B.A., M.A., RCC

Livia is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC). She holds a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in counselling psychology. She provides gentle, compassionate care for all clients. She has particular interest and skill in treating depression, anxiety disorders, family relationship problems, and the many types of suffering resulting from childhood trauma. She is also interested and skilled in helping with parenting problems. Her background of training in individual counselling is complimented by training at an adult mental health team, which gave her experience providing gentle, compassionate care to clients with severe, chronic, major mental illnesses. She has been providing psychotherapy and counselling services to adolescents and adults in Vancouver, Canada for more than 8 years.

Livia is a psychotherapist who is fluent in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin, and is very familiar with cross-cultural issues and problems experienced by individuals and families with a Chinese background.

She uses a therapeutic approach grounded in the work of Carl Rogers, based on empathy, genuineness, and unconditional positive regard. She is also strongly influenced by existential therapy as well as other modern therapeutic systems, including cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), interpersonal therapy (IPT), acceptance/commitment therapy (ACT), and dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT). Livia respects the individuality of each person, and enjoys forming a unique therapy plan based on the client’s individual wishes and needs. 

Currently, she works part-time at Oasis MD, a medical clinic in the Marpole area, where she offers in-person sessions. For clients who prefer online therapy, she offers video appointments. She collaborates with Doctors of BC, offering counselling services to physicians and medical students. She also works with ICBC clients, who often have symptoms of anxiety, PTSD, and physical pain after a car accident.

Livia’s areas of specialty include:

Management of depression and anxiety

Recovery from childhood abuse & trauma

Domestic violence

Family relationship problems

Parenting

Grief and loss

Self-esteem issues

Cross-cultural issues in Cantonese- and Mandarin-speaking individuals and families

Therapy session fees: 

1-hour session $180

1.5-hour session $270

2-hour session $360

For sessions longer than 2 hours, the fee for each extra hour is $180.

Livia accepts credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover).

Livia offers reduced fees to low-income families. In order for her to offer reduced fees, she requires formal documentation which provides evidence of economic hardship. Without such documentation, she is unable to offer the fee reduction. The reduced fees are intended to help individuals or families who are living in poverty, to still be able to afford therapeutic care.

Please note:

1）Livia is now offering in-person as well as video appointments. (Address: 8138 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6P 4Z4)

2) If you have experienced an accident, and have an active ICBC claim, Livia can provide appointments billed directly to ICBC, at no cost to you. You can have up to 12 counselling sessions the first 12 weeks after your accident, without needing a referral from your doctor. To arrange an appointment after your accident, Livia will need your name, date of accident, your ICBC claim number, and your Personal Health Number (PHN).

3）In some clinical situations, a client’s mental health needs may be better served by a different therapist. In these cases, it will sometimes be necessary for her to refer the client to a different professional in the community.

4）If you would like a report or clinical records to be sent to another professional, such as to a lawyer, a psychiatrist, or a psychologist, Livia will charge a fee of $180 per hour. This hourly fee would take into account the time for writing and sending the documents. A brief clinical note may take one hour, but a comprehensive psychological report may require 2-4 or more hours of time.   

5）If you would like your family to communicate with Livia, they will need to book an appointment in advance. The fee for these appointments would also be $180 per hour. Livia does not communicate with clients’ family members on the telephone. 

6）In cases of emergency, please contact your local hospital or call 911.

7) If you would like to book an appointment, email us at info@liviachancounselling.ca

8) https://www.liviachan.ca

9) https://www.thebestvancouver.com/best-psychotherapists-vancouver/#14_Livia_Chan

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我是卑詩省註冊臨床心理諮詢師， 擁有輔導心理學碩士學位，對於中西文化有強烈的熱衷和深刻的了解。我精通普通話、廣東話及英語，因此能為華人提供中文諮詢服務，也能為本地人提供英文諮詢服務。我在溫哥華提供青少年及成人心理治療，專門採取長期穩定一對一的治療模式，與客戶每週會面一至兩次。我專長的領域包括情緒困擾 (抑鬱症、焦慮症、心理創傷等)、童年創傷、自我價值、家族關係、家庭暴力、教育培養子女、喪親之痛以及跨文化問題。我曾在溫哥華社區心理衛生局的精神健康醫療中心接受專業培訓，為長期嚴重精神病患者提供心理治療。 我已執業8年多，擁有豐富的臨床經驗。

心理治療是一個機會，讓你探索在你人生中令你造成困擾的情緒、行為、思維和關係。心理治療也是人生危機中的一種重要的支援。心理治療能幫助你增強意識力、找出健康的途徑去克服困難以及改善人際關係。但是你必須知道，心理師會鼓勵你嘗試一些新的回應方式和行為，有時候會透過一些練習引導你面對人生中困難的時刻，這或許會令你經歷一些比日常生活中更強烈的情緒。心理治療可以帶來正面和健康的改變，但需要你的努力和堅毅，當然亦需要一段時間。在這個過程中，心理師會一直支持你並協助你。

我的心理諮商與輔導風格是以耐心聆聽、同理心和非批判的態度為中心，再配合其他心理學的專業知識與技術，例如認知行為療法、人際關係治療等，引導整個談話過程。我能為你提供一個安全、保密、被接納和被包容的空間， 幫助你提升生活品質並促進心理健康。

我正在綠洲醫療診所提供面對面心理諮詢，我也提供線上諮詢。我與卑斯省的醫生協會合作，為醫生和醫學生提供心理治療。我為ICBC患者提供服務，幫助客戶面對車禍發生以後帶來的心理創傷、焦慮和身體上的疼痛。

諮詢的收費：

一個小時 $180

一個半小時 $270

兩個小時 $360

超過兩個小時後，超出部份按每小時 ＄180 計算。

收費的方式只收信用卡。

我為低收入家庭提供優惠，讓他們繳付較低的收費 ，這個計劃只會提供給真正有需要的貧窮家庭，請附帶有效的文件去證明現在的經濟狀況。

請注意:

1）我提供面對面或視頻諮詢（地址：8138 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6P 4Z4)。

2) 我為ICBC患者提供服務。客戶可以在車禍發生後12個星期內接受12次的心理治療，不需要家庭醫生的轉介，ICBC將直接付款給我。如果你想預約，請提供你的名字、車禍日期、ICBC案件號碼和Personal Health Number (PHN)。

3）若我的評估認為你更適合見別的心理醫生或接受別的心理治療，我會將你轉介到其他心理健康診所，期望以最有效的方法協助你。

4）如果你需要我寫一份心理狀況的報告並將它發送給醫師、律師、老師或專家，我將會按每小時收費計算費用。通常一份簡單的報告需要一個小時，一份很詳細的報告需要兩個到四個小時或更多的時間。

5）如果你需要你的家人和我溝通，他們必須跟我預約，像一般的心理治療過程一樣，收費按每小時計算，我不採用電話與你的親友在會面時間以外進行交流。

6）在緊急的情況下，請您聯絡醫院或打911。

7) 如果你想預約，請發電郵到 info@liviachancounselling.ca