About OP Counselling: Registered Clinical Counsellors in Vancouver
We'll help you figure out how to move toward the life you want.
Always at your pace.
Why We Exist
OP Counselling was founded in direct response to the opioid crisis unfolding in Vancouver. What became clear, working on the front lines of addiction support, was that finding the right help was its own barrier. Families and individuals in crisis often had no roadmap, no connections, and no way of knowing which door to knock on first.
Our founder had spent years developing and running intensive day treatment programs for young people struggling with addiction. Time and again, the same pattern emerged: the people who needed help the most were the ones least equipped to navigate a fragmented, often overwhelming system of services.
OP Counselling was built to change that. What started as connecting families with the right resources quickly grew into something more, as word spread that this was a practice where people felt genuinely met, not managed. Where the complexity of addiction, and everything that travels with it, was understood without judgment.
That founding purpose still shapes everything we do.
Who We Work With
We work with adults who are navigating some of the harder parts of being human. People whose relationship with substances has started to cost them more than they want to pay. People carrying trauma that has never quite had a name. People who have been told their whole lives to push through it, and are tired of pushing.
We also work with the people who love them. Partners, family members, and friends who are trying to understand what is happening and how to help without losing themselves in the process.
Our specializations include addiction and substance use, trauma, ADHD, concurrent disorders, shame, and men's mental health, as well as couples and relationship counselling.
Our Approach
We do not believe in one-size-fits-all treatment. Each person who walks through our door, or logs on to their session, brings a unique history, set of strengths, and set of needs. Our job is to understand that picture fully before we start filling it in.
Our team draws from a range of evidence-based approaches, chosen not because they are fashionable but because they work. The specifics depend on you: what you are carrying, what your goals are, and what actually fits your life.
What stays consistent across every session is this: no blame, no labels, no assumptions. Just honest, focused work with a counsellor who is not afraid to go there with you.
Who We Are
OP Counselling was established in 2015 and has grown into a team of four Registered Clinical Counsellors, each holding a Master's degree and registered with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors. Together, we bring over 20 years of collective experience supporting adults across Vancouver and BC.
We are a fully virtual practice. Every session is conducted online, which means geography is never a reason not to get support.
