ABOUT RYAN

coping with ableism and discrimination, caregiver support, chronic Illness counselling, grief counselling, disabled counsellor, chronically ill counsellor

(He/Him)

COUNSELLOR
MC, BA, RCC

About

Ryan is a skilled Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) through the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counselling

Ryan has a Master of Counselling (MC) degree from City University of Seattle and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (BA) degree from University of Victoria.

Ryan brings experience working with non-profit and community counselling agencies including integrated health teams, and in private practice. Ryan has also been a peer mentor, panelist, speaker, presenter and group facilitator for (Dis)ability support and empowerment as well as being a new patient host with BC Cancer.

This experience paired with Ryan’s identity as a proud (Dis)abled, and chronically ill advocate, that resides in lək̓ʷəŋən territory (Victoria BC) forms how Ryan creates an informed, intersectional, compassionate and empathetic counselling space.

Ryan looks forward to working together to achieve your goals and dreams and find inner empowerment!

“Ryan Supports others to find empowerment in an inclusive, warm and caring environment.”

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  • Counselling



  • Trainings:

    San'yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training- Anti-Racism Indigenous Cultural Safety Training Program

    Approach:

    A (Dis)ability justice approach that inegrates, humanistic, person-centred, and strength-based perspectives.

    “Ryan Supports others to find empowerment in an inclusive, warm and caring environment.”

  • -General Adult Mental Health and Wellness Counselling

    -Coping with Ableism and Discrimination

    -Caregiver Support

    -Chronic Illness Support

    -Coping with Physical (Dis)ability; Physical Illness

    -Disenfranchised Grief

    & More

  • Individuals
    16+ (BC Wide)
    Virtual (Zoom and Phone)
    (Consultations- free 15 mins via phone)

    • All Insurance Providers Covered for RCCs (registered clinical counsellors)

    • ICBC

    • CVAP

Let’s Work Together!