Healing from the Heart: Transformative AEDP Counselling in Vancouver

Navigate the Unique Challenges that Men Face, Through Counselling

A lot of men grow up learning to stay tough, stay in control, and handle everything alone. While these messages can be useful at times, they can also make it hard to ask for help, talk about emotions, or even understand what’s going on inside - disconnecting you from a sense of who you really are. Over time, this can cause stress, frustration, or disconnection—from yourself and others.

At New Tides Counselling & Wellness, we recognize the distinct experiences and pressures that men encounter. Our counsellors in Vancouver, and online offer therapeutic support where it matters - challenges in your personal relationships, career, or internal world. Our therapists provide a safe, trauma-informed space to explore emotion, break inherited beliefs, and reconnect with your authentic self.

Connect Directly with One of Counsellors Specializing in Working with Men

Common Concerns Men Bring to Therapy

(Though we know it’s not one size fits all!)

  • Loss of Direction: Feeling stuck or adrift in midlife, career, or relationship transitions.

  • Relationship Challenges: Struggles with intimacy, trust, or the ability to communicate needs.

  • Internal Conflict or Pressure to Conform: Feeling torn between who you are and who you were told to be.

  • Emotional Suppression: Difficulty expressing feelings or identifying emotions.

  • Identity and Purpose: Seeking a deeper sense of purpose, truth, or spiritual meaning.

  • Stress and Burnout: Including managing work-related pressures and the drive to succeed, or feeling stuck in career or midlife transitions

  • Anger and Frustration: Experiencing irritability or anger that feels overwhelming or out of control.

  • Pressure to conform—feeling torn between who you are and expectations

  • Isolation: Feeling disconnected from others or lacking a supportive community.

How Therapy Can Help

Engaging in therapy provides a confidential and supportive space to delve into these issues without judgment. Our therapists employ approaches grounded relational, trauma-informed, attachment informed lenses and draw EMDR, EFT, DBT, and more. Together, we’ll:

  • Build emotional awareness and resilience

  • Uncover core values and sense of direction

  • Cultivate a deeper understanding of yourself and your experiences.

  • Improve communication and relationship dynamics

  • Release shame or pressure to perform

  • Feel more connected to yourself and others

  • Learn coping tools for stress, anxiety, burnout, and anger

  • Reconnect with your authentic self while learning to manage stress, anxiety, and other challenging emotions.

Meeting You Where You Are: What You Can Expect

Our therapists create a safe, grounded space for men to reflect, challenge old patterns, and reconnect with themselves. Whether you're in crisis, at a crossroads, or simply curious to know yourself more deeply, we're here to walk alongside you.

In Person Sessions in Vancouver, or Online Anywhere in BC, offering a confidential, non-judgmental, relationship-focused space

  1. Flexible support: short-term toolkit therapy or longer relational work

  2. Sliding scale & virtual sessions—we meet you where you are

  3. If you feel drawn to working with a male counsellor, Utku, is here to support you and has expertise supporting men and offers sessions in English and Turkish

Contact us today to explore therapy for men and begin your journey toward greater self-understanding and wholeness.

Frequently Asked Questions About Counselling for Men

  • The core of therapy—connection, exploration, and support—is the same. But men often face unique internal and societal pressures that shape how they experience emotion, relationships, and identity. Our counselling for men is grounded in understanding those nuances and helping you explore your inner world in a way that feels safe and authentic.

  • There’s no one “type,” but common themes include:

    • Burnout, stress, or feeling emotionally shut down

    • Relationship difficulties (communication, trust, intimacy)

    • Anger or frustration that feels hard to control

    • Feeling stuck in career or life direction

    • Grief, identity shifts, or questions about meaning and purpose

  • Not at all. Therapy can absolutely support you through a crisis—but many men come when they’re just feeling a bit off, uncertain, or curious to know themselves better. Whether you’re in the midst of a transition or simply feeling numb or disconnected, therapy is a proactive and powerful step.

  • You can expect a confidential, non-judgmental space where you’ll be met with curiosity—not criticism. Our therapists will take the time to understand where you’re coming from and move at a pace that feels right for you. Therapy may involve talking, reflection, or learning new tools to navigate your life more consciously.

  • Yes. We offer virtual counselling for men across British Columbia, including phone and secure video sessions. Many of our clients find this flexible, accessible, and comfortable.

Counselling & Therapy for Men
Registered Clinical Counsellor Practice | Serving Vancouver BC and Online Services in British Columbia