Counselling

What Is Clinical Counselling & Who We Are

Clinical counselling integrates proven mental health principles, values, and evidence‑based therapies to support you in gaining emotional insight, developing coping skills, and growing past historical challenges. Our team in Vancouver includes Registered Clinical Counsellors (RCCs) and therapists with Master’s and/or PhD training in counselling psychology, somatic psychology, and integrative mind‑body work.

Why Choose Performance Clinic in Vancouver

Located in Yaletown and Granville Island, we offer a unique fusion of mental healthcare, performance psychology, and physical wellness — ideal if you’re seeking holistic healing or high‑performer insight in Vancouver BC Our clients benefit from:

  • Highly qualified clinicians with expertise across modalities: CBT, EMDR, Somatic Therapy, AEDP, EFT, DBT, IFS, EFFT, Gottman Couples Therapy, and parts‑based interventions

  • Tailored care for diverse needs: anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, complex pain, performance anxiety, eating disorders, relationship or life transition issues

  • Mind‑body integration: counselling grounded in embodied awareness, somatic techniques, and experiential practice, alongside Performance Clinic’s wider services in physiotherapy, coaching, kinesiology, acupuncture, and medical care.

Our Vancouver Counsellors

Chelsea McGowan, MCP RCC

Based downtown Vancouver and Granville Island, Chelsea specializes in eating disorders, teen and family therapy, somatic and expressive arts-based approaches. Drawing on training in dance movement therapy, AEDP, EFT, DBT, IFS, and Gottman couples work, she emphasizes embodied experience and relational safety. She leads sessions both in-person and online.

Jack Miller, RCC CCC

Jack brings a global perspective shaped by experience working with elite athletes, military units, and corporate leaders. His approach is motivational, solution-focused, and rooted in functional behavior analysis and performance psychology. Jack works well with anxiety, sleep issues, leadership stress, behavior change, and performance under pressure. He’s available in person and online in Vancouver.

Maryam Gholami, RCC

Serving the Downtown Vancouver area, Maryam supports individual and student clients dealing with anxiety, depression, work stress, self-esteem, and relationship issues. She combines compassionate insight and strengths-based action planning, helping clients align with their values and life goals. You can book to see Maryam online or in Yaletown — whichever is most convenient for you.

What You Can Expect in a Counselling Session

Our clinical counselling sessions in Vancouver are personalized, safe, and goal‑driven. You’ll work collaboratively with your counsellor using one or more of the following approaches:

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) — for anxiety, depression, managing thoughts and behaviours

  • Emotion-Focused Therapies (EFT / EFFT) — for relational and internal emotional processing

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) — for emotion regulation and distress tolerance

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) and parts‑based work — for self-awareness and internal harmony

  • Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) — for transformational emotional healing

  • Somatic / Mind‑Body Integration — using embodied awareness, movement, breath and somatic exploration

  • Couples or Family Therapy — including Gottman method for relational work

Therapeutic experience is rooted in body‑mind synergy, experiential learning, and real‑time practice in session — not just talk therapy.

Common Concerns Addressed in Vancouver Counselling

Our clinical counselling supports clients facing:

  • Anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, addiction, relationship conflict

  • Performance anxiety and self‑confidence challenges, especially for athletes, creatives, executives

  • Complex or chronic pain — working with mental/emotional contributors to pain cycles

  • Eating disorder recovery, body image, self‑esteem issues

  • Sleep disturbances, stress, burnout, parenting or life transitions

Convenient Vancouver Locations & Accessibility

We operate in two central Vancouver locations:

  • Yaletown – 677 Davie St (inside the Dance Centre) — counselling, mental healthcare, accessible by public transit. Hours vary Mon–Sun

  • Granville Island – 1286 Cartwright St (Ballet BC HQ) — additional counselling availability M–F and online sessions

We also offer online counselling across British Columbia, making support accessible even if you’re not in Vancouver.

Book a Free Discovery Call to See If We’re a Fit

We invite you to book a free 15‑minute discovery session with one of our counsellors to determine the best fit for your needs. You can also book directly online through our booking portal for Vancouver sessions Performance Clinic.

✅ Ready to take the next step?

  • Book online with Chelsea, Jack, or Maryam at our Yaletown location

  • Contact us at info@performanceclinic.ca or call 604‑828‑2606