Chelsea Kirkpatrick

Chelsea offers individual counselling and relationship counselling to adults (18+). She takes a deep, compassionate, and non-judgemental interest in her clients’ inner experience.

Chelsea is passionate about helping clients identify the strengths that can accompany ADHD while also helping them manage stressors and the impacts ADHD can have on self-worth and relationships. She welcomes both clients with a formal ADHD diagnosis and those who recognize similar patterns in themselves and are curious about understanding their experiences more deeply. She also works with people who tend to experience the world deeply—those who may feel things intensely, think carefully about their experiences, or sometimes feel overwhelmed by the pace or expectations of everyday life. Her work often focuses on helping clients develop a deeper understanding of themselves while cultivating greater self-compassion.

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Approach to Counselling

Chelsea’s approach to therapy is individualized to each client and draws primarily from humanistic and existential therapy, as these approaches provide a comprehensive foundation for understanding the wide range of a person’s experiences. She also incorporates other approaches such as person-centered therapy, emotion-focused individual and couples therapy (EFT), cognitive behavioural therapy, and mindfulness.

Chelsea strongly believes that whatever a person brings to therapy is important to explore, and she is committed to ensuring that her clients feel deeply seen and understood. She is a generous listener and works collaboratively with clients to take a deeper look at their values, feelings, and experiences so they can make wholehearted decisions. She is passionate about helping clients cultivate self-compassion and self-acceptance while also navigating toward the changes they hope for in their lives.

When working with couples, Chelsea supports partners in healing and strengthening their connection and communication. She helps foster emotional bonds by supporting couples in navigating conflict more effectively, deepening intimacy, and making meaningful decisions together.

Professional Memberships

Chelsea is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors and a member of Existential Analysis Canada.

Education and Experience

Chelsea has specialized training in Existential Analysis and Logotherapy through Existential Analysis Canada.

She holds a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology from Adler University, a Professional Counselling Diploma from VCCT, and a Bachelor’s degree in Honours Psychology, where she completed an honours thesis exploring the relationship between self-compassion and attachment.

Chelsea has extensive experience and training supporting clients navigating social anxiety, general anxiety, OCD, ADHD, depression, loneliness, self-worth, sexuality, relationships, and loss and grief. She aims to provide queer- and neurodivergent-affirming care and pays close attention to each client’s unique identity and lived experience, including the ways societal and cultural attitudes, constraints, and prejudices may shape their lives.

On a personal note, Chelsea thrives through humour, connection, and creativity. When she isn’t at work, you can likely find her spending quality time with people, potatoes, or her puppy.

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