At the Vancouver Therapy Collective, we are a dedicated and compassionate group committed to supporting you on your journey toward growth and healing. Our small but mighty team includes experienced counsellors and practicum students, each bringing a unique blend of expertise, empathy, and passion to our practice.

We understand that seeking support is a courageous step, so our team is here to provide a safe and welcoming space tailored to your needs. Whether you're navigating life’s challenges, working through past experiences, or striving for personal growth, we are here to walk alongside you every step of the way.

Explore our profiles to learn more about the individuals behind the care, and let us know how we can support you on your path to well-being.

Meet our team

Our Counsellors

Seamus Sullivan, BA

Seamus Sullivan is a clinical counselling intern in his final year of City University’s Master of Counselling program. Combining analytical insight with heartfelt empathy, he offers a calm, curious, and warm presence in his sessions. His approach is shaped by decades of social services work, where he engaged with diverse people, communities, perspectives, and experiences.

With a keen ability to embrace nuance, Seamus skillfully navigates the complexities of human experience, viewing life and its challenges through a "both/and" rather than an "either/or" lens. He welcomes all emotions and thoughts into the therapeutic space, no matter how dark, intense, unconventional, ambivalent, confusing, or even silly they may seem.

Originally from the Maritimes, Seamus integrates playfulness and humour into therapy, recognizing their healing potential. He believes that thoughts, emotions, and the body can all serve as portals for transformation.

Highlights:

  • Seamus recently completed his Capstone project: "Mister Lonely: The Male Struggle with Social Connectedness and Friendship in an Increasingly Isolating World".

    The project examines boys' and men's growing struggles with social isolation, the impacts of loneliness on mental and physical health (as well as the ramifications on society at large), and contributing factors to males' approach to friendship, with particular attention paid to patriarchal/cultural conditioning. It explores how individual counselling, group therapy, community programs/groups, new media and educational reforms can all support males in building more emotionally-enriching friendships and social connectedness.

  • Seamus successfully completed EMDR Basic Training in the fall of 2024.

  • Seamus has previously dedicated many years as an Employment Counsellor/Career Advisor.

    Currently, Seamus is a "PEACE counsellor" supporting children who have witnessed or been exposed to family violence.

Daniel Gorodetsky, BA (Hons)

Daniel is a Graduate Counselling Intern currently completing his Master of Counselling at City University. He welcomes clients with various goals, whether that be navigating anxiety, depression, grief, stress, life transitions, trauma, or other factors. Working through a client-centred, integrative approach, he prioritizes collaboration with clients. Techniques can include elements of Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and more.  

Daniel has a background in theatre and comedy performance, and for over a decade he has worked with teens through improvised theatre. This is how he developed his commitment to collaboration, humour, active listening, storytelling, and play. Having grown up as part of an immigrant family in Burnaby, Daniel feels connected to the Lower Mainland while being familiar with many of the difficulties that come with being a newcomer. He loves this city but knows it can be a hard place to be comfortable, and he is excited to work with folks from diverse backgrounds and experiences in helping them overcome some of the challenges they face. 

Most of all, he is excited to connect with people and learn more about their unique journey. Being entrusted with your innermost thoughts is not something he takes lightly, and he will work hard to provide support that is right for you.

Highlights:

  • Daniel’s work examines the effectiveness of improvised theatre as an intervention for depression and anxiety.

    This connects Daniel’s previous volunteer work with teenage improvisers in an environment that is not specifically therapeutic, but carries a lot of similar themes that he now values in his work.

    These include: overcoming inhibitions, collaboration, play, failing with joy, active listening, vulnerability, and more.

  • Daniel hopes to take specific courses on trauma work, grief, attachment-based counselling, and EMDR in the near future.

  • Daniel has worked for many years in theatre, and has significant experience with improv, and working with teens.

Justin Morrison, MEng

Justin is a Graduate Counselling Intern currently completing his Master of Counselling at City University. He offers clients a space to feel truly seen and heard. His approach is client-centered and focused on deeply understanding the inner experience of people who are struggling. Justin’s innate curiosity is reflected in his approach to counselling, where exploration is facilitated by thoughtful questions and reflections. He holds the therapeutic relationship in the highest regard, understanding that clients who feel a true connection in the therapy room tend to have better outcomes. Justin draws influence from a number of theoretical orientations including Emotion-Focused, Psychodynamic, Existential and Cognitive Behavioural.  

Justin is open to working with clients (including couples and families) from all cultural backgrounds, with struggles of any description. He believes that the therapy room is a space to find common humanity.

Justin was born and raised in Ireland. He came to Vancouver in 2007 where he bumped into the girl of his dreams on the street one day. They now have two teenage children and an adorable rescue dog. He loves hot yoga, cold dips and rave music. As an Irish man, he spent most of his life believing there were only three emotions: grand, not bad, and fiercely annoyed - discovering the Feeling Wheel has been a revelation.

Highlights:

  • Justin's capstone research examines the critical importance of the therapeutic relationship and critiques how training institutions often underemphasize this fundamental aspect of therapy. He explores whether alliance-building skills can be systematically taught and developed, with particular focus on the role of therapist self-reflection in creating deeper, more effective therapeutic connections.

  • Justin is focused on developing his ability to create strong therapeutic alliances with his clients, believing this forms the bedrock of all meaningful therapeutic work. He is particularly interested in deepening his understanding of how genuine connection facilitates healing and change. Looking ahead, he plans to pursue specialized training in Emotion-Focused Therapy and trauma-informed approaches, recognizing the profound impact that unprocessed experiences can have on people's lives.

  • Justin brings a diverse professional background spanning engineering to creative fields. Working as a security guard during his Master's in Aeronautical Engineering taught him the power of even fleeting connections. He considers therapy the most meaningful work he's ever done, feeling honored to be there for his clients in their most vulnerable moments.

