Specializations

BIPOC Counselling

Healing looks different when you carry the weight of culture, history, and expectation. We’re here to listen deeply, honor your lived experience, and walk alongside you with care, humility, and respect.

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Why you might be here

When You’re Tired of Being Misunderstood

Being BIPOC often means navigating a world that misunderstands or overlooks your story. It can be exhausting to explain your experience to people who don’t share it, and that’s why this work matters.


You might:

  • Feel unseen or invalidated by others
  • Carry the weight of racism, bias, or discrimination
  • Struggle to balance cultural values with personal needs
  • Experience burnout from code-switching or masking
  • Feel pressure to “represent” your community
  • Long for a space where your full identity is understood and valued

You don’t have
to navigate this alone.

It starts with a conversation.

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How therapy at G&G Helps

Therapy That Sees You Fully

We meet you where you are: honoring the complexity of your identity, the resilience you carry, and the strength of your story.  Your identity isn’t something to navigate around,  it’s something to honor and celebrate.


Together, we’ll:

  • Explore the impacts of racism, intergenerational trauma, and cultural expectations
  • Create space for healing without judgment or pressure
  • Reconnect with your sense of belonging and self-worth
  • Build tools that center balance, self-compassion, and empowerment

The Outcome

Freedom to Be All of Who You Are

Healing means reclaiming your voice and your power, on your own terms.

You can:

  • Feel more grounded in your identity
  • Develop stronger boundaries and self-trust
  • Experience relief from internalized pressure and bias
  • Build confidence to take up space, unapologetically
  • Find belonging within yourself, and your community
Holding Space for BIPOC Stories
Holding Space for BIPOC Stories
Holding Space for BIPOC Stories
Holding Space for BIPOC Stories
Holding Space for BIPOC Stories
Holding Space for BIPOC Stories
What you might walk away with

A space where your story and culture are deeply respected.

Relief from the weight of racism, bias, and cultural pressures.

Tools to navigate identity, belonging, and resilience.

Confidence to reclaim your voice and power.

Support that honors your whole self, not a one-size-fits-all model.

Healing that balances culture, history, and individuality.

Freedom to show up authentically without apology.

Therapists experienced cross-cultural and anti-oppressive practice.

A stronger sense of belonging, empowerment, and pride.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is BIPOC counselling?

BIPOC counselling is therapy that acknowledges and supports the unique experiences of Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour. It is a space where people can feel seen, heard and supported through the experiences that have shaped their lives and formed who they are today.

Why is BIPOC counselling important?

It creates a safe space where clients feel validated and understood in navigating racism, identity, and cultural pressures. If you are an immigrant BIPOC counselling can support you in adjusting to different cultures and the challenges that come with it.

What issues can BIPOC counselling help with?

BIPOC therapy supports anxiety, depression, racial trauma, identity struggles, and family dynamics. It is important to work with a BIPOC counsellor that makes you feel safe, seen, and heard while unpacking the intricacies that come with these situations.

How does BIPOC therapy work?

BIPOC Therapists integrate cultural awareness and lived experiences into an individual's healing process. Creating a space that makes you feel seen and understood in your unique experience of belonging and/or immigration experiences can be transformative.

Does BIPOC counselling address racial trauma?

Yes, BIPOC counselling addresses racial trauma that may arise for an individual. It provides space to process racism, microaggressions, and systemic stressors that are faced in daily life.

How do I find a BIPOC therapist in BC?

To find a Vancouver BIPOC counsellor you can look for a Registered Clinical Counsellor, Psychologist, or Social Worker trained in BIPOC counselling and treatment modalities. Our Vancouver counselling practice has a specialist on board. Please look at our therapist directory to learn more.

What results can I expect from BIPOC counselling?

BIPOC counselling helps clients feel validated, empowered, and more connected to their cultural identity. Our clients report reduced anxiety and depression, stronger coping skills for navigating racism or discrimination, and improved relationships with family and community. Therapy can build resilience, self-confidence, and overall well-being, leaving clients feeling seen, supported, and equipped with tools to thrive.

Is BIPOC counselling covered by insurance in BC?

Many extended health plans in British Columbia cover sessions with a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), Canadian Certified Counsellors (CCC), and Registered Social Workers (RSW). It’s best to confirm directly with your provider. Our Vancouver clinic issues detailed receipts to make the reimbursement process simple and stress-free.

Who provides BIPOC counselling in Vancouver and BC?

BIPOC counselling is provided by Registered Clinical Counsellors, Psychologists, and Registered Social Workers. At our Vancouver counselling clinic, we have a specialized BIPOC counsellors who offers secure virtual BIPOC therapy in Vancouver and throughout British Columbia for individuals and couples.

Is BIPOC counselling available in Vancouver and British Columbia?

Yes. At our Vancouver counselling clinic, we have a specialized BIPOC counsellors who offers secure virtual BIPOC therapy in Vancouver and throughout British Columbia for individuals and couples. secure online therapy across BC.

Have questions before taking the leap?

We’re here to make
this as easy as possible

If you have any questions for us prior to booking an appointment or being matched with a therapist, please fill out this contact form and our clinic concierge will get back to you during business hours (Monday- Friday 9:00am to 5:00pm PST).

We look forward to supporting you!

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