From Sechelt or Powell River, a one-hour Vancouver appointment costs a whole day and a ferry fare. Either on the trails or slopes everyone is hard to pin down. Your counsellor shouldn’t be. — no waitlist, direct billing, free match call. Sessions available 7am to 9pm.
Online counselling · Squamish · Whistler · Pemberton · Gibsons · Sechelt · Powell River
Counselling without the ferry or Highway 99
No ferry, no Highway 99
Openings this week — no waitlist
Evenings for split shifts and season hours
Video or phone, anywhere in BC
Free 20-minute match call
Master’s-level Registered Clinical Counsellors
Master’s-level RCCs
Registered Clinical Counsellors, online across BC
No ferry
Video from either side of the water
No waitlist
Free match call, usually within a day or two
40+ insurers
Direct billing where your plan allows it
The local reality
A one-hour appointment shouldn’t cost a ferry, a highway and a whole day
The coast’s geography sets the price of counselling. From Gibsons or Sechelt, a Vancouver appointment means the Langdale ferry both ways and a day rearranged around sailings; from Powell River — ferry-only, no road out — it can mean two boats each way. On the other side, Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton funnel down Highway 99 through weekend traffic that turns an hour’s session into an afternoon. Local provision is thin and books out fast, especially in season.
A video session costs fifty minutes and none of the above. Hand picked clinicians from hundreds of applicants, some are even trained in-house, and no sailing schedule in your mental health care.
A one-hour appointment costs a ferry and a whole day
Powell River means two boats before you’ve said a word
Highway 99 on a Friday adds hours you don’t have
In season your shifts split and your housing is shared
The local counsellor books out the week the town fills up
You’ve done the math, and the math says don’t bother
Powell River is ferry-only. Video isn’t.
From Gibsons or Sechelt, a Vancouver appointment means the Langdale ferry both ways and a day rearranged around sailings; from Powell River — no road out — it can mean two boats each way. On the corridor side, Squamish, Whistler and Pemberton funnel down Highway 99 through traffic that turns an hour’s session into an afternoon.
A video session costs fifty minutes and none of the above — and when staff housing offers no private corner, phone sessions and evening slots fill the gap.
What online sessions are like
A secure link, a private space, and fifty minutes — that’s the whole setup
At the scheduled time, your counsellor emails you a secure link. You open it on a laptop, or through a free app on your phone or tablet, and you’re in the session — no account to create, no software to buy.
A private space for the length of the session — that’s the only real requirement
Any phone, tablet or computer with a camera works
An ordinary connection is enough — or just a phone line, for full phone sessions
Standard sessions are 50 minutes
Video or phone is your choice, and it can change day to day
If the connection drops, your counsellor phones you and the session carries on
A SMALL SLICE OF OUR HANDPICKED TEAM
Counsellors taking new online clients
Master’s-level Registered Clinical Counsellors, online across BC.
Isabelle Hochban
MACP, RCC · Online across BC
Registered Clinical Counsellor working with adults by video and phone across BC.
Sarah Jetha
MACP, RCC · Online across BC
Registered Clinical Counsellor working with anxiety, by video and phone across BC.
Dixie Wong
MACP, RCC, CCC · Online across BC
Registered Clinical Counsellor working with individuals and couples, by video and phone across BC.
How to start
Start with a conversation, not a process.
Free 20-minute counsellor-match consultation
If you’d rather talk it through first — or you’re not sure who would be right — our counsellor-match team will help you decide. It’s free, by phone, and there’s no obligation to book anything after.
Step 01
Tell us what’s going on
A confidential 20-minute phone call with our counsellor-match team. Guided questions about what brought you here, what you’ve tried, what matters to you, and what a good fit would look like.
Step 02
We find your counsellor — and tell you why
Our coordinators interview every counsellor about their style, training, strengths and limits — the things that never make it onto a website. They stay neutral; no counsellor takes part in their own matching.
Step 03
Arrive without having to introduce yourself
You start your first session without repeating your story, already knowing your counsellor’s background and how they work. Afterwards we check in by email to confirm the choice was right — and if it wasn’t, we rematch you.
To be clear
What the match consultation is not.
Finding a counsellor is stressful enough without a process that makes it worse. So, to be clear:
Not a form. We’re real people, on the phone, here to support.
Not a paid service, or a step you have to pay for before you can continue.
Not an endless questionnaire you fill out alone, hoping something comes of it.
Not matching by photograph. Picking a face from a grid is not a clinical decision.
Not counsellors choosing their own clients. Our coordinators are a neutral third party.
Not a waitlist — and you will never be seen by anyone without a Master’s degree and professional registration.
Not a sales call. Nobody will pressure you to book a session.
We believe we have an ethical obligation to help you find the right counsellor, because we’re the ones with the clinical experience. The therapeutic relationship is the single biggest factor in whether therapy works. It’s too important to leave to a search page.
Cost and coverage
Paying for it on the coast and the corridor
Seasonal resort work shapes both the schedules and the coverage here.
Resort and tourism workers: many employer plans cover Registered Clinical Counsellors — and evening slots fit split shifts and season hours
Direct billing to 40+ insurers — you pay only your portion
Session times can move week to week as your season does
$175
50 minutes · Online session
Standard session, video or phone.
Free
20 minutes · Match consultation
By phone, no obligation to book anything after.
Most extended health plans in BC cover counselling with a Registered Clinical Counsellor, and we bill more than 40 insurers directly where the plan allows it. Counselling with an RCC is generally tax-deductible as a medical expense. If you don’t have benefits, say so when you call and we’ll tell you exactly what you’d pay — no surprises.
Where we serve
Communities we serve on the coast and corridor
Powell River is ferry-only — which is exactly why video sessions matter most there.
Squamish
Whistler
Pemberton
Gibsons
Sechelt
Powell River
Frequently asked questions.
From Powell River, anything on the mainland is a two-ferry day. Does online really cover me?
Completely. Sessions are by video or phone wherever you are — the ferry schedule stops being part of the decision. Powell River is exactly who this page is for.
Whistler in season is chaos — split shifts, staff housing, no privacy. How does this work?
Evening slots fit around split shifts, session times can change week to week, and phone sessions work when staff housing offers no private corner for video. If your season changes your life, your sessions can move with it.
Is a video session as private as a clinic visit?
Yes — sessions run on a secure clinical video application and carry the same confidentiality as sitting in a clinic room. What you need is a private space at your end for fifty minutes.
How fast can I start?
The free match call is usually available within a day or two, and a first session with a matched counsellor is normally available the same week. No waitlist, no referral.
Can I use my work benefits?
Most extended health plans cover Registered Clinical Counsellors, and we bill more than 40 insurers directly — you pay only your portion.
Whistler in season is chaos — split shifts, staff housing, no privacy. How does this work?
Evening slots fit around split shifts, session times can change week to week, and phone sessions work when shared housing offers no private corner for video. If your season changes your life, your sessions move with it.
For partners and family
If you’re here looking for help for someone else.
Seeking counselling for someone you love isn’t interfering. It’s one of the most caring things you can do.
You’re not failing them by worrying — you’re paying attention. You can call us yourself and ask questions before anyone commits to anything; plenty of people do, especially where getting help has never been easy to arrange.
We are not a crisis line. If you or someone you know is in immediate danger, call 9-8-8 — the Suicide Crisis Helpline, 24 hours a day — or 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) anywhere in BC. If someone is in immediate physical danger, call 9-1-1.
Fifty minutes. Zero sailings.
Book the free 20-minute match call — video or phone, from either side of the water.
The match consultation is free. No cost, and no obligation to book anything after.
