Online Family Systems therapists in Esquimalt, British Columbia BC, Canada CA
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Family Systems
Simone Merkl Marriage Counselling
Counsellor/Therapist, RTC
My mission is to inspire a deeper appreciation, emotional connection, intimacy, and attraction in your relationship.
Many couples still love each other deeply but find themselves feeling disconnected, misunderstood, stuck in conflict, or unsure how to find their way back to each other. Over time, unresolved hurts, stress, resentment, and emotional distance can slowly replace the closeness and desire that once brought you together.
The good news: relationships can heal.
As a Relationship Attraction Specialist and couples counsellor, I help partners rebuild emotional safety, strengthen attachment, restore intimacy, and rediscover the connection and attraction they desire. I believe attraction is not only about chemistry — it is deeply connected to feeling emotionally safe, valued, understood, respected, and chosen by your partner.
I specialize in relationship challenges and help couples understand the deeper patterns underneath conflict, including attachment styles, emotional triggers, communication differences, relationship polarity, and the wounds from the past that may be affecting the present.
My approach integrates leading evidence-based couples therapy methods, including the Gottman Method, Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Relational Life Therapy (RLT), Nonviolent Communication (NVC), and the Developmental Model of Couples Therapy. These approaches provide couples with practical tools, deeper insight, and skills to create meaningful and lasting change.
It is incredibly rewarding to witness couples heal old wounds, improve their attachment, and begin treating each other as collaborators instead of adversaries. Together, we work toward creating a relationship where both partners feel seen, heard, validated, desired, and deeply connected.
How Can Relationship Counselling Help?
• Rediscover love, empathy, appreciation, and emotional connection in your relationship
• Feel seen, heard, and validated instead of feeling blamed, criticized, or abandoned
• Create emotional safety and learn how to become a team instead of opponents
• Understand how attachment patterns and past experiences influence your current relationship
• Learn how relationship polarity, intimacy, and emotional connection influence attraction in long-term relationships
• Rebuild trust after emotional or physical betrayal
• Move beyond anger, defensiveness, and control by connecting with deeper emotions and needs
• Develop healthy boundaries and make choices that create more peace and stability
• Learn communication and conflict-resolution skills that strengthen every relationship in your life
One of the most important parts of a healthy relationship is understanding your partner’s inner world — including what happens when they become emotionally flooded.
As the Gottman Institute teaches, couples create stronger bonds when they learn to understand, respond to, and care for each other’s emotional experiences.
Your relationship does not have to stay stuck in the same patterns.
Together, we can transform your relationship:
From conflict to connection.
From distance to desire.
From struggle to strength.
Free Relationship Archetype Questionnaire:
Discover when you and your partner may be operating from Fear Mode or Faith Mode:
https://www.mmarriage.ca/archetypes
6 Years Experience
Online in Esquimalt, BC
Family Systems
Somatic Healing Arts, Psychotherapy and Wellness
Registered Psychotherapist, RP (qualifying), MA-ExAT
Healing is not a linear path — it’s a creative, embodied unfolding. As an Expressive Arts and Somatic Therapist, I offer a space where movement, image, sound, and story come together to help you reconnect with your body’s wisdom and your inner voice. Through gentle curiosity and creative exploration, we work to release what has been held, rediscover your resilience, and move toward a greater sense of aliveness and wholeness.
Whether you are navigating stress, trauma, transitions, or simply longing to feel more connected to yourself, our sessions invite you to listen deeply — not just with your mind, but with your whole being.
9 Years Experience
Online in Esquimalt, BC
Family Systems
Amanda Spallacci
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
Using evidence-based approaches, I create a safe and supportive space where you can explore your thoughts, emotions, and challenges. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, depression, life transitions, or relationship issues, my goal is to empower you with practical tools to foster growth, resilience, and well-being.
2 Years Experience
Online in Esquimalt, BC
Family Systems
Shauna Switzer, MCP, MA RP
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, MCP, Registered Psychotherapist
Shauna Switzer is a Registered Psychotherapist and Clinical Director at Switzer Counselling & Psychotherapy Associates, providing compassionate, evidence-based online therapy services for children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families across Ontario. With more than 20 years of experience in private practice, Shauna specializes in trauma-informed care, relationship counselling, emotional regulation, and personality disorder treatment. She is a Certified Personality Disorder Treatment Provider (C-PD), EMDR Certified Therapist, and trained in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for Trauma and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT). In addition to her clinical work, Shauna offers clinical supervision and mentorship to registered professionals and Master’s-level interns, supporting excellence in the next generation of psychotherapists.
26 Years Experience
Online in Esquimalt, BC
Family Systems
Reg Fleming
Marriage and Family Therapist, M.A., RMFT, RCC
I offer evening sessions from 7 to 8 pm on Tuesdays - Thursdays.
33 Years Experience
Online in Esquimalt, BC
Family Systems
Dr. Ellen Ivity
Psychologist, Ph.D.
