Body Image therapists in Vancouver, BC
Browse Body Image therapists in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Compare credentials, specialties and therapeutic approach. Contact a therapist to learn more.
Body Image
Natalie V. Bochenska
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, RCAT, Certified Somatic Practitioner
Struggling with body image can affect your confidence, relationships, and ability to feel comfortable in your own skin. I use somatic and creative approaches to explore the emotions, experiences, and beliefs that shape your relationship with your body. Our work focuses on developing self-compassion, reconnecting with your body, and moving toward a more accepting relationship with yourself.
6 Years Experience
Online in Vancouver, BC (Online Only)
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Shelley Murphy, Food & Body Image Hypnotherapist
Hypnotherapist, BASc, Former RD
Shelley brings a rare combination of expertise as a former registered dietitian turned hypnotherapist. Many people who seek hypnotherapy with her have already been harmed by dieting and restriction. Shelley's approach supports: reducing shame around eating, rebuilding trust in body cues, softening critical self-talk, and improving body image. When the body feels safer, behaviour and thoughts becomes more consistent, creating a sense of peace and healing.
3 Years Experience
Online in Vancouver, BC (Online Only)
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Pamela Mekuz
Pre-Licensed Professional, RP (Q)
Struggling with body image can affect so much more than how we feel about our appearance. It can influence our confidence, relationships, and sense of self-worth. You may find yourself caught in cycles of comparison, self-criticism, or feeling uncomfortable in your own body. Drawing on my background in eating disorder recovery coaching, I offer a compassionate space to explore your relationship with your body, understand the beliefs and experiences that shape how you feel about yourself, and work toward greater self-acceptance. My hope is to help you feel more comfortable, confident, and at peace with yourself, wherever you are in your journey.
0 Years Experience
Online in Vancouver, BC (Online Only)
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Vanessa Fingland
Counsellor/Therapist, CCPCPR.cand, RPC-C
Struggling with negative body image can affect your confidence, self worth, and the way you experience everyday life, leaving you feeling trapped by self criticism and unrealistic expectations. Together, we'll explore the beliefs and experiences that have shaped how you see yourself, develop greater self compassion, and build a healthier, more accepting relationship with your body. My goal is to help you feel more confident, comfortable, and at peace with yourself, regardless of your size or appearance.
8 Years Experience
Online in Vancouver, BC (Online Only)
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Transversality Counselling & Psychotherapy
Counsellor/Therapist, Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors
Our identities are socially constructed so it is our relationship with our body, normalizing that relationship can clear the space for a kind and compassionate view and relationship with our bodies.
16 Years Experience
Online in Vancouver, BC (Online Only)
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Kristen Bailey Counselling
Counsellor/Therapist, Masters of Arts Counselling Psychology
I am passionate about supporting those toward a more accepting approach toward their bodies. Whether you struggle with Body Dysmorphia or your dissatisfaction of your body just takes up more space in your mind than you would like- therapy can be extremely beneficial. I want to support people in getting a place where they can be more accepting of themselves as a whole and be more able to tolerate difficult thoughts and emotions related top their bodies that are causing distress.
10 Years Experience
In-Person in Vancouver, BC V5L 3Y4
Online in Vancouver, BC
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Suzanne Nievaart
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
I help you explore your relationship to your body and self-esteem.
1 Years Experience
Online in Vancouver, BC (Online Only)
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Adam Manz
Licensed Mental Health Counsellor, Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), MCP
Struggles with body image can quietly shape how you move through the world—affecting confidence, relationships, and the way you care for yourself. Whether your concerns stem from past experiences, cultural pressures, or long-standing patterns of self-criticism, therapy offers a space to understand these feelings with compassion rather than judgment. Together, we’ll explore the deeper roots of your relationship with your body, support nervous system regulation, and build a more grounded sense of self-worth that isn’t defined by appearance.
3 Years Experience
In-Person in Vancouver, BC V6B 1P2
Online in Vancouver, BC
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Sophia Kopelow
Counsellor/Therapist, MA, RCC
Body image issues may involve a distorted perception of one’s body, which can lead to severe dissatisfaction and maladaptive behaviours. This can manifest in various ways, including obsessive comparisons with others, avoidance of social situations, and extreme measures to change one’s appearance. If you’re yearning to shift your relationship with food and feel more in tune and loving towards your body, I’m here to support you. Having gone through my own healing journey, I know how vulnerable it can feel to reach out. I approach body image from a holistic perspective– combining therapeutic techniques that involve the mind, body and soul. You can expect compassion, gentle curiosity, and understanding from me in our sessions. I'm here to hold space, and solace so that you can return back home to yourself. I would love to hear from you—head to my website to book your free 20-minute consultation.
