Know your Vancouver Therapist before you book for Counselling – Ernest Chen

RCC, CCC, Registered Therapist, Registered Clinical Counsellor, Canadian Certified Counsellor, Vancouver, Kitsilano Ernest Chen is a bilingual – Cantonese and English – Registered Clinical Counsellor with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellor (BCACC) and a Canadian Certified Counsellor with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)

You will find him in his humble Kitsilano, Vancouver clinic where the journey begins. Ernest holds a Masters degree in Counselling Psychology from Adler University, Vancouver. In addition, he has his certifications in Observed and Experiential Integration (OEI), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Clinical Hypnosis (Hypnotherapy), Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM), and Existential Analysis (Psychotherapist). For more info on each of these, click here.

Typically, Ernest employs an existential-humanistic approach to therapy, guiding a client through to the core of the issue rather than symptom management. Depending on the presenting concern and client’s comfort he may use other techniques such as Solution-Focused Therapy, Hypnotherapy, EMDR, OEI, or CBT and Mindfulness.

Ernest is passionate about the well-being of the mind and soul thus continuously educates himself in the most effective ways of helping people navigate through challenges. Besides formal training, Ernest’s own life journey has become his laboratory of innovation as he manages life transitions, grief and loss, and even death itself using many tools and philosophies shared with clients. Many would say that Ernest has an old soul with much vitality for life. Through his life’s journey, Ernest has learned that life is full of surprises and one can face that reality being fully present or one can choose to face it later when it is much more complicated but life never presents a challenge without a solution either from within or from the outside. Using his knowledge, creative alternatives, and talk therapy he helps clients search for this solution.

His expansive career experiences allow him to tailor therapy to the needs of the client, whether it is for crisis intervention or long-term therapy. Ernest has worked with Homewood Health (Employee Assistance Program) for a decade with the most recent role as their staff clinician. In addition, he would be seeing private clients through Willful Minds. In 2017 he received the award for Excellence in Counselling from the CCPA after helping thousands of clients annually. Since 2006, Ernest has worked with diverse populations of clients, addressing many different topics. Ernest is able to help clients achieve their goals, stay on track, and grow in the process. Along with individual and couples counselling, he has debriefed individuals and groups after traumatic incidents and provides psycho-education to the general public, sharing information about mental health. For a list of Ernest’s areas of interest, click here.

Outside of the therapeutic room, he volunteers with the community such as the Canadian Red Cross, ALS Society, and the BC Disaster Psychosocial Services. While volunteering, he serves as a Director on the Boards of the Canada Asia Pacific Business Association, the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, and the Existential Analysis Society of Canada, to support growth, change, and awareness of social support and mental health. For more information with regards to Ernest’s credentials and training, please visit his LinkedIn page.
 
 
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