

Location: #201 2571 Shaughnessy St

Email: info@openmindcounselling.com

Location: 211-3030 Lincoln Ave, Coquitlam, BC

Dieko’ is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors. She is honoured to hold space for everyone that comes through the door. Dieko’ takes a genuine, positive, non-judgmental approach with all of her clients. Dieko’ believes that everyone deserves to have a sense of belonging, to feel seen and heard. She therefore takes a relational, encouraging, reflective, and sometimes, spiritual approach in counselling. Dieko’ acknowledges that the journey through life can present with many challenges and therefore strives to work with clients from a holistic and trauma-informed lens, to guide individuals through these life transitions. She has over six years’ experience working with people with physical and/or developmental disabilities, supporting them to lead full and rich lives in their communities. She empowers clients to build resilience, hope, compassion, and acceptance by using their life’s challenges to enhance personal growth and healing. Dieko’ has experience working with mood disorders such as depression and anxiety, grief & loss, life transitions, chronic illness, substance-use, and relationship difficulties. She uses a combination of evidence-based therapeutic modalities tailored to each person’s unique needs. Dieko’ is a person with physical disability. She strives to create a safe and empathetic environment, walking alongside her clients towards living a fulfilling life. ​

Dieko’ is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors. She is honoured to hold space for everyone that comes through the door. Dieko’ takes a genuine, positive, non-judgmental approach with all of her clients. Dieko’ believes that everyone deserves to have a sense of belonging, to feel seen and heard. She therefore takes a relational, encouraging, reflective, and sometimes, spiritual approach in counselling. Dieko’ acknowledges that the journey through life can present with many challenges and therefore strives to work with clients from a holistic and trauma-informed lens, to guide individuals through these life transitions. She has over six years’ experience working with people with physical and/or developmental disabilities, supporting them to lead full and rich lives in their communities. She empowers clients to build resilience, hope, compassion, and acceptance by using their life’s challenges to enhance personal growth and healing. Dieko’ has experience working with mood disorders such as depression and anxiety, grief & loss, life transitions, chronic illness, substance-use, and relationship difficulties. She uses a combination of evidence-based therapeutic modalities tailored to each person’s unique needs. Dieko’ is a person with physical disability. She strives to create a safe and empathetic environment, walking alongside her clients towards living a fulfilling life. ​

Email: info@openmindcounselling.com

Location: 211-3030 Lincoln Ave, Coquitlam, BC

Email: info@openmindcounselling.com

Location: 211-3030 Lincoln Ave, Coquitlam, BC

Petrina Atawo (she/her) is a Registered Social Worker with over a decade of experience working with individuals and families across the lifespan and provides an inclusive, anti-oppressive framework. Petrina’s experience includes working in youth and women’s shelters as well as extensive experience as a medical social worker in both hospital and community settings across the healthcare spectrum. Petrina utilizes several therapeutic approaches and integrates values of kindness and compassion across various counselling topics, including grief and loss, life transitions, and academic and career challenges. As a BIPOC woman, Petrina offers an understanding of race-based trauma and discrimination and an awareness of systemic inequalities rooted in colonialism. Petrina’s hope is for clients to reach a state of being where their thoughts, emotions and actions are guided from a place of self-worthiness and true belonging to themselves.

Petrina Atawo (she/her) is a Registered Social Worker with over a decade of experience working with individuals and families across the lifespan and provides an inclusive, anti-oppressive framework. Petrina’s experience includes working in youth and women’s shelters as well as extensive experience as a medical social worker in both hospital and community settings across the healthcare spectrum. Petrina utilizes several therapeutic approaches and integrates values of kindness and compassion across various counselling topics, including grief and loss, life transitions, and academic and career challenges. As a BIPOC woman, Petrina offers an understanding of race-based trauma and discrimination and an awareness of systemic inequalities rooted in colonialism. Petrina’s hope is for clients to reach a state of being where their thoughts, emotions and actions are guided from a place of self-worthiness and true belonging to themselves.

Email: info@openmindcounselling.com

Location: 211-3030 Lincoln Ave, Coquitlam, BC

Email: info@openmindcounselling.com

Location: 211-3030 Lincoln Ave, Coquitlam, BC

John Nweke is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors. He has been working in the community mental health field for 5 years, in a variety of roles including as a behavior interventionist, shelter support worker, and clinical counsellor. He works from a Cognitive-Behavioral lens that is informed with a biopsychosocial framework. As such, John utilizes evidence- based practice, while placing them in the context of each client’s concerns. John has experience with a wide variety of clients and concerns with a focus on matters of anxiety, depression, and substance use. Many spheres interact to contribute to well-being, particularly cognitions, emotions, physiology, environment, and social contexts. John’s undergraduate experience in biology makes him equipped to provide psycho-education as to the biological components impacting wellness. This information, in combination with the other contributing factors mentioned above, will be utilized to the benefit of moving clients towards their goals. Oftentimes, people facing challenging moments feel disconnected and isolated from those in their lives. John aims to create a supportive and empathetic therapeutic relationship that encourages the growth and well-being of each client.

