Online Addictions therapists in Kelowna, British Columbia BC, Canada CA
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Substance Abuse
Mr. Paul Bains
Therapist, B.Sc., M.A., RCC
Get the help you need now. Struggling with alcohol, cocaine or other drugs? Is your life out of control and having an impact on your marriage, family life, and work life? Do you feel empty and alone and then start to use substances? Alcohol and drug abuse happens for many reasons, but there is usually a root cause. Call now and get the support you deserve to help you gain happier relationships with loved ones, but especially to get a peaceful relationship with yourself.
33 Years Experience
Online in Kelowna, BC
Substance Abuse
Jayne Batten
Counsellor/Therapist, MSc, CT, MPCC, MBACP
Addictions are behaviours in which we engage to enable us to cope with deep emotional pain, usually stemming from some form of trauma in our lives. Social and environmental factors can also play a role in developing addictions. Addictions include the use of alcohol, drugs, sex, pornography, gambling, smoking, shopping, etc. as a way to provide temporary relief from the painful thoughts and negative feelings that arise within us. Over time addictions establish themselves as the go-to relief to cope with our emotions, but at the same time render us less functional. Our relationships, work, and homelife begin to suffer from the consequences of the addiction. Talking therapy can help to uncover and resolve the pain that lies beneath addiction and over time help us to reconnect with our inner selves and to discover and develop behavioural responses to replace the addictive behaviour.
8 Years Experience
Online in Kelowna, BC
Substance Abuse
Azin Heydari
Registered Psychotherapist, RP; MA
I help clients understand the emotional, relational, historical, and nervous-system patterns that fuel addictive cycles. Instead of focusing only on behavior change, we explore what the mind and body are trying to cope with beneath the surface. My approach supports deeper regulation, clarity, and long-term stability and curiosity rather than judgment, so you can build a healthier relationship with yourself and your choices
6 Years Experience
Online in Kelowna, BC
Substance Abuse
Ashley Kabugo
Counsellor/Therapist, Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC)
If you are looking explore your substance use or care for someone and need some extra support, I can work with you as you look at your next steps.
2 Years Experience
Online in Kelowna, BC (Online Only)
Substance Abuse
Gui Mansilla
Registered Psychotherapist, Lawyer (Arg) M.Div (USA) Reg. Psychotherapist (CA) Coach (Ca)
My journey with addiction is deeply personal, having been marked by the impact of my father's functional addiction from a young age. Despite the challenges it posed to our family, his struggles provided a unique perspective on the insidious nature of this illness—one that systematically dismantles lives, relationships, self-esteem, and even financial well-being.
While some may find it surprising, I consider it a fortune to have experienced the profound effects of addiction within my family. This experience became a catalyst for my healing and understanding of this intricate and complex illness. Today, as a specialized therapist and coach in addiction, I draw upon my personal journey to not only care for myself but also guide countless others through their path to recovery.
Working with addiction is powerful because, behind the façade of this illness, attempting to soothe deep-seated pain, there is always a remarkable human being waiting to actualize their full potential. I view addiction as an illness that, with proper care, can transform into a blessing, unleashing newfound superpowers. Those who have survived the grip of addiction, embarked on a healing journey and acquired wisdom and tools can become agents of positive change in the world.
Witnessing individuals transition from the depths of addiction to a purposeful and passionate life is akin to witnessing a superpower in action. The trauma, pain, and neglect that fueled the addiction often become the driving force behind a life dedicated to health, well-being, and positive impact.
Approaching this work requires delicacy and depth. The individual undertaking the healing journey needs perseverance, a thorough understanding, and decisive action to transform the dark tunnel of addiction into a sea of light. It would be my utmost honour to guide you through this challenging and isolating experience, helping you emerge into a world of your own creation—a world filled with choices that fulfill your life and enrich the lives of those around you.
21 Years Experience
Online in Kelowna, BC
Substance Abuse
Kim Alscher
Registered Psychotherapist, MA, RCC
All of us engage in addictive behaviours at different points in our lives; they often begin as functional strategies to help us cope. It is when these behaviours start to take hold—demanding our energy, attention, and emotional bandwidth—that they shift into patterns that no longer serve us. Behaviours such as substance use, disordered eating, overworking, or digital escape can temporarily numb feelings like shame, guilt, or emptiness. In our work together, we focus on identifying patterns that keep you stuck, strengthening emotional regulation, and building sustainable behavioural changes that align with your goals and values.
