Hello! My name is Tanya Barr (she/her) and I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors, located in Vancouver, BC. Having struggled with my own mental health in my teen years and early adulthood, I understand what it’s like to feel stuck. Often we want to make changes in our own life but our body and our mind are holding us back. I understand the feeling of it all being harder than it should be. For some people, events occur that can trigger these types of feelings (ending of a relationship, death of a loved one, a traumatic event) but others can feel this way, without understanding why. Sometimes there can be past events that we thought we had processed, but instead they keep coming up and having an emotional hold on us.

No matter what has led you here, I will honour the journey that has gotten you to this point. I understand the vulnerability that comes with sharing your story and I will offer you a space where all your feelings are welcome and where you can feel safe sharing them. I work from a client-centered approach, as no two individuals are the same, and I tailor my sessions to the unique needs of my clients. Throughout our sessions, it is my intention to foster self-compassion so that you leave with a better sense of self, increased confidence and an overall sense of empowerment.

Modalities

    • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
    • Mindfulness
    • Solution-focused therapy
    • Emotion-focused therapy
    • Somatic psychotherapies
    • Accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy (AEDP)
    • Eye Movement Desensitation and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Areas of Focus

    • Anxiety
    • Depression
    • Trauma
    • PTSD
    • Grief and Loss
    • Relationships and communication
    • Life transitions
    • Personal Growth
    • Self-esteem and assertiveness
    • Connection and coping with emotions
    • Feelings of isolation

Training

    • Master of Education (M.Ed.), Psychology, UBC
    • Bachelor of Arts (B.A), Psychology, UBC
    • Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.), UBC
    • ACT for beginners, Russ Harris
    • AEDP: An Overview from the Ground Up Workshop, Canadian AEDP Society & Institute
    • AEDP (Acceleration Expermential Dynamic Psychotherapy) immersion, Level 1, Canadian AEDP Society & Institute
    • Attachment focused EMDR: Healing relational trauma, Laurel Parnell
    • Easy Ego State Interventions, Robin Shapiro
    • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), Marshall Wilensky
    • Core Emotion-Focused Family Therapy, 2-day training, International Institute for Emotion-Focused Therapy
    • Exposure & Response Prevention (ERP): The Gold Standard in Anxiety & OCD Treatment, The Knowledge Tree
    • Grief and Loss: A comprehensive Training Program, Claire Bidwell Smith