Counseling

Couples Counseling & Individual Counseling

Compassionate, Personalized Counseling That Meets You Where You Are

At Vancouver Wellness Studio, we offer thoughtful, evidence-based therapy services for individuals, couples, and families. Whether you’re working through anxiety, relationship conflict, family dynamics, or major life transitions, our team of skilled therapists is here to support your path toward healing and connection.

We believe in creating a safe, affirming space where every person—no matter their age, background, or relationship structure—can feel heard, supported, and empowered.

Support for Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Life Transitions, and More

Our individual counseling services are designed to help adults, teens, and children develop deeper emotional insight and build the tools needed for long-term mental and emotional well-being. Each session is tailored to your unique goals, needs, and pace of healing.

Counseling Services at Our Vancouver Location

Individual Counseling & Therapy

Support for Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Life Transitions, and More

Our individual counseling services help adults, teens, and children develop greater self-awareness, build emotional resilience, and work through mental health challenges in a nurturing and collaborative environment.

Our therapists draw from modalities like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and somatic practices tailored to each individual’s goals.

We support individuals with:

  • Anxiety & Depression Therapy

  • Trauma & PTSD Support (including EMDR)

  • Therapy for Life Transitions & Grief

  • ADHD & Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapy

  • Body Image & Eating Disorder Counseling

  • Therapy for Self-Esteem and Identity Exploration

Couples Counseling & Relationship Therapy

Rebuild Trust, Improve Communication, Deepen Connection

Whether you’re navigating a new stage in your relationship, dealing with conflict, or simply want to feel more connected, couples therapy can provide clarity and direction. We work with couples of all backgrounds and identities to help empower them as a couple and develop a stronger relationship, however that looks for them as a couple or individually.

Sessions help couples reconnect through improved emotional safety, practical tools, and deeper understanding.

We support couples with:

  • Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples (EFT)

  • Gottman Method Relationship Counseling

  • Premarital and Commitment Counseling

  • Support After Infidelity or Trust Rupture

  • Therapy for Sex, Intimacy & Communication

Child, Teen & Family Counseling

Strengthen Family Connections and Foster Emotional Growth

We specialize in therapy for children, adolescents, and families facing challenges related to behavior, school issues, parenting, or emotional regulation. Our child and family therapists use a playful, developmentally appropriate approach to support families during their most important seasons.

We also provide parent-child therapy and collaborative family counseling to improve dynamics and build lasting connection.

We support families with:

  • Emotional and Behavioral Challenges in Children & Teens

  • Parent Coaching and Support

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) & ADHD

  • Therapy for Sibling or Parent-Child Conflict

  • Support for Families During Divorce or Transition

YOu may still have questions

  • A: Individual therapy provides a safe and supportive space to explore the root causes of anxiety, depression, and trauma. At Vancouver Wellness Studio, we use evidence-based approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), EMDR, and mindfulness-based tools to help clients better understand their symptoms, develop healthy coping strategies, and create meaningful change. Whether you’re facing a recent challenge or working through long-standing emotional pain, therapy can offer relief, clarity, and personal growth.

  • A: Couples counseling is a collaborative process designed to help partners improve communication, resolve conflict, and rebuild emotional intimacy. We draw on proven frameworks like Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and the Gottman Method to guide conversations around trust, values, and shared goals. Whether you're dealing with ongoing tension, recovering from betrayal, or preparing for a future together, our therapists create a supportive environment to help your relationship grow stronger and more connected.

  • A: Our child and family therapy services help address emotional regulation, behavior concerns, sibling conflict, and parent-child communication. Using age-appropriate, creative techniques and a neurodiversity-affirming lens, we support children and teens in expressing themselves, building resilience, and developing coping skills. We also work closely with parents through coaching and collaborative sessions to improve family dynamics, especially during transitions like divorce, relocation, or school changes.