17 Years Experience
Online in Kelowna, BC
Substance Abuse
Feel Your Way Therapy
Treatment Center, MA, RP
Struggling with addiction can feel overwhelming and isolating — but you don’t have to face it alone. At Feel Your Way Therapy, we offer compassionate, non-judgmental support for individuals navigating substance use challenges.
We understand that addiction is often rooted in deeper emotional pain, trauma, or unmet needs. Our approach focuses not just on managing symptoms, but on helping you explore the underlying patterns driving addictive behaviors.
Using evidence-based therapies and a trauma-informed lens, we work collaboratively to support your healing, rebuild your sense of self, and help you move toward lasting change — at your own pace and on your own terms.
Recovery is not about perfection — it’s about reclaiming your life, one step at a time. We’re here to walk with you on that journey.
12 Years Experience
Online in Kelowna, BC
Substance Abuse
Shelley Westergard
Counsellor/Therapist, Master of Counselling Psychology, MACP, Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, BA, Addictions Certificate
I approach addictions or substance abuse with the same nonjudgmental, gentle, curious stance as we learn together about your story and what brought you to the counselling room. We will discuss your goals for moving forward, and what changes you are motivated to make. We will also work to address what the addiction is filling in your life and if it can be replaced.
2 Years Experience
Online in Kelowna, BC
Substance Abuse
Bipolar Disorder Therapy
Registered Psychotherapist
Greg Rennie has over 10 years experience working as an addiction specialist in top addiction treatment centres in Ontario, Canada. He utilizes the same approaches as "rehabs" do but in an outpatient, one to one environment. He has helped many clients overcome why they go back again and again to their substance or behaviour of choice and can't seem to stay clean and sober. As someone who is in recovery himself (30 years) he also has been challenged with the why of addiction as his clients have used an external means to escape from their core issues. He is trained in Ketamine- Assisted Therapy and affiliated with Ketamind Health in Markham, Ontario. Contact him at greg@bipolar-addiction.com
22 Years Experience
Online in Kelowna, BC
Substance Abuse
Paul Jozsef Counselling & Coaching
Therapist, MA, CCC
Porn addiction therapy helps you understand the patterns driving compulsive use, including triggers, habits, and avoidance. Sessions focus on reducing urges, rebuilding focus and motivation, and restoring a healthier relationship with sexuality. Work includes practical strategies to interrupt the cycle, improve self-control, and reduce shame. Sessions are available in-person in Westmount, Montreal and online.
10 Years Experience
Online in Kelowna, BC
Substance Abuse
Spencer Willock (Addictions, Grief, Anxiety, Relationships)
Licensed Mental Health Counsellor, H.B.A., CACCF
Struggling with addiction can feel isolating, but you don't have to face it alone. I am a certified addictions counsellor with 6 years of experience helping both individuals and their loved ones. I offer compassionate, non-judgmental support to help you understand the root of your behaviours and build healthier coping strategies. I use techniques from Motivational Interviewing, CBT, DBT, and harm reduction models.
7 Years Experience
Online in Kelowna, BC
Substance Abuse
Tracey MacKenzie
Counsellor/Therapist, MSc, CCC #7392
Addiction is NOT a choice. Substance use is usually bourne out of traumatic experiences and is a coping mechanism to escape from them. As it's not a good coping mechanism, this "escape" often becomes an additional problem to deal with. To work with an addiction, the best way is to target the issues that created the addiction itself, meanwhile learning practical and realistic tools to manage the addiction and emotions. You don't have to live on a rollercoaster of shame, guilt, and regret. Change is never easy but that doesn't mean it's impossible; everything worth anything takes effort and commitment in order to achieve success. When you're finally sick and tired of the burdens and having the substances control you, let's start working to take your life back.
13 Years Experience
Online in Kelowna, BC
Substance Abuse
Reema Qamar
Counsellor/Therapist, MA, RCC, CCC
Addiction such as substance use and alcohol addiction can leave an individual feeling alone and powerless falling into the addictive behaviour patterns more and more. This can lead to the deterioration of an individual’s health and well being by disrupting relationships, daily living routines, and financial stability while compromising quality of life. Therapy for addiction helps the individual understand the motives behind their behaviour and develop a treatment plan. I can help to break these dysfunctional behavior patterns by providing a safe space and emotional support to explore the addiction. Often individuals who have substance use issues may have comorbid depression or anxiety and may find it difficult to cope with stress, grief, relational discourse, and life transitions. I can support you in breaking dysfunctional patterns in dealing with overwhelming emotions and learn healthy coping strategies to build self-efficacy, improve distress tolerance, and change negative thinking to create a positive belief system.
