Nick Morris – Clinical Director

Nick Morris

Existential Therapist | Adults, Teens & Men’s Mental Health

Is Nick the right fit?

You might be a good fit with Nick if you:

  • want a therapist who will be compassionate and honest with you
  • are interested in understanding yourself rather than simply managing symptoms
  • feel stuck in patterns you can’t seem to change
  • are questioning what you want from your relationships or your life
  • appreciate thoughtful conversation and exploring different perspectives
  • want therapy that can challenge you as well as support you

“I want someone who will really talk things through with me—and challenge me when I need it.”

Maybe you’re successful on paper but don’t feel fulfilled. Maybe you’re stuck in the same relationship patterns, questioning the choices you’ve made, or wondering why anxiety or depression keeps showing up. Maybe you know something needs to change, but you aren’t sure what that change should be. You don’t have to learn to live with a life that doesn’t feel right. Sometimes we know we’re struggling, but the solution isn’t obvious.

This is where Nick’s approach can be particularly helpful.

Nick believes therapy isn’t simply about making difficult feelings disappear. It’s about becoming more curious about what those feelings might be telling you, understanding the choices available to you, and deciding what kind of life you actually want to build.

Approach to Counselling

Nick's approach is grounded in Existential Psychotherapy, which means he is not just interested  in what is wrong, but in the larger questions underneath it:

What matters to you?
What choices are you making?
What are you avoiding?
What kind of relationships do you want?
And are you living in a way that reflects the person you want to be?

Nick brings warmth and compassion to this work, but he is also willing to be direct. He won't simply tell you what you want to hear. Instead, he'll help you examine your assumptions, challenge patterns that aren't serving you, and consider possibilities you may not have seen.

The goal isn't to give you all the answers.

It's to help you become better at finding your own.

Professional Memberships

Nick Morris is a respected member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCC).

What you can expect from me

Honesty. I'll tell you what I see, respectfully and without judgment.

Curiosity. We'll look beneath the obvious problem and explore what's really happening.

Challenge. Feeling understood is important, but therapy should also help you grow. I'll encourage you to question assumptions and consider different perspectives.

Collaboration. You remain the expert on your own life. My job is to help you see it more clearly.

A little philosophy. Nick believes that some of life's most difficult questions don't have simple psychological answers. Questions about meaning, freedom, responsibility, relationships and what makes a life worthwhile can be deeply therapeutic.

I can help with:

  • Anxiety and chronic worry
  • Depression and low mood
  • Relationship difficulties
  • Communication and conflict
  • Men's mental health
  • Anger and emotional regulation
  • Life transitions
  • Identity and self-esteem
  • Feeling stuck or unfulfilled
  • Questions about meaning, purpose and direction
  • Teen mental health

 

A little about me

I've been working as a therapist at Juniper for the past 10 years, and I'm currently one of Juniper's Clinical Directors.

I have a Master's degree in Counselling Psychology and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Victoria. My clinical background includes community-based programs and psychiatric settings, and I've completed additional training in areas including queer competency and suicide prevention.

Over the years, I've become particularly interested in the intersection between psychology and philosophy. I don't think therapy should require us to leave our capacity for critical thinking at the door. Sometimes understanding ourselves means examining the beliefs, assumptions and stories we've inherited—and deciding whether we still want to live by them.

I'm also a firm believer that therapy should be a place where you can be yourself. You don't need to arrive with the right words, a diagnosis, or a perfectly organized explanation of what's happening.

We can start wherever you are. Book a free consultation with Nick

Not sure who you'd like to work with? That's okay. Finding the right therapist matters. Let the Juniper team help you find the therapist who best fits what you're looking for.

 

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