Get the care you deserve.
Transforming mental healthcare
Hello and welcome to Riverside Counselling Services! I am Amanda Sutherland and I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors, holding a Masters in Counselling Psychology degree from Adler University.
I believe in the strength and resilience that individuals hold. Counselling can help to provide clarity, understanding, meaning, and self-compassion. The counselling space is one of healing that provides people with the opportunity to explore difficult or painful experiences that they are facing.
I do not believe that there is a single approach to counselling. I like to collaborate with clients to create a personalized treatment plan and “toolkit” of coping mechanisms. My goal as a therapist is to lead with compassion and genuineness; I believe in teamwork where clients guide me through their life experiences and I offer gentle and honest feedback, explaining the rationale behind suggested interventions. I feel that this balance of warmth, direction, and authenticity contributes to a strong working relationship.
A modern approach
My counselling approach is trauma and culturally informed. As an integrative therapist, I draw from solution-focused, emotion-focused, cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness, somatic, and observed experiential integrative (OEI), and non-directive play therapy approaches. My interests are in working with children, youth, teens, adults, and couples who are struggling with depression, anxiety, emotional regulation, life transitions, trauma, grief and loss, relationships, addiction, and identity formation.
If you are interested in booking an appointment with me please don’t hesitate to contact me at: 604-499-4782, at riversidecounsellingservices@gmail.com or at the link provided below.
Rates
Individual therapy
Online or in-person, this is designated for individuals to process and explore their thoughts. Typically, meetings are weekly or bi-weekly.
50 mins | $150 | Get started
Couples therapy
Online or in-person, this is designated for couples to process and explore their thoughts. Typically, meetings are weekly or bi-weekly.
50 mins | $200 | Get started
Services provided
Individual/Couples therapy, Play therapy, Telehealth.
Additional training:
Observed Experiential Integration Therapy.