Zana Becker
Clinical Counsellor & Art Therapist
RCC, RCAT, M.A. Educ, CCPA
Contact: Rozannabecker2@gmail.com
Dunbar, Vancouver, BC
Private Practice
My private practice is tailored towards empowering children, youth, adults and seniors through the healing journey.
Welcome, My name is Zana Becker. Below are a few
common questions and answers I am asked during
the initial consultation.
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with BCACC
(British Columbia Association of Clinical
Counselors) and a Registered Art Therapist with
CATA (Canadian Art Therapy Association). I have a
Masters in Education in the Arts from Simon
Fraser University and a post graduate diploma from
the Vancouver Art Therapy Institute. I am certified
in DBT (dialectical behaviour therapy), IFS
(internal family systems) informed and certified in
EMDR (eye movement desensitization reprocessing).
In addition I have training in Imago couples
counseling and Somatic work.
I have more than 6 years experience working with
children, adolescents, adults and seniors.
I currently see clients in person and online in my
Vancouver office.
Get to know your counsellor
Do you feel like yourself? Currently you may feel as if you are in a place of hopelessness, depression, experiencing feelings of being overwhelmed with few resources to draw upon for help. Collaboratively through counselling and/or art therapy we can explore and rediscover your internal resources, find your inner resilience and strengths; explore answers to your feelings, inner turmoil and questions. Finding ways to explore and resolve your concerns, behaviours and fears relies on building a bridge between what you presently feel and how you would like to feel in the future.
My goal in therapy is to help you discover what is missing that would get you back to feeling fully like yourself? Mark Rego, M.D. writes that its easy to say we are feeling very tired, often feel blue or have no sex drive. Not feeling like yourself is an early warning he states that “something is amiss.” He writes that feeling like yourself is like wearing a comfortable jacket that fits perfectly and you know it as soon as you put it on. Its “similar in that every inch of your internal being feels right and normal.”
When we are ourselves, we do not always have to feel good or happy, and that is okay. Our goal in therapy is get to know ourselves improve and learn what our triggers are and how we can better get to know those parts of self, that are triggered/wounded; and release/unburden the wounds. Many of us have experienced severe traumas and believe we may never feel like ourselves again. Thus, creating a new self- becomes our goal in therapy. A self that has the capacity for curiosity, compassion and relaxation.
Starting counselling can be a scary and difficult step, but when you decide that you want to start this journey and trust in the process, change will happen. I look forward to starting the journey with you.
Cited Mark Rego, M.D. author of Frontal Fatigue: The Impact of Modern Life and Technology on Mental Illness.
Specialized Training
EMDR certified, with advanced protocols
IFS Informed
Art Therapy
DBT
Imago Couples counselling
Somatic work
Dementia and Parkinson's
My practice focuses on identifying your individual needs, where you currently are, and how I can best support you to reach your true potential helping you discover the person you want to be.
Trauma
PTSD
Autism
ADHD
Alzehimer's
Bipolar Disorder
BPD
Depression
DID
Life Transitions
Relationship Challenges
Psychosis
Self Harming
Sexual Abuse
Stress