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Aileen Cham

Pronouns: they/them
Located In: Vancouver
Session Format: In-person, Online

Bio: I view my therapeutic role and my experiences as a human to be deeply interconnected. My practice is informed through my lens as a queer, Taiwanese-Malaysian “third-culture kid” navigating chronic mental illness and neurodiverse experiences. While education and training provide a solid framework for my therapeutic approach, it is most coloured by my belief that therapy is, at its core, a space for shared humanity.

I align with and often work well with:

· creatives and artmakers,
· folks who have been deemed “too emotional”, “too much”, or “highly sensitive”; seen as “weird”, “different”, or have been othered for existing outside the dominant social scripts,
· sexual/gender diverse experiences and neurodivergent experiences,
· those experiencing (chronic) suicidality and self-harm,
· intergenerational and complex trauma – especially with those who are nervous about exploring these themes!

I enjoy working creatively and curiously through expressive arts, weaving in somatic (body-based) explorations, and introducing new ways of understanding ourselves through parts work. For folks seeking skill-building or more structured learning, I like using DBT (Dialectical Behavioural Therapy). In all of these, my practice is rooted in an anti-capitalist, abolitionist, and Disability Justice-informed framework that looks beyond individual “fixing”, and towards ways of being that honour the full spectrum of who you are.

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