A male therapist with red pants, a beard and glasses is sitting on a white and brown coloured stool while he writes on a notepad. Sitting beside the male therapist is a computer monitor. There is a women on the computer monitor who looks sad and is holding her head. There are plants surrounding the male therapist and the computer monitor.

MARULA

Counselling & Therapeutic Services for Children, Youth & Adults

WHY MARULA COUNSELLING?

Marula Counselling offers a safe, nurturing and supportive environment. Our counsellors pride themselves on providing therapy in a judgement free and empathetic space. We want you to explore your thoughts, feelings and behaviours in intuitive and creative ways. Resilience, bravery and strength are what we look to uncover in you; your voice matters. Marula counsellors are creative, holistic, strength based and client-centred. We believe every person is unique and everyone has a right to better health. We are ICBC and Crime Victims Assistance Program (CVAP) certified.

We encourage you to contact us to book a free 15 minute consultation

MEET OUR COUNSELLORS

YAZMINE'S STORY

A women with blue hair, blue long sleeve shirt and orange skirt is holding an orange umbrella. There is rain falling around the women and on top of the umbrella.

Yazmine is feeling sad and her mood is low.

A women with blue hair, blue shirt and blue jeans sits on the ground. She is sad. Her head is on her knees and she is crying. There are 5 thought bubbles around her body. The thought bubbles contain a low battery sign, rain clouds, thunder and a broken heart.

Yazmine notices that her thoughts keep spiraling and she can’t concentrate.

A women with blue hair, blue shirt and blue jeans. Her head is on her knees and she is crying. She is sitting inside an orange cage. Her blue hair is spilling outside the cage.

Yazmine wants to seek help but she is fearful. She wonders, will they judge me ?

There are two cell phone screens visible. On the cell phone screen to the left is a women with blue hair and an orange shirt. On the cellphone screen on the right is a women with blue hair and a blue shirt. The women with the orange shirt is looks like she is coming out of the cellphone screen and holding an orange umbrella over the head of the women with the blue shirt. There is a blue cloud with raindrops above the head of the woman with the blue shirt.

Yazmine finds a counsellor. The counsellor seems warm, kind and caring. Yazmine feels ready to do the work.

A women with long blue hair, in an orange shirt and blue pants is sitting cross legged on the floor. She has her eyes closed and has her arms in a meditation pose. She looks peaceful.

Yazmine spends time implementing and reflecting on the new skills she is learning in session. Yazmine begins to feel lighter. It’s almost like she can breathe again.

Ethan

“Alishia is a fantastic counselor who treats her patients with compassion and an analytical perspective. An absolute gem who is keen to hear your problems but is focused on developing strategies with you to manage whatever complications arise in your life.”

HOW WE TREAT

A female counsellor with black hair, green long shirt, white skirt and lime green shoes is holding a grey laptop. The female counsellor is speaking into the laptop. There is a speaking bubble coming out of the laptop. In that speaking bubble is a client with red hair, grey long sleeve shirt and white pants sitting in a chair. That client is speaking into a different laptop. Both counsellor and client clearly shown.

Therapeutic Modalities

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Exposure Response Prevention
Complex Trauma Therapy
Crisis Informed
Mindfulness Informed
Expressive Art Therapy
Emotion Focused Family Therapy
Solution Focused Therapy
Strength-based

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WHAT WE TREAT

Counselling & Therapeutic Service

Anxiety
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Traumatic Brain Injury
Depression
Fertility Issues
Grief/Loss
Life Transitions
Parent Child Conflict
Self-Injurious Behaviours
Selective Mutism
Trauma

This is a cartoon image of the two hemispheres of the brain. The left hemisphere is outlined in black and coloured in pink and white. The right hemisphere is outlined in black and coloured in green. Both hemispheres of the brain are enclosed in a green circle.

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OUR NAME

The name Marula Counselling comes from the Marula Tree found in Southern Africa, West Africa and Madagascar. The history of this tree stretches back at least 10,000 years. The fruit from this tree is an important food source for all of Africa and many parts of the tree are used in traditional medicine. The leaves for example are chewed to reduce heartburn; the oil from the nuts are used in skin treatments and the fruit contains 4x more Vitamin C than an orange! Animals (other than humans) also use the Marula Tree as a food source. Elephants especially enjoy eating the bark, branches and fruit. Rhinoceroses and Giraffes have also been known to enjoy the occasional snack!

We chose the name Marula Counselling because of what it represents to us: Fertility, Family, Nutrition, Medicine and Community. These personal values along with our passion is what we bring to our work everyday. You found us for a reason and we look forward to meeting you.