I offer telehealth and phone sessions. Please contact me during regular business hours for a complimentary fifteen minute consultation.
9 Years Experience
Online in Esquimalt, BC (Online Only)
Family Systems
Birgit Schreiber Dr
Psychologist, PhD and MA in Psychology
I deeply enjoy offering psychotherapy because it provides a powerful and accessible medium, where we can share and uncover, allowing me to assist people to live a meaningful and fulfilling life with with joy, resilience and growth. It’s an incredible privilege to create a safe and compassionate space where someone feels seen, heard and understood, often for the first time. Being part of a journey where individuals uncover their inner strengths, navigate challenges and gain a deeper understanding of themselves, reduce their symptoms and address problems is profoundly rewarding. I have 25 years of experience in psychotherapy (with PhD) and my approach is built on gentleness, openness, acceptance and curiosity, and together we find ways to disentangle, understand, manage, and change unhelpful patterns, overwhelming feelings, challenging conditions, or past experiences that can hold us entrapped. I recommend an initial consultation to get to know each other. I pursue a multimodal therapy approach and have extensive knowledge in dealing with psychological, social, relational, family and professional problems. My specialisations include, among others:
• Stress management, coping strategies and burnout prevention
• Reactions to any stress, including relational, social, familial, personal and professional
• Anxiety disorders and related symptoms
• Depressions and related challenges around mood
• Challenges in professional life, especially during career changes and in leadership positions
• Adjustment disorders, losses, separation, trauma and other life changes
• Problems in interpersonal relationships, partner and family challenges
I prefer to work in an active and collaborative way. Together we find ways to understand and change some aspects in your life, in sustainable ways. Please feel free to reach out and write to me with any questions you may have. I look forward to hearing from you.
Dr. Birgit Schreiber, birgitdewes@gmail.com
26 Years Experience
Online in Esquimalt, BC (Online Only)
Family Systems
Dr. Claire Vines, Psy.D., Psychologist / Licensed /Psychotherapy / Psychoanalytic/
Marriage and Family Therapist, Marriage, Couples, LMFT. Psy.D. Trauma-Focused CBT
Online Telehealth sessions are offered upon request at a reduced fees.
Telehealth Zoom, Facetime, and phone counseling is also available. Please call or text: (310)882-1283
21 Years Experience
Online in Esquimalt, BC
Family Systems
Your Counselling
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Your Counselling provides professional, licensed online therapy for clients across Alberta, Ontario, British Columbia, and Nova Scotia. From the comfort and privacy of your own home, we offer compassionate, evidence-based support for anxiety, depression, relationship issues, and more. Our goal is to help you overcome life’s challenges and regain balance through a secure, convenient virtual platform.
9 Years Experience
Online in Esquimalt, BC
Family Systems
Fiona Matalon
Counsellor/Therapist, MA, RCC
I offer online therapy sessions
7 Years Experience
Online in Esquimalt, BC
Family Systems
Reema Qamar
Counsellor/Therapist, MA, RCC, CCC
I offer online therapy to make it easier for you to look after your mental well-being and access support according to your needs from the comfort of your own home or office. I offer flexibility for scheduling and individual preferences. Initially, opening up to someone new can be difficult, so I offer options for hybrid online and in-person sessions if you feel you prefer to switch from online to in-person therapy or vice versa. Our online platform is secure and easy to use. Contact me via online message, phone, or email to book a session so you can prioritize your mental health in the midst of a busy, chaotic schedule.
3 Years Experience
Online in Esquimalt, BC
Family Systems
Kimberly Davidson | Katalyst Integrated Trauma Treatment
Counsellor/Therapist, RCS, MTC, RTC, SEP, CCTP, CCISM, CFRC, CATP, NARM
Teletherapy, Zoom, Texting
20 Years Experience
Online in Esquimalt, BC (Online Only)
Family Systems
Mark Giesbrecht, MA, CCC, RCC - Psychotherapist
Counsellor/Therapist, MA, CT, CCC, RCC
Transitions provides online professional counselling and psychotherapy services by phone or secure
online video portal to wherever is most convenient for you.
31 Years Experience
Online in Esquimalt, BC
Family Systems
Headway Mental Health
Registered Psychotherapist, Joshua Dvorkin, MPsy, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying),
To book a 30-minute complimentary conversation, or to book a session please go to https://headwaymentalhealth.janeapp.com. When you get to our online portal please create an account where you can book and keep track of your appointments. We look forward to meeting you soon.
9 Years Experience
Online in Esquimalt, BC
Family Systems
Melinda Freitas
Counsellor/Therapist, MACP, RCC, CCC
I'm a seasoned Registered Clinical Counsellor, working both in-person (Yaletown/Downtown Vancouver) and online for clients anywhere within BC.
