Debbie Friesen Counselling

Changes to Fall 2025 Schedule

My schedule will be changing in Fall 2025. I will contact affected clients by email to reschedule appointments.

Going forward, my availability will be:

Mondays - 12 to 4pm and 6 to 9pm

Tuesdays - 9:30am to 5pm

Thursdays - 9:30am to 5pm

Saturdays - 9:30am to 12:30pm (existing clients only; please contact me by email to book)

Online Booking

I encourage existing clients to book the next three to six time slots they’d like to have, particularly if you need evening sessions as those time slots fill quickly. Keep in mind that 48 hours notice is required to cancel without penalty, but more notice is appreciated.

If you don’t see the time you’d like to book on the schedule, please use the waitlist feature (see the link at the bottom left on the screen that says “Can’t find a time?”) to let me know your availability. Sometimes I am able to accommodate a last-minute request. You’re also welcome to email me to request an appointment. I’m here to help!

I will be away on the following dates:

August 16 to September 1

September 25

October 10 to 14

October 22 to November 12

Counselling

Individual counselling.

It is an honour to work with people who have the courage to ask for help with their most profound and private struggles. My education opened my mind to the systems of injustice that have influenced my life, and also to the systems that do not affect me because of my privilege as a white, settler, cisgender person. I have experienced how change and trauma can shape our sense of self and our worldview, and I have witnessed how injustice can compound suffering. I know some of the wide range of joys and sorrows that life brings, and I have experienced the transformative power of the counselling profession both as a client and as a therapist.

I was raised in British Columbia on S’olh Temexw territory, which is the traditional territory of the Stó:lō people since time immemorial. I now live, work, and play on the traditional and unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

My counselling approach is attachment-oriented, anti-oppressive, and trauma-informed. I hold a Masters Degree in Counselling Psychology and have completed coursework in gender and sexuality, anti-oppressive counselling, trauma, and Jungian psychology. I have also completed the following formal trainings:

  • Transforming Trauma with Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT)

  • Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) Level 1 and Level 2

  • Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 1: Bridging the Couple Chasm

  • San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training

*Please note that while my regular session fee is $135 per 50-minute session, lower session fees are available on a sliding scale basis for a limited number of clients for whom my regular fee is a barrier. Please contact me to discuss this option if you are interested.

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