Sam Best

MACP Candidate, Intern Counsellor

My approach is warm, curious, collaborative, and non-judgmental, and informed by my interest and training in psychodynamic and narrative therapy. I believe that counselling and therapy should be a safe space for you to explore your feelings, look at past patterns, develop new insights, and to feel deeply heard.  I aim to create a space where you can speak openly, move at your own pace, and feel supported while also being gently challenged when helpful. My work is informed by a relational perspective that values making sense of both your struggles and your successes by recognizing the unique story that underlies your experience. 

Before beginning my counselling training, I spent more than a decade working as an educator, which taught me the importance of trust, patience, curiosity, and meeting people where they are.

 

If you are looking for support with anxiety, depression, relationships, breakups, grief, identity, processing the emotional aspects of neurodivergence, or school and work presssures and concerns, please reach out for a free consultation to see if we might be a good fit.

Online: M F Sa, In Person: F Sa

Who He Supports

  • Individual Adults
  • Youth | 15+ Years

Fee Options

  • Interns | $60 & less

Approaches

  • Emotion-Focused Therapy | EFT
  • Internal Family Systems | IFS
  • Mindfulness-Based Therapy
  • Narrative Therapy
  • Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
  • Solution-Focused Therapy | SFT
  • Trauma-Informed Therapy

Services

  • ADHD
  • Aging
  • Anxiety & Panic
  • Attachment Issues
  • Autism | ASD
  • Boundaries
  • Career & Educational Support
  • Chronic Pain & Illness
  • Codependency
  • Depression
  • Diverse Relationship Structures
  • Gender & Identity
  • Generalized Anxiety Disorder | GAD
  • Grief & Loss
  • Interpersonal, Family & Relationship Issues
  • Isolation & Loneliness
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Mindfulness & Mind/Body Connection
  • Purpose & Meaning
  • Self-Esteem
  • Sex & Sexuality
  • Sleep Issues & Dreams
  • Social Anxiety
  • Spirituality
  • Stress & Burnout