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Session Format: In-person, Online, Telephone
Bio: With over 25 years of experience in the field of mental health and education, Mina Makkar brings a compassionate, trauma-informed approach to counselling. Holding a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology and a Post Baccalaureate in Special Education from Simon Fraser University, Mina is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC).
Mina offers personalized counselling services to children, adolescents, adults, and couples, supporting clients through a wide range of emotional and psychological challenges. Her therapeutic practice is rooted in an attachment-based and trauma-informed lens, ensuring a safe and empathetic space for healing and growth.
Her extensive training includes:
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) – for depression, anxiety, insomnia, OCD, and ADHD
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Narrative Therapy
Trauma Therapy & EMDR
Gottman Couples Therapy
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT)
Developmental Model Couples Therapy
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT)
Expressive Art Therapy & Sand Tray Therapy
School Counselling
Mina specializes in helping clients lift emotional burdens such as chronic stress, low self-esteem, shame-based belief systems, abandonment issues, and inner critic patterns. She also empowers individuals and couples to set healthy boundaries and build fulfilling relationships.
Whether you’re navigating personal challenges, relationship struggles, or seeking support for your child or teen, Mina offers a compassionate and skilled presence to guide you toward clarity, resilience, and emotional well-being.
Mina offers personalized counselling services to children, adolescents, adults, and couples, supporting clients through a wide range of emotional and psychological challenges. Her therapeutic practice is rooted in an attachment-based and trauma-informed lens, ensuring a safe and empathetic space for healing and growth.
Her extensive training includes:
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) – for depression, anxiety, insomnia, OCD, and ADHD
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Narrative Therapy
Trauma Therapy & EMDR
Gottman Couples Therapy
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT)
Developmental Model Couples Therapy
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT)
Expressive Art Therapy & Sand Tray Therapy
School Counselling
Mina specializes in helping clients lift emotional burdens such as chronic stress, low self-esteem, shame-based belief systems, abandonment issues, and inner critic patterns. She also empowers individuals and couples to set healthy boundaries and build fulfilling relationships.
Whether you’re navigating personal challenges, relationship struggles, or seeking support for your child or teen, Mina offers a compassionate and skilled presence to guide you toward clarity, resilience, and emotional well-being.
