Heather Main
- Accepting New Clients
- Accreditation: Registered Clinical Counsellor #4003, Canadian Certified Counsellor #0634
- Availability: Thursday, Saturday, Sunday
- Therapy Formats: In-Person, Virtual
- Clientele: Teens (10+), Adults, Couples, Family, LGBTQIA2S+
- Languages Spoken: English
Ready to Move Forward?
Heather holds a Master of Arts Degree (MA) in Counselling Psychology, a Diploma in Early Childhood Education (Dipl. ECE), and a Bachelor’s Degree in Education (B.Ed.), from the University of British Columbia. She has specialized in work with elementary-aged children and their parents in both private and public schools in the Lower Mainland as a school counsellor for 20 years. In addition Heather has developed and presented many workshops for school staff and parents. Heather has completed a two year internship in Bowen Family Systems Theory through Living Systems Counselling, North Vancouver, B.C., and is a trained Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) through Somatic Experiencing International in Colorado.
Heather approaches therapy through a trauma-informed, strength-based lens. She encourages continued personal curiosity, psychoeducation and life-long learning to help clients gain more information about their own nervous system, their family system and their relationships.
Areas of Focus:
- Anxiety
- Boundaries
- Codependency
- Dating
- Divorce & Separation
- Family Dynamics
- Family Trauma
- Parenting
- Parenting Adult Children
- People Pleasing
- Premarital & Marriage
- Purpose & Meaning Making
- Relationships
- Self-Esteem
- Teens
- Trust & Infidelity
- Women's Health
- ADD/ADHD
- ADHD in Relationships
- Attachment
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Communcation
- Emotion Regulation
- End of Life & MAID Process
- Geriatric Counselling
- LGBTQIA2S+
- Life Transitions
- Loss, Grief & Bereavement
- Older Adults
- Personal Growth
- School & Work Difficulties
- Trauma
- Virtual Counselling
Therapeutic Modalities:
- Bowen Family Systems
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- LGBTQIA2S+ Affirming Therapy
- Strengths-Based Approach
- Trauma-Focused CBT
- Attachment Theory
- Mindfulness-Based Approach
- Person-Centred Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Informed Care
"I engage in my work as a counsellor with the belief that the human life journey is a mixture of both planned and unexpected events occurring within specific structures or ‘systems.’ I view our individual ability to respond to life events as shaped by the oral stories and experiences of our parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents, our own early childhood experiences, our teen years and emergence into adulthood, as well as the socio-political events that affect our lives now and have affected previous generations. We are each developmental beings, with the opportunity to learn and grow throughout life. I honor each client’s unique nervous system, which developed within the individual's nuclear family emotional system. I offer each client the opportunity to reflect upon, identify, and transform thoughts, feelings, and behaviors which were once helpful, and now may no longer serve them. My post-graduate training in Bowen Family Systems and Somatic Experiencing, along with insights from Attachment Theory, Polyvagal Theory, and trauma recovery, has enriched both my professional practice and my own life. I enter every conversation with optimism, hope, and curiosity, and look forward to supporting your learning and growth."