John Nweke is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors. He has been working in the community mental health field for 5 years, in a variety of roles including as a behavior interventionist, shelter support worker, and clinical counsellor. He works from a Cognitive-Behavioral lens that is informed with a biopsychosocial framework. As such, John utilizes evidence- based practice, while placing them in the context of each client’s concerns. John has experience with a wide variety of clients and concerns with a focus on matters of anxiety, depression, and substance use. Many spheres interact to contribute to well-being, particularly cognitions, emotions, physiology, environment, and social contexts. John’s undergraduate experience in biology makes him equipped to provide psycho-education as to the biological components impacting wellness. This information, in combination with the other contributing factors mentioned above, will be utilized to the benefit of moving clients towards their goals. Oftentimes, people facing challenging moments feel disconnected and isolated from those in their lives. John aims to create a supportive and empathetic therapeutic relationship that encourages the growth and well-being of each client.

Email: info@openmindcounselling.com

Location: 211-3030 Lincoln Ave, Coquitlam, BC

Email: info@journeysoflifecounselling.com

Location: Dayirai is registered in AB, BC, ON, NWT and NS where she provides virtual and telehealth services

Dayirai pronounced (Dye-Rye) is a registered Clinical Social Worker (RCSW) living in Alberta. In addition, she is registered to provide tele-practice in the following provinces: Ontario, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, and the Northwest Territories. Dayirai obtained her Master of Social Work degree from Ryerson University and has provided mental wellness, coaching and consulting services to individuals, families, couples, and communities for over 12 years. Her early beginnings as a grassroots social worker in Ontario exposed her to the dynamics of children and families marginalized in society, whether by language as new immigrants, economics, and generational problems of mental health, addiction, and trauma. Dayirai’s social work career path has been intentionally varied in keeping with the profession’s presence in multiple spaces where social health and well-being are achieved through client-centeredness, collaboration, and leading change to promote social justice and social development. “My passion is partnering and working with clients to help them navigate systems and thrive. I provide a compassionate and creative presence in attending to whatever the clients bring to our work. My approach is respectful, authentic, ‘straightforward,’ strengths-based, recovery-oriented, solution-focused, empowering, anti-oppressive, collaborative, and non-judgmental. I’m not afraid to talk about the hard or awkward stuff, and I’m also not afraid to let clients know when they’re standing in their way. My goal is to meet clients where they are and to be helpful in a way that is specific to their circumstances.”

Dayirai pronounced (Dye-Rye) is a registered Clinical Social Worker (RCSW) living in Alberta. In addition, she is registered to provide tele-practice in the following provinces: Ontario, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, and the Northwest Territories. Dayirai obtained her Master of Social Work degree from Ryerson University and has provided mental wellness, coaching and consulting services to individuals, families, couples, and communities for over 12 years. Her early beginnings as a grassroots social worker in Ontario exposed her to the dynamics of children and families marginalized in society, whether by language as new immigrants, economics, and generational problems of mental health, addiction, and trauma. Dayirai’s social work career path has been intentionally varied in keeping with the profession’s presence in multiple spaces where social health and well-being are achieved through client-centeredness, collaboration, and leading change to promote social justice and social development. “My passion is partnering and working with clients to help them navigate systems and thrive. I provide a compassionate and creative presence in attending to whatever the clients bring to our work. My approach is respectful, authentic, ‘straightforward,’ strengths-based, recovery-oriented, solution-focused, empowering, anti-oppressive, collaborative, and non-judgmental. I’m not afraid to talk about the hard or awkward stuff, and I’m also not afraid to let clients know when they’re standing in their way. My goal is to meet clients where they are and to be helpful in a way that is specific to their circumstances.”

Email: info@journeysoflifecounselling.com

Location: Dayirai is registered in AB, BC, ON, NWT and NS where she provides virtual and telehealth services

Email: shala@openmindcounselling.com

Location: 211 - 3030 Lincoln Ave.

