Mark Giesbrecht, MA, CCC, RCC - Psychotherapist
Counselor/Therapist, MA, CT, CCC, RCC
Are you looking for an online therapist? Do you want positive change to happen? Do you need a counsellor who can do more than just passively listen? Are you ready to do some work?
Providing Counselling Services since 1995. Masters Degree's in Counselling. Get help from a professional that can actually do something beneficial in your life.
Client Focus
Session Format: Couple, Individual sessions.
Age Specialty: Adult, Senior, Teen
Demographic Expertise: LGBTQ+, Persons with Disabilities, Women clients.
Treatment Approach
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) One of the most widely used approaches, CBT helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and replace them with healthier patterns. It is effective for anxiety, depression, and many other concerns.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Combines CBT with mindfulness to help regulate emotions, tolerate stress, and build stronger relationships. Originally designed for borderline personality disorder, it’s now used more broadly.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) A structured therapy that uses guided eye movements to help process traumatic memories. It is widely recognized for treating PTSD and trauma-related conditions.
- Family Systems Therapy Looks at problems within the context of the family as a whole. It aims to improve communication and balance in family relationships.
- Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) Emphasizes empathy, unconditional positive regard, and authenticity. It provides a safe space for self-discovery and growth.
- Somatic Therapy Helps clients notice how emotions are stored in the body. It uses breath, movement, and awareness for healing trauma and stress.
Approach Description: Listening to your therapist for an hour will not produce a magic cure for any problem. The emphasis is on joint problem-solving to identify skills and strategies for you to carry out in your real life, outside the counselling hour.
Fees & Insurance
Fees
- Average Session Fee $150 Individuals
- Affordable sliding scale therapy: apply if you may be eligible.
- Counselling Therapists typically change $150 per clinical hour. I offer a 30 minute session for a lesser rate of $90. And I allow past clients to stay at their previous rates from when they began.
- Accepts Insurance
- Pacific Blue Cross
Education & Credentials
Mark Giesbrecht, MA, CCC, RCC - Psychotherapist MA, CT, CCC, RCC
- Male
- License # RCC #1782
- Licensed in CCC #7746
- Practicing Since 1995
Education: Masters in Counselling
Mark Giesbrecht, MA, CCC, RCC - Psychotherapist Practice Details
Therapy Sessions
- Available In-Person in Nanaimo, BC V9R 7C5 and Calgary, AB
- Available Online for residents of Alberta, British Columbia
- Online Therapy Details: https://oab.owlpractice.ca/markgiesbrecht/booking
Masters Level Counsellor helps individuals, couples, families or groups who find themselves stuck with problems that don't seem to be resolved over time or with effort.
These problems are anything that stands between you and the goals, priorities and commitments of your life.
Benefits of Competent Masters Level Counselling:
Less Confusion
Enhanced Relationships
Peace of Mind
Improved Self-Esteem
More Satisfaction out of Life
Personal Growth
Improved Overall Health
A Happier Family
Improved Job Performance
If you need someone on your side helping you to create goals, plans and decisions and to provide alternatives in difficult circumstances, then Mark Giesbrecht can help.
Whether you are an individual, couple, family or group looking for a qualified Counsellor to help make a difference, Mark Giesbrecht is committed to help make real change occur.
Let Mark help you focus on your past, present and future in order to help bring about change and new possibilities.
https://oab.owlpractice.ca/markgiesbrecht