Stepwise is here to help you deal with anxiety, stress, grief, esteem, hope

Kenneth Kuo B.Sc.
Registered Therapeutic Counsellor - RTC

Master Therapeutic Counsellor - MTC

Association of Cooperative

Counselling Therapists of Canada

Professional Affiliations

Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada (ACCT) - I am a master therapeutic counsellor/registered therapeutic counsellor (member #2169) in good standing. ACCT is a competency-based professional association which regulates professional counsellors and therapists across Canada. ACCT counsellors are regulated by the ACCT Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice, and are dedicated to providing the highest standard of competent professional counselling services.

Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) - professional member

Training & Experience
* Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) Externship For Couples - Vancouver Centre For Emotionally Focused Therapy (VCEFT)

* Co-facilitator, bereavement/loss & grief, separation/divorce support groups (DivorceCare, GriefShare)

* Trauma Regulation and Integration Process (T.R.I.P.) Level 1 certificate - Monique Hoving-Smeets,

MAMFT

* Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 2 certificate - Gottman Institute
* Certificate of Career Exploration & Development Skills - Vancouver College of Counsellor Training

* Diploma of Professional Counselling - Vancouver College of Counsellor Training

Who Am I ?
Like you, I’ve experienced many ups and downs in life’s roller coaster ride. Whether it’s pivoting careers, financial worries, parenting stresses or seeking my life purpose - I’ve been there. And like you, those events impacted my relationships significantly. Not just relationships with other people, but the relationship with myself - the most important relationship. Often times I felt depressed or desperate. Even paralyzed and hopeless.

But the pain, sorrow and difficult situations

didn’t last forever.

With the love and support of family, friends and

my counsellor, I navigated through those tough life moments.

In time, I felt more hopeful. My outlook changed for the better. My relationships changed for the better. I reclaimed the most important parts of myself.

Like you, my life journey has been tough and rarely predictable. Having this lived experience allows me to I understand what it means for you to want to know yourself better - as you struggle right this moment to even imagine what moving forward looks like. Which is why I’m here to help you take incremental yet meaningful steps. Steps toward healing old wounds, resolving internal conflicts, connecting to your core values, and reclaiming your internal resources that energize and guide you.

How I Will Work with You

I practice an integrative counselling approach that draws from my training in proven psychotherapy modalities: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Person-Centered Therapy, Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, Internal Family Systems Therapy and Motivational Interviewing.

Counselling allows for a genuine focus on you. I fully listen and seek to understand your story as you share in a caring, safe and judgement-free space. Nothing is more important than for us to establish a trusting relationship. We work collaboratively and embark on this journey together so you can:

Increase self-awareness -> discover more of who you are

Better understand how you perceive and respond to difficult situations

Identify and make greater use of your own resources and support network

Gain fresh insights on the challenges you face; find freedom by discovering new perspectives; reclaim energy, hope and joy

Discover new steps towards a more content and purpose-driven life

Rates

Individuals sessions 60 mins or 90 mins - starting from $140

Couples sessions 60 mins or 90 mins - starting from $160

Insurance Coverage
The following insurers provide reimbursements for therapeutic counselling services provided by ACCT counsellors: Sun Life, Pacific Blue Cross, Canada Life, Green Shield Canada, Equitable Life of Canada, ClaimSecure, Manulife. Please check your policy's coverage and/or with your benefits plan provider, workplace human resources dept. and/or post secondary institution's student services dept. to confirm your policy's specific eligibility.

Cancellation Policy

In the event you cannot attend your next scheduled appointment with me, please notify me via phone and email at your earliest convenience so we can re-schedule. If you cancel with less than 24 hours’ notice, you will be billed at 50% of your scheduled session rate. Cancellations with less than 12 hours’ notice will be billed at 100% of your scheduled session rate. Cancellations due to sudden sickness shall be billed at $30.

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