Hello and Welcome! I’m Shala (shay-la), counsellor and social worker located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem First Nation). I provide a warm and genuine space for you to show up authentically; whether you’re feeling down and demoralized, determined and energized, or somewhere in between, my intention is to engage with you where you’re at. I am committed to facilitating a safer mental health space for Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC). My lived experience, research background, and social work practice make me well equipped to walk alongside folks struggling with: – workplace burnout – social isolation/ loneliness – anxiety or depressive symptoms – discrimination and/or race-based trauma/ grief – identity – intergenerational trauma – internalized-oppression I demonstrate my values of warmth, kindness, honesty, transparency, empathy, curiosity, reciprocity, and quality connection in my work with clients. I view my clients as the experts of their own lives who, with a little support and guidance, can find balance and an enhanced sense of wellbeing. My practice is rooted anti-oppression, anti-racism, intersectional womanism, and decolonization frameworks. I draw on various evidence-based modalities to provide therapeutic support, some being: – Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT) – Strengths-based – Person-centered – Mindfulness Practice – Narrative Therapy – Trauma-informed – Family Systems – Solutions Focused Brief Therapy I tailor my treatment to fit your unique needs and honor your inherent knowledge and lived experiences. If you’re interested in working towards greater self-compassion and healing in therapeutic relationship, please don’t hesitate to reach out!

Hello and Welcome! I’m Shala (shay-la), counsellor and social worker located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem First Nation). I provide a warm and genuine space for you to show up authentically; whether you’re feeling down and demoralized, determined and energized, or somewhere in between, my intention is to engage with you where you’re at. I am committed to facilitating a safer mental health space for Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC). My lived experience, research background, and social work practice make me well equipped to walk alongside folks struggling with: – workplace burnout – social isolation/ loneliness – anxiety or depressive symptoms – discrimination and/or race-based trauma/ grief – identity – intergenerational trauma – internalized-oppression I demonstrate my values of warmth, kindness, honesty, transparency, empathy, curiosity, reciprocity, and quality connection in my work with clients. I view my clients as the experts of their own lives who, with a little support and guidance, can find balance and an enhanced sense of wellbeing. My practice is rooted anti-oppression, anti-racism, intersectional womanism, and decolonization frameworks. I draw on various evidence-based modalities to provide therapeutic support, some being: – Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT) – Strengths-based – Person-centered – Mindfulness Practice – Narrative Therapy – Trauma-informed – Family Systems – Solutions Focused Brief Therapy I tailor my treatment to fit your unique needs and honor your inherent knowledge and lived experiences. If you’re interested in working towards greater self-compassion and healing in therapeutic relationship, please don’t hesitate to reach out!

Email: shala@openmindcounselling.com

Location: 211 - 3030 Lincoln Ave.

Email: lindi@openmindcounselling.com

Location: 211- 3030 Lincoln Ave, Coquitlam, BC

With over 15 years of experience as a therapist, she is able to work with a wide variety of clinical issues. Lindi uses evidence-based approaches to work with individuals, couples, and families in areas such as anxiety, depression, life transitions, grief & loss, trauma, relational difficulties, and parenting. Lindi provides support for those experiencing emotional, social, family, or psychological challenges. Lindi strives to create a safe place for clients to improve self-awareness, interpersonal relationships, communication skills, and to deal more effectively with mental health and life challenges. Lindi’s hope as a counsellor is to maintain an individualized perspective, and culturally & spiritually safe space to strengthen individuals and families while meeting their unique and diverse needs. ​

With over 15 years of experience as a therapist, she is able to work with a wide variety of clinical issues. Lindi uses evidence-based approaches to work with individuals, couples, and families in areas such as anxiety, depression, life transitions, grief & loss, trauma, relational difficulties, and parenting. Lindi provides support for those experiencing emotional, social, family, or psychological challenges. Lindi strives to create a safe place for clients to improve self-awareness, interpersonal relationships, communication skills, and to deal more effectively with mental health and life challenges. Lindi’s hope as a counsellor is to maintain an individualized perspective, and culturally & spiritually safe space to strengthen individuals and families while meeting their unique and diverse needs. ​

Email: lindi@openmindcounselling.com

Location: 211- 3030 Lincoln Ave, Coquitlam, BC

Email: tricia@metacounselling.com

Location: 1069 Dansey Avenue

Tricia is also very passionate about working with families. As she believes the family is a small unit that reflects the broader community, city, country and even the world. Therefore, by making a small change or impact on one family unit, there is potential for more significant transformation globally.

Tricia is also very passionate about working with families. As she believes the family is a small unit that reflects the broader community, city, country and even the world. Therefore, by making a small change or impact on one family unit, there is potential for more significant transformation globally.

Email: tricia@metacounselling.com

Location: 1069 Dansey Avenue

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