3 Years Experience
Online in Kelowna, BC
Substance Abuse
Pegah Behbehani
Counsellor/Therapist, Registered Clinical Counsellor
My counselling style is influenced by trauma-informed therapy, strength-based therapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), AEDP, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Bowen Family Systems, Narrative Therapy, and EMDR, Hakomi therapy, IFS therapy.
7 Years Experience
Online in Kelowna, BC
Substance Abuse
Bonny Kaman Li
Counsellor/Therapist, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), MACP
Substance use often develops as a way to cope with emotional pain or stress. Therapy focuses on understanding underlying needs, building healthier coping strategies, and supporting recovery.
12 Years Experience
Online in Kelowna, BC
Substance Abuse
Nina Hopmeier
Licensed Professional Counsellor, Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)
An addiction involves a constant need to perform a behaviour or consume a substance. Addictive behaviours vary and can include shopping, gambling, hoarding, drugs and alcohol, and exercising. When people engage in addictive behaviours, they often feel as if they are unable to control their actions. They may also feel distressed or anxious if they were to abstain from the behaviour. Due to the perceived inability to control actions, people often feel disempowered and hopeless, which significantly impacts happiness and wellbeing.
In therapy, rather than solely focusing on the detrimental effects of the addiction, we focus on the purpose and function of the addictive behaviour. People frequently engage in addictive behaviours due to experiencing beneficial effects. If the behaviour would fail to be reinforcing, they would have no reason to continue with the addiction. Once clients acknowledge the purpose of the addictive behaviour, they often view their situation through a compassionate, rather than judgmental lens. Gaining insight and self-compassion are essential ingredients for change and growth.
Another fundamental aspect of therapy is gaining insight into the cause of an addiction. Individuals with addictions often engage in dysfunctional behaviours in order to compensate for something that is lacking in their lives.
The addiction may also be linked to past events, such as trauma or abuse. As a result, we explore the underlying cause of the addiction in order to assist with targeting core issues. With the incorporation of multiple treatment models, such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), and mindfulness approaches clients also learn to sit with uncomfortable thoughts and feelings that accompany the addiction.
Over time they learn that having urges does not mean they have to act on them. Instead, they learn how to replace the urges with adaptive coping styles. As clients gain control over their addiction, they often feel a sense of empowerment and strength, which instils hope for a new and improved future.
15 Years Experience
Online in Kelowna, BC (Online Only)
Substance Abuse
Amanda Lazenis
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)
I support individuals struggling with substance use and addictive behaviors. Therapy focuses on understanding the underlying emotional, relational, and stress-related factors contributing to use, strengthening coping strategies, and supporting meaningful, sustainable change at a pace that feels safe and respectful.
1 Years Experience
Online in Kelowna, BC
Substance Abuse
Lindsay Becker
Counsellor/Therapist, MACP, MST, C.C.C.
Experience with clients suffering from addictions
4 Years Experience
Online in Kelowna, BC (Online Only)
Substance Abuse
Bill Arbuckle
Therapist, MCP, RCC
Something took hold, and now it feels like it's running the show. Whether it's alcohol, substances, or a compulsion you can't quite name, the shame and exhaustion of fighting yourself is often harder than the thing itself. Having been in a similar place myself, I resonate with that. I work with people navigating addiction and recovery not by focusing on what's wrong with them, but by understanding what their behaviour has been trying to do for them, and building something more sustainable in its place.
12 Years Experience
Online in Kelowna, BC
Substance Abuse
Kai DeMaeyer, Talk with Kai Psychotherapy
Registered Psychotherapist, MACP, RP (Q)
Substance use rarely exists on its own. It usually makes a lot of sense when you understand what it's been doing for someone. I work from a harm reduction framework, without judgment about where you are or what you're ready to change. Whether you're looking to cut back, stop, or just figure out your relationship with substances, we start from where you actually are.
1 Years Experience
Online in Kelowna, BC (Online Only)
Addictions therapists in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada Statistics
Addictions therapists in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada average 12 years of experience and charge around $162 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The most commonly treated issues are Addictions or Substance Abuse (100%), Anxiety or Fears (94%), and Depression (89%).
Average years in practice
12 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$162
Gender ID
| 68% |
Female |
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| 30% |
Male |
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| 2% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 68% |
In Person and Online |
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| 32% |
Online Only |
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Top Specialties
| 100% | Addictions or Substance Abuse |
| 94% | Anxiety or Fears |
| 89% | Depression |
| 81% | Loss or Grief |
| 78% | Trauma and PTSD |
| 75% | Self Esteem |
| 68% | Stress |