"You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf." ~Jon Kabat-Zinn

One unique thing about Oasis Creative Counselling in West Vancouver is that you'll have the opportunity to participate in life coaching, counselling, and/or art therapy. Life coaching and counselling involve healing through primarily verbal processes (i.e., talking, writing), whereas art therapy is a metaverbal modality of treatment that involves various forms of expression (i.e., drawing, painting, sculpture, collage). 

You might feel unsure if you'd benefit most from life coaching, art therapy, or traditional counselling. The truth is that there's no wrong answer, and you can change your mind at any time. Reading through the rest of this page may give you some clarity, but you are also welcome to contact us directly to ask any questions you may have. If you let us know your needs and expectations, we can help you decide where to start.

Michelle offers life coaching and general wellness counselling with a focus on the present and the future. Life coaching is centred around goal setting, values/beliefs, and adjusting actions/behaviours to help you meet your goals. 

Michelle works with individuals to empower them to set goals and step into their own power by discovering what they are capable of. She will support you in developing new skills, expanding your comfort zone, getting clear on your priorities, eliminating limiting beliefs, and modifying behaviours that may be getting in your way.

Michelle's specialties include:

-Chronic pain

-Chronic illness, terminal illness, and/or recent medical diagnosis

-Death & dying

-School/work adjustment

-Life transitions

-Issues related to sexuality, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity

-Low self-esteem and/or self-criticism

-Anxiety

-Depression

Demill offers clinical counselling and art therapy with a focus on resolving past issues that may be affecting your present functioning. Demill generally works with a combination of verbal counselling and art therapy methods, but some clients prefer to stick with one or the other. During your initial session, you and Demill will discuss your individual needs and expectations and will collaboratively decide how to structure your sessions.

Demill operates from a person-centered model, which means that she believes it's vital for her to empathize with your experiences without judgment or criticism. She also believe it's important for her to be genuine and real in your counselling relationship.

Demill's specialties include:

-Eating disorders/disordered eating

-Substance abuse

-Addictive and/or compulsive behaviours

-Self-harm

-Negative body image

-Issues related to sexuality, sexual orientation, and/or gender identity

-Trauma