Counselling and Therapy

Ian uses a variety of highly effective counselling and therapeutic methods to help his clients overcome problems and gain more happiness in their lives. He has been described by clients as warm, caring, and conscientious.

Initially he provides an assessment to explore, provide clarity and educational information about the issues being presented. Next, he helps clients to set short-term and long-term goals. He then provides or recommends treatments to achieve these goals. He has a documented excellent rate of success with 94% of clients overall stating in a study that they have experienced positive results from counselling, therapy, and hypnotherapy. 61% of the total number of clients overall reported a large change and were very satisfied. 33% of clients reported mostly a medium change and were happy and satisfied with their results.

The main therapies used are the following:

• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Adlerian Psychodynamic Therapy
• Biologically based treatments
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Emotionally Focussed Therapy (EFT) Techniques and Tactics
• Existential Therapy
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy
• Family Systems Therapy
• Gottman Method Couples Therapy. Gottman Connect assessment and educational materials
• Humanistic Therapy
• Hypnotherapy – Medical grade
• Metaphor Therapy
• Mindfulness meditation
• Motivational Interviewing
• Solution Focused Therapy

Ian Bond, MA, BA, RCC, Professional Counselling & Psychotherapy services in Vancouver. Areas of practice include: Marriage counselling, couples counselling, relationship problems, affairs, anger management, depression, professional burnout, parenting issues, anxiety, panic attacks, trauma, PTSD – post traumatic stress disorder, acute stress, childhood traumas, phobias, obsessive-compulsive disorder, generalized anxiety, addictions, alcohol & drugs, smoking cessation, individual growth and development, stress management, and others.

Serving clients in the Lower Mainland including: Vancouver, West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, Surrey, Delta, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, White Rock, Tsawwassan, Langley, and New Westminster.