Services
Anxiety, Depression & Stress Counselling
Practical, evidence-based therapy for anxiety, depression, panic, and chronic stress. We help you quiet the noise, rebuild your energy, and reconnect with what matters.
How Wellness Talks Can Help
Anxiety and depression are the most common reasons people seek counselling — and they respond well to treatment. At Wellness Talks Health Centre, we use proven therapies to help you move from overwhelm to ease.
Our counsellors draw on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and mindfulness-based approaches. You will learn how your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours feed each other, and how to interrupt the loops that keep you stuck.
We work with generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic attacks, health anxiety, OCD-spectrum concerns, major depressive episodes, persistent low mood, burnout-related depression, and the chronic stress that comes with demanding careers, caregiving, or difficult life seasons.
Therapy is collaborative. We will set goals together, practice skills in session, and build a plan that actually fits your life — not a generic worksheet. Many clients notice meaningful shifts within the first 6–12 sessions.
Sessions are offered in person in Downtown Vancouver and virtually across BC, so support is accessible whether you are in the city or across the province.
How it Works
Your first session is a chance to tell us what has been happening and what you want to be different. Your counsellor will listen carefully, ask thoughtful questions, and — together with you — shape the work from there.
Sessions are available in 50, 70, or 90 minute options, depending on your needs and whether you are attending individually or with a partner or family. Most clients see their counsellor weekly or bi-weekly at first, with spacing lengthening as things settle. Pacing is collaborative: you are never pushed beyond what your nervous system can hold.
Between sessions, your counsellor may suggest simple practices to try at home — journalling prompts, conversations to have, grounding exercises, or readings. Nothing is mandatory; everything is offered.
Specialized Support Includes
- Generalized Anxiety
- Social Anxiety
- Panic Disorder
- Major Depression
- Chronic Stress
Why it Works — Evidence-Based Approaches
We use therapies with strong research backing — chosen to fit you, not the other way around. Your counsellor will explain the rationale for what they suggest, and adjust based on what moves the needle for you.
- CBT
- ACT
- Mindfulness-Based Therapy
What to Expect
Sessions are held at our Downtown Vancouver clinic — Unit #604, 402 West Pender Street — a five-minute walk from Waterfront Station. The space is designed to feel calm, inclusive, and unhurried.
We accept direct billing from most major extended health plans (Pacific Blue Cross, Sun Life, Canada Life, Manulife, Green Shield, and more). Rates are visible inside Jane App before you book.
Not sure which counsellor is right for you? Book a free 15-minute consultation and we will help you find the right fit.
Location & Virtual Options
Available in-person at our Downtown Vancouver clinic (402 West Pender Street, a 5-minute walk from Waterfront Station) or via secure video across British Columbia.
Clients frequently travel from Gastown, Yaletown, Coal Harbour, Mount Pleasant, Kitsilano, and Burnaby, with virtual sessions reaching clients across Richmond, Coquitlam, Langley, Abbotsford, and the Fraser Valley.
Virtual sessions are held at the same rate as in-person work and are eligible for direct billing where your plan allows.
Ready to Begin?
Book a session with a counsellor who fits your needs. Sessions are available in person in Downtown Vancouver and virtually throughout BC.
Meet the counsellors for this service
Esha Shoker
MACP, RCC · Founder & Clinical Director
Esha is the Founder and Clinical Director of Wellness Talks Health Centre. With 9+ years of clinical practice and 16+ years in the behavioural sciences, she supports adults, couples, and families with anxiety, burnout, chronic pain, ICBC trauma, relationship conflict, cultural identity, and major life transitions. Sessions in English, Punjabi, and Hindi.
- English
- Punjabi
- Hindi
Lynsey Dobbie
MACP, RCC · Senior Counsellor
Lynsey is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with 10+ years of experience in psychology and relational communication. She supports individuals, couples, and families navigating relationship conflict, anxiety, attachment wounds, fertility and postpartum transitions, perimenopause, grief, family stress, and major life changes.
- English
Erin Cullinane
MACP, RCC, RPT(Q) · Counsellor — RCC (BC) & RPT(Q) (Ontario)
Erin is a Registered Clinical Counsellor supporting adults, teens, and youth with anxiety, stress, burnout, perfectionism, people-pleasing, self-criticism, emotional regulation, and life transitions. Her approach is calm, collaborative, and non-judgmental.
- English
Minou Truong
MACP, RCC, CCC · Registered Clinical Counsellor
Minou is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and Canadian Certified Counsellor specialising in couples counselling, sex therapy, identity exploration, and the impact of culture and family systems on wellbeing. She offers LGBTQIA2S+ affirming care and supports immigrants and children of immigrants navigating intergenerational dynamics.
- English
Manpreet Sanghera
MCP Student · Master's Counselling Intern
Manpreet is a Master's level counselling intern at Wellness Talks completing her Master of Counselling Psychology at City University of Seattle. She supports children, youth, adults, couples, and families navigating anxiety, stress, grief, family conflict, burnout, and major life transitions through a trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, strengths-based lens.
- English