Meet our team

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.

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.

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.

Intake Team

Jasmine Gish

Honours BSc, Psychology

PsyD Student - Adler University

Nicholas Latimer

BA, Psychology

PsyD Student - Adler University