Get in Touch
If you’re considering counselling and wondering whether this space may be right for you, you’re welcome to reach out.
You can use the contact form or booking link below to ask about availability, services, or next steps.
Messages are typically responded to within 24 hours on business days.
Crisis Support
ASCEND does not provide crisis services. If you are in immediate distress, please contact one of the following:
BC Mental Health Support Line
Provides emotional support, information, and resources specific to mental health — available 24 hours a day.
310-6789 (no area code needed)
Talk Suicide Canada
National 24/7 crisis line for anyone experiencing suicidal thoughts or worried about someone else.
Call or text: 988 talksuicide.ca
Kids Help Phone
(for youth up to age 29)
1-800-668-6868 | Text CONNECT to 686868 kidshelpphone.ca
KUU-US Crisis Line
Available 24 hours a day for culturally aware crisis support for Indigenous peoples in BC.
1-800-588-8717 kuu-uscrisisline.ca
HealthLink BC
Non-emergency health information and advice available 24 hours a day.
8-1-1 healthlinkbc.ca
Support Tools
If you need support outside of sessions, or are not yet ready to book, the following resources are available.
HereToHelp BC
A BC-specific resource providing quality information, self-help strategies, and connection to services for mental health and substance use. Here to Help Includes self-tests and psychoeducation on anxiety, mood, relationships, and more. heretohelp.bc.ca
Foundry BC (Free — ages 12–24)
Foundry offers free and confidential mental health and wellness services for youth ages 12–24 in British Columbia and their families. No referrals are needed. Foundry Available in person at centres across BC and virtually through the Foundry BC app. foundrybc.ca
Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre (BC Children's Hospital)
Provides free services, support, and resources for school communities and families navigating children's and youth mental health in BC. Includes peer support, educational events, and a podcast for families. Kelty Mental Health keltymentalhealth.ca
FamilySmart BC
Provides family peer support, helping parents and caregivers navigate mental health and substance use systems, find resources, and take care of themselves. Here to Help familysmart.ca
For referring professionals:
ASCEND accepts referrals from family lawyers, mediators, parenting coordinators, physicians, school counsellors, social workers, domestic violence organizations, and autism organizations.
Particular working knowledge in high-conflict family dynamics, post-separation adjustment, coercive control, betrayal trauma, and parenting neurodivergent children. Services provided under clinical supervision consistent with RTCc (ACCT) credential requirements.
Contact hello@ascendmindspace.com
Suggested Reads
Nervous System & Trauma
The Body Keeps the Score — Bessel van der Kolk
Waking the Tiger — Peter Levine
The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy — Deb Dana
Anxiety & Stress
First, We Make the Beast Beautiful — Sarah Wilson
Unwinding Anxiety — Judson Brewer
Identity & Self-Trust
The Mountain Is You — Brianna Wiest
Untamed — Glennon Doyle
The Gifts of Imperfection — Brené Brown
Relationships & Communication
Attached — Amir Levine & Rachel Heller
Set Boundaries, Find Peace — Nedra Tawwab
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents — Lindsay Gibson
For Adolescents and Parents
The Whole-Brain Child — Daniel Siegel & Tina Payne Bryson
Untangled — Lisa Damour
The Amazing Generation — Catherine Price & Jonathan Haidt
ASCEND provides clinical counselling services within the scope of professional practice.
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