Mike Smith
Registered Counselor
“For 21 years I have brought warmth, clear structure, and proven tools to therapy. When experiencing a relational approach combined with CBT and CPT for PTSD, you can expect better sleep, fewer nightmares and flashbacks, steadier emotions, less anxiety, better mood, less self-blame, and more focus and control.”
About Me
With 21 years supporting adults, I understand how past experiences shape our present. I specialise in attachment, trauma, and relationships, helping you navigate complex emotions. We blend relational interventions with practical tools like CBT and DBT. Art therapy, for instance, offers a unique way to express unspoken feelings. This integrated approach supports clients in building stronger connections and finding lasting emotional stability.
Approach
Sessions move from safety into change with a steady structure and warm presence, using movement-based expression, art prompts and focused cognitive work to soothe the body and clarify thoughts. In North Vancouver and online in English, I keep pace intentional—short between-session practices, creative prompts or brief skills drills that root new responses in daily life. Clinical supervision is similarly practical: reflective, case-oriented, and outcome-focused. People recovering from trauma, attachment wounds or relationship ruptures often find this paced, hands-on rhythm helpful.
Contact Mike
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Basic Information
Services
Services Offered:
- •Clinical Supervision
- •Counseling
Works With:
- •Adolescents
- •Adults
- •Organisations
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
- •Abuse
- •Adolescent Therapy
- •Anxiety
- •Relationship Issues
- •Mood Disorder
- •Life Transitions
- •PTSD
- •Trauma
Professional Title:
- •Registered Counselor
Qualifications
Curtin University
Vancouver Art Therapy Institute
Registrations
British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC)
Counsellor
Association for Dance Movement Psychotherapy (ADMPUK)
Art Therapist