6 Years Experience
In-Person in Vancouver, BC V6C 1V5
Online in Vancouver, BC
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Aliya Amarshi
Registered Psychotherapist, PhD (Sociology)
Our relationships with our bodies are often shaped by culture, trauma, and lived experience. I offer a compassionate, nonjudgmental, and Health at Every Size (HAES)-aligned space to explore body image concerns and reconnect with your body as a source of wisdom, safety, and strength—not shame.
6 Years Experience
Online in Vancouver, BC (Online Only)
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Clayre Sessoms
Registered Psychotherapist, RP, CCC, ATR-BC
Struggles with body image are rarely about how you look; they are about how safe and connected you feel while living inside a body that is constantly subjected to societal scrutiny, ableism, and conditioning. Serving clients online throughout British Columbia, I integrate creative art therapy and somatic exploration to help you transition from critical external self-judgment to a compassionate internal experience. We will work slowly to foster an embodied self-acceptance that feels real, safe, and entirely your own.
8 Years Experience
Online in Vancouver, BC (Online Only)
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Fiona Matalon
Counsellor/Therapist, MA, RCC
We have been told to look a certain way since the day we were born - hence our never ending fight with our bodies. Working through our conditioning and shame around our bodies can lead to a life more fulfilled and free
7 Years Experience
In-Person in Vancouver, BC
Online in Vancouver, BC
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Carol D.B. Whaley Counselling and Psychotherapy
Registered Social Worker, MSW, RSW
So much of our struggles with how we look are rooted in our sense of self-worth. Different from self-esteem, self-worth comes from knowing we are loveable simply because we exist; not by how we look or how well we perform in life. We are loveable and perfect because we breath. Through Somatic Psychotherapy we can begin to feel into the body's inner knowledge of our innate beauty, allowing ourselves to struggle less with a body image that is so externally defined. We begin to cultivate an inner knowing of our true innate beauty unaffected by external sources. A true sense of self-love and acceptance.
42 Years Experience
In-Person in Vancouver, BC V5Z 4C2
Online in Vancouver, BC
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Spencer Copland
Registered Psychotherapist, RCC, MCP
Body image concerns can show up in many ways, including difficulty feeling connected to or accurately perceiving your body, frequent comparisons to others, body dissatisfaction, and patterns of disordered eating or appearance-focused distress. These experiences are often shaped over time by personal history, relationships, and broader cultural and societal messages about beauty, worth, and identity.
In our work together, we’ll explore where your beliefs about your body come from and how they continue to impact the way you relate to yourself today. Through this process, we can gently begin to challenge internalized negative beliefs and support the development of a more compassionate and aligned relationship with your body and food.
I take a holistic, trauma-informed approach and draw from ACT, Adlerian Therapy, IFS, DBT, EMDR and somatic therapy to support both emotional and belief reprocessing and nervous system regulation. Together, we’ll work toward greater self-compassion, body acceptance, and a more balanced way of relating to your body.
I offer both in-person and virtual counselling sessions. You’re welcome to reach out or visit my website to book a free 20-minute phone consultation to learn more about my approach.
6 Years Experience
In-Person in Vancouver, BC V6B 1T6
Online in Vancouver, BC
Body Image therapists in Vancouver, BC Statistics
Body Image therapists in Vancouver, BC average 10 years of experience and charge around $158 per session. 100% offer online sessions. The top treatment approaches are Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) (60%), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (59%), and Internal Family Systems (IFS) (56%).
Average years in practice
10 Years Experience
Average cost per session
$158
Accept insurance
69%
Offer sliding scale
60%
Gender ID
| 77% |
Female |
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| 19% |
Male |
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| 2% |
Gender Fluid |
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| 2% |
Non-Binary |
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Session Type
| 57% |
In Person and Online |
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| 43% |
Online Only |
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Top Treatment Approaches
| 60% | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) |
| 59% | Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) |
| 56% | Internal Family Systems (IFS) |
| 55% | Somatic Therapy |
| 52% | Person-Centered Therapy (Rogerian) |
| 51% | Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) |
| 49% | Narrative Therapy |
Ages Served
| 100% | Adult |
| 75% | Young Adult |
| 63% | Teen |
| 59% | Senior |
| 19% | Children |
Client Focus
| 72% | Women |
| 55% | Men |
| 53% | LGBTQ+ |
| 43% | Persons with Disabilities |
| 36% | Christian |