Meet Our Providers

Ginger Hemming, LMHC, ATR

Ginger Hemming is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Registered Art Therapist, who works with kids ages 3+, teens, families, and adults. She has had the pleasure of having 14 years of experience working in the mental health field with a variety of populations, primarily with a focus on treating trauma symptoms arising from early childhood experiences, domestic violence, accidents, and vicarious trauma resulting from employment

Ginger creates a safe, therapeutic space where clients can process past or current life struggles, leading to an improved quality of relationship with self and others. Her approach is client-centered, meeting each client where they are in their healing. Ginger uses a variety of modalities such as EMDR, DBT, IFS, and solution-focused and trauma-informed CBT. She utilizes art within the comfort of each client as a tool to assist in the therapeutic process.

Gretchen Edwards, MSW, LSWAIC

Gretchen is a Licensed Clinical Social Work Associate who believes in the power of connection in finding healing in our lives. Her approach is warm, collaborative, eclectic, and relationship-focused, recognizing that growth and healing in a therapeutic environment is best supported in a foundation of safety, trust, openness, and respect. Grounded in relational, family systems, EMDR, and somatic therapies, Gretchen believes in the power of walking beside her clients on their journey to healing.

Gretchen brings a wealth of experience in working with individuals experiencing caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, cancer, grief/loss/end of life concerns, ADHD, anxiety, depression, infertility, occupational stress, postpartum and post-adoption depression and anxiety, and parenting of aging parents. Additionally, Gretchen’s years of experience as both a potential adoptive parent-in-waiting and later an adoptive mom have given her firsthand knowledge of the tremendous challenges adoptive families face in finding resources that are adoption trauma/attachment informed for both adopted children and their parents. Her professional experiences have often focused on listening to, supporting, and encouraging individuals in hard places as they find their way to feeling truly heard and seen in both group settings and through one-on-one counseling focused on mindfulness, camaraderie, and evidence-based practices.

Children ages 4+, teens, adults

Stephanie Zoeller, LMHCI

Stephanie is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Intern completing her master’s degree at Oregon State University in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She is deeply passionate about supporting individuals on their journey towards holistic well-being.

Stephanie believes in the inherent resilience of each individual and works collaboratively with clients to identify their strengths and empower them to overcome life's challenges. By helping clients identify and challenge troubling beliefs and thought patterns that contribute to emotional distress, Stephanie helps encourage individuals to reframe negative thinking patterns, cultivate self-compassion, and develop healthier coping strategies.

Her goal is to promote emotional well-being and psychological resilience by equipping individuals with the tools and insights needed to navigate life's challenges with greater clarity and resilience. Stephanie is dedicated to fostering a supportive and non-judgmental therapeutic environment where clients feel free to explore their concerns and work towards meaningful change.

Stephanie has a special interest in working with the following groups: law enforcement, fire fighters, dispatchers, those in emergency medical care, attorneys, as well as family members of those in that career field.

Adults and Teens (13 and older)

Libby Clow, LMHCI

Libby Clow is a Clinical Mental Health Counselor Intern in the final year of her graduate studies in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Antioch University. Her long educational and professional background in performing arts & food culture along with her love of travel and languages have profoundly influenced her appreciation for the power of storytelling, community bonds, imagination and transpersonal exploration in promoting whole-person evolution throughout one’s lifespan.

Being at the beginning of any journey creates challenges and affords tremendous opportunity for curiosity, insight, and growth. Libby genuinely thrives in new learning experiences and aims to ignite a sense of discovery and awe in her therapeutic practice, rooted in social justice, liberation, and mindfulness. Her approach is kind, intuitive, attuned, collaborative and nimble, and she considers it the highest honor to be a trusted companion on your unique life path.

Adults and Teens (13 and older)

Intern Therapy

At VWS we are proud to support our community by providing reduced fee services for clients seeking mental health. We offer a clinical training program for graduate-level intern therapists. As part of this program, we offer low-cost counseling with fees of $90 for Individuals and $115.00 for Couples + Family therapy.

Our Intern Therapists start at different times throughout the year, most often in January or April, and see clients during their internship for up to 10-18 months. After that time, clients can continue with their therapist once they become a VWS employee, or be transitioned to another VWS therapist to continue their care. Learn more about our Intern Therapists below!