A little about us
Emotional dependency is not immature or pathological; it is our greatest strength
-Dr Sue Johnson
Specializations
Melissa Chan, Clinical Director, MACP, RCC #15037
Melissa, born and raised in Victoria, BC, is a dedicated counselor with a Bachelor of Child Studies in Early Intervention and a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Yorkville University. Her expertise includes Emotion Focused Therapy, Emotion Focused Individual Therapy, and Play Therapy, which she integrates into her practice. Melissa's counseling approach is collaborative and client-centered, tailored to meet the unique needs and goals of each individual or family. She frames her work with science and research based Attachment theory, recognizing the importance of childhood to young adult experiences that shape world views.
Melissa works towards helping others find connection and feeling a sense of belonging within themselves so they may be present in their relationship with others. With a background in both non-profit, private practice and public sector settings, she addresses a wide range of issues including ADHD, anxiety, relationship conflicts, life transitions, and parenting challenges. In her practice, she incorporates a cultural lens which brings a deeper awareness to one's sense of self. She provides a safe and non-judgmental space for clients to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences, offering practical strategies and tools to cope with stress, manage emotions, and cultivate resilience.
Melissa works towards helping others find connection and feeling a sense of belonging within themselves so they may be present in their relationship with others. With a background in both non-profit, private practice and public sector settings, she addresses a wide range of issues including ADHD, anxiety, relationship conflicts, life transitions, and parenting challenges. In her practice, she incorporates a cultural lens which brings a deeper awareness to one's sense of self. She provides a safe and non-judgmental space for clients to explore their thoughts, feelings, and experiences, offering practical strategies and tools to cope with stress, manage emotions, and cultivate resilience.
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Location: In office, Virtual
Specializations
Wendy Di Wu, Associate, MA,
RCC #22569
RCC #22569
Wendy Di Wu (吴笛) is a Registered Clinical Counsellor providing therapy in Mandarin and English. Her name, Di (笛), means flute — an instrument that has no sound of its own, only what comes alive when breath moves through it. It is how she thinks about therapy: not fixing, but resonance — two people attuning until something hard to name becomes audible.
She holds a Master of Counselling Psychology from Adler University and a Bachelor of Social Welfare from the University of Washington, a path that began in social work before deepening into clinical practice. Much of her work sits at the intersection of two languages and two cultures — immigration, family expectations, and the quiet resiliency of building a life between worlds. Many of her clients navigate these same questions: how to hold their own identity and values alongside the cultures and families that shaped them, and what a life that feels truly their own might look like.
In session, Wendy draws on narrative therapy, somatic and trauma-informed approaches, and emotionally focused work, with ongoing advanced training in Internal Family Systems and Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy. She pays attention to the body as much as the story.
Clients come to her with trauma, anxiety, burnout, ADHD and neurodivergent experiences, intergenerational family patterns, and questions of identity and belonging.
Outside the therapy room, Wendy is usually outdoors — walking her dog along the river, playing badminton, or foraging for mushrooms in the forests around Vancouver and Seattle, a hobby that rewards the same things her work does: patience and paying close attention
Accepting New Clients
Available: Days, Evenings and Weekends
Location: In office, Virtual
Specializations
Catherine Chlebak, Associate, MA,
RCC #10973
RCC #10973
Catherine has made Vancouver home since 2010, bringing with her a deep sense of empathy rooted in her experiences as a second-generation Canadian. She holds a Masters of Arts in Counselling Psychology, specializing in Vocational Rehabilitation from University of British Columbia, and a Certificate in Human Resources Management (With Distinction) from BCIT.
She concurrently works at WorkSafeBC, further honing expertise in supporting adults with psychological and physical injuries from workplace incidents. Her specialties include depression, anxiety, chronic pain, grief and loss, workplace trauma, adjustment to injury, and career assessment, transition, and development.
Catherine continuously seeks growth through ongoing, science-backed education in mindfulness, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and more recently is informed in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. She also holds a regular meditation practice as part of her own personal development. Catherine provides an intentionally compassionate and non - judgmental setting, focused on self-growth and barrier removal. Clients deserve to feel free, more content, and work towards better versions of themself.
Catherine continuously seeks growth through ongoing, science-backed education in mindfulness, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and more recently is informed in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy. She also holds a regular meditation practice as part of her own personal development. Catherine provides an intentionally compassionate and non - judgmental setting, focused on self-growth and barrier removal. Clients deserve to feel free, more content, and work towards better versions of themself.
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