Liz Vossen, MSc

Liz Vossen is a clinical counselling intern completing her Master's of Counselling at City University of Seattle. Her therapeutic approach is grounded in a deep understanding of transformation processes, informed by both personal experience and academic research focused on facilitating profound change in therapeutic settings. She brings a unique perspective to her practice, recognizing the difference between surface-level adjustments and the kind of integrated transformation that fundamentally reshapes how clients experience themselves and their world.

Liz enjoys supporting clients who are ready for change and sense that deeper transformation is possible. Drawing from her own experience of profound life transitions - including career and moving countries - she understands the courage required to move beyond familiar patterns toward authentic growth. Her approach honors the difference between managing symptoms and creating lasting, integrated change that fundamentally reshapes how clients see themselves and their possibilities.

Using an anti-oppressive, feminist, relational framework, Liz creates a therapeutic space where clients can explore being stuck in patterns, relationship challenges, anxiety, depression, past experiences, or the sense of being meant for something more. She believes in her clients' inherent capacity for profound growth and considers it an honor to witness and support their evolutions.

Highlights:

  • Liz’s Capstone research focuses on facilitating profound personal transformation in therapeutic settings. Her work explores how to support clients seeking fundamental shifts in identity, meaning-making, and life direction, moving beyond traditional symptom management to create lasting, integrated change rather than surface-level adjustments that require constant maintenance.

  • Liz is passionate about developing her ability to create strong therapeutic alliances with clients as a  strong therapeutic relationship can create the safety necessary for clients to explore deep change and step into their full potential. Looking ahead, she plans to pursue specialized training in EMDR, Internal Family Systems (parts work), and other trauma-informed therapeutic approaches, recognizing that trauma touches the lives of many clients and significantly shapes their capacity for growth and connection. Liz is drawn to modalities that honor the complexity of human experience while supporting clients in moving beyond symptom management toward integrated, lasting transformation that aligns with their authentic selves.

  • Before transitioning to counselling, Liz had an extensive international career supporting social and environmental change work around the world. She worked with innovators and changemakers across multiple sectors, with significant clients including directorates at the European Union, UN, USAID, and various governments. Her work focused on facilitating multi-organizational systems-level change to address complex global challenges.

    The creation of change has been the constant thread throughout Liz's career. Where she once worked at the macro level supporting transformational change across organizations and systems, she now works at the most human level - in one-on-one relationships with clients. She considers it a tremendous honor to be trusted with the inner lives of her clients and to support their personal transformation journeys. This unique background in large-scale change work brings a distinctive perspective to her therapeutic practice, understanding transformation at both systemic and deeply personal levels.

Our Associates

Chiharu Yanagawa, MEd

Hi! My name is Chiharu Yanagawa, a therapist with a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology from the University of Toronto. I deeply believe in the transformative power of therapy and aim to create a collaborative space where you feel heard, valued, and understood. Every individual’s experiences and challenges are unique, and my role is to provide a compassionate, nonjudgmental environment where we can work together to explore your emotions, build self-awareness, and cultivate resilience in the face of life’s challenges.

Fluent in English, Japanese, and Mandarin, I am particularly sensitive to the importance of cultural context in the therapeutic process. I value the diversity of experiences that each individual brings and strive to offer culturally responsive care that honours your unique background and identity. Whether you are navigating the complexities of personal growth, emotional healing, or seeking a deeper understanding of yourself, I’m here to support you. Together, we’ll explore your strengths, challenge unhelpful patterns, and build a foundation of self-compassion, helping you to move toward a more fulfilling and balanced life.

I utilize evidence-based approaches that are flexible and adaptable to meet your needs, integrating techniques from dialectical behaviour therapy, narrative therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, emotion focused therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy. By blending these approaches, we can focus on practical strategies while also addressing the deeper emotional work that promotes healing. I’m committed to fostering a space where you feel safe to explore your innermost thoughts and feelings, ultimately empowering you to make meaningful changes in your life.

Highlights:

    • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

    • Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)

    • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

    • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

    • Narrative Therapy

    • Trauma-Informed Approaches

    • Strengths-Based and Client-Centered Frameworks

  • My services address challenges such as anxiety, depression and mood disorders, couple and family issues, student issues, career planning, self-esteem, issues related to racialization and discrimination, stress, trauma, relationship problems, insomnia and sleep challenges, immigrant, refugee, and Indigenous mental health.

  • I have clinical experience providing therapy to individuals, couples, and families dealing with a wide range of emotional challenges. My work includes supporting clients with emotion regulation, motivation, self-esteem, communication skills, and personal growth across diverse cultural backgrounds. I also have experience facilitating smoking cessation, offering structured behavioral support and psychoeducation.

    I have worked in both in-person and virtual settings, drawing on evidence-based approaches while adapting my style to meet each client’s unique needs and context.

Supervision

Dr. Christopher Brown, RCC

My name is Dr. Christopher Brown, and I’m a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) in Vancouver, BC. I also provide psychological services (psychotherapy and assessment) under the supervision of Dr. Francoise Botha (CPBC #2277).

I run a small, person-centred practice in the heart of Kitsilano. As a therapist, I strive to support individuals in moving towards finding greater peace in their lives by using a client-centred and developmentally-oriented approach. In my experience, the client-therapist is the key to both growth and change. I look forward to building this connection with you.

Practice administration

Daisy Storey, BA

Daisy is our clinical coordinator and is responsible for a range of tasks including client intakes, managing schedules, and ensuring the overall positive experience of our counsellors and clients. She plays a critical role in our day to day activities. Daisy has a background in psychology and plans on pursuing a master’s degree in counselling in the coming years.