14 Years Experience
Online in Esquimalt, BC
Family Systems
Liz Witzke
Registered Psychotherapist, RPQ, BA, LLB, CSAT, CPTT
Has someone close to you caused you harm? Whether it was a partner, spouse, or someone you loved and trusted, the betrayal can leave you feeling shocked, heartbroken, and unsteady. It may feel as though the ground has shifted beneath you, leading you to question what you once felt certain about. Emotions often come in waves - anger, grief, fear, confusion, or numbness - and carrying all of this can feel overwhelming. These responses are natural, and it’s okay if you’re feeling lost right now. My role is to support you in understanding what has happened and start finding steadier ground again.
19 Years Experience
Online in Esquimalt, BC
Family Systems
Daniel Klassen
Psychologist, Provisional, (P7619) with CAP in Alberta & Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC 19147) with BCACC, for elsewhere in Canada
Do you find yourself getting angry when you didn’t intend to? Does a careless remark leave you feeling small and insignificant? What lies at the root of these emotional reactions and behaviors? When left unaddressed, overwhelming emotions and unhelpful thought and behavioural patterns can begin to erode the life you've worked so hard to build. These struggles are not random—they have causes. And with the right guidance, they can be understood, addressed, and released, allowing you to step into the life you truly deserve.
Daniel works with individuals, couples, and families to create immediate stability and a sense of grounding. From this steady foundation, clients can begin to clearly see the challenges they face. Whether you're living with anxiety, anger, relationship difficulties, ADHD, depression, addiction, trauma, PTSD, or personality disorders, there is a way out of the confusion and suffering. There is a place within you where clarity, peace, and direction can take root—a space from which you can begin to build the life you know should have been yours.
Daniel’s goal is to help you make sense of your thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations—bringing clarity to the chaos and restoring a sense of capability over your life. He draws from a range of evidence-based therapies—including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Somatic Experiencing, and more—to create a personalized, integrative treatment plan tailored to your unique needs and experiences.
To learn more about Daniel’s therapeutic approach, credentials, and how to begin your healing journey, please visit fhcts.ca. You’re also invited to schedule a free 20-minute consultation to see how working with Daniel can support you in reclaiming your life.
7 Years Experience
Online in Esquimalt, BC
Family Systems
Maribel Ayala
Registered Psychotherapist, M.A. Counselling Psychology, Registered Psychotherapist, CCC, EMDR Certified Therapist, Clinical Counselling Hypnotherapist
🌟Immediate Appointments Available! - Book your initial appointment through our secure online booking portal: https://maribelayala.janeapp.com/.🌟
Are you an individual or couple seeking specialized support for anxiety, trauma, couples therapy, or sex therapy? If you're dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, emotional pain, PTSD, or grief, I'm here to provide the support you need.
I offer accessible and secure therapy services via online video, enabling you to connect from the comfort of your home, office, or any private space with an internet connection.
As a Registered Psychotherapist, EMDR International Association Certified Therapist/EMDR Consultant, and Canadian Certified Counsellor, I am dedicated to delivering the highest quality standards of care tailored to your specific needs. In addition to my services, therapy is also offered by my Registered Psychotherapist Associate.
Take the first step towards a healthier, more fulfilling life today. I invite you to check out www.maribelayala.com to learn about the wide range of specialized services we provide. When you're ready, you can conveniently schedule your first appointment through our secure online booking portal: https://maribelayala.janeapp.com/.
16 Years Experience
Online in Esquimalt, BC
Family Systems
Colleen Vantol
Counsellor/Therapist, BA Psych. Masters Counselling Psychology,RCC
If you’re reading this, you’re thinking about future, change & potential. At times we all ask ourselves if we are on the right path, if we could become more, if we need to change… Sessions with me will help you take the steps you need to regain the journey with confidence in your path & direction.
19 Years Experience
Online in Esquimalt, BC
Family Systems
Seasons Family centre
Psychologist, RCC, RPsych
Seasons Family Centre offers a variety of counselling services to support and empower clients on their unique journey of self-discovery and growth. We work from a trauma-informed, attachment-based perspective, that honours the individual’s developmental stage and capacity at any given moment. We use evidence-based approaches tailored to your child’s specific needs, placing the utmost focus on building a strong therapeutic relationship that fosters trust and security.
9 Years Experience
Online in Esquimalt, BC
Family Systems Therapy therapists in Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada Statistics
Family Systems Therapy therapists in Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada average 14 years of experience and charge around $162 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Anxiety or Fears (80%), Self Esteem (71%), and Depression (70%).
Average years in practice
14 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$162
Gender ID
| 76% |
Female |
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| 22% |
Male |
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| 1% |
Non-Binary |
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| 1% |
Gender Fluid |
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Session Type
| 65% |
In Person and Online |
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| 35% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 80% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 71% | Self Esteem |
| 70% | Depression |
| 65% | Loss or Grief |
| 62% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 59% | Stress |
| 56% | Social Anxiety |