Whatever you are carrying, bring it here.
Compassionate, creative counselling for grief, pet loss, DBT skills and art therapy — online, by phone, or in person in Vancouver. Paced entirely by you.
How are you arriving today?
No wrong answer. Pick the closest one and I will point you somewhere useful.
CCCRegistered Clinical Counsellor and Canadian Certified Counsellor, MA Counselling Psychology
Online, by phone, or in person
Pick what suits you when you book, and switch any time. In-person sessions are held at the Vancouver office:
204 – 5279 West Blvd, Vancouver, BC V6M 3W8 Open in Maps“Every story is honoured, and growth is nurtured with heart.”
Booking is quick and human
Online booking is coming soon. For now, call or email and we will find a time together. No intake form, no waitlist.
Book your first session — $50Counselling with Heart — the essentials
- Counsellor
- Stephanie Hartfield, RCC, CCC — MA Counselling Psychology and Art Therapy
- Specializations
- Grief and loss, pet loss, DBT skills, art therapy
- Session formats
- Online video, telephone, or in person in Vancouver
- Phone
- 306-716-0336
- Office
- 204 – 5279 West Blvd, Vancouver, BC V6M 3W8 (Kerrisdale)
- Areas served
- Vancouver and all of British Columbia and Saskatchewan
- First session
- $50 CAD, 50 minutes, no obligation to continue
- Standard rate
- $150 CAD per hour (a 50-minute session); $100 for veterans, healthcare workers and first responders; sliding scale available on request
- Insurance
- No direct billing; a receipt with the RCC and CCC numbers is issued for extended health claims
Four areas I know deeply
Each grounded in evidence-based training and adapted to the person in front of me — never a protocol applied to a person.
Grief & Loss
Bereavement and the quieter losses too — relationships ending, careers shifting, health changing.
Learn more →Pet Loss
Where the depth of that bond needs no defending, and your companion’s memory is properly honoured.
Learn more →DBT Skills
Emotional regulation, distress tolerance, mindfulness and interpersonal effectiveness.
Learn more →Art Therapy
Creative expression as a route into feelings that resist being put into words. No skill needed.
Learn more →Starting is easier than you think
Get in touch
Call 306-716-0336 or send a message. Online booking is coming soon; until then we will find a time between us.
Your first session
A $50 conversation. We talk about what brought you here and whether we feel like a good fit — no pressure either way.
Move at your pace
Together we shape a rhythm and an approach that fits your life, your energy, and what you are ready for.
Hi, I am Stephanie
A Registered Clinical Counsellor and Canadian Certified Counsellor with a Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology and Art Therapy. I work with people navigating grief, trauma, anxiety, depression and neurodivergence.
My approach is compassionate and client-centred. I offer a non-judgemental space to explore what you are feeling, build coping strategies that hold up in real life, and find your own pathways to healing.
Losing my 14.5-year-old Pomeranian, Nicki, showed me how isolating unacknowledged grief can be. That experience shapes how I sit with every client.
Transparent from the start
The first session is $50 for everyone, so cost is never the thing that keeps you waiting. Reduced rates for veterans, doctors, nurses, paramedics, EMTs and fellow mental health practitioners.
Individual counselling
Veterans, healthcare & first responders
Sliding scale: if the standard fee is a barrier, contact me about sliding scale options.
Good things to know first
What happens in a first session?
We talk. You share as much or as little as you want about what brought you here, and I explain how I work. There is no obligation to continue — the first session costs $50 precisely so that trying it is a low-stakes decision.
Do I need to be grieving a death to come to grief therapy?
No. Grief and loss therapy addresses far more than bereavement. The end of a relationship, a job change, a diagnosis or a significant life transition all carry real loss, and all deserve support.
Do I need to be good at art for art therapy?
Not at all. Art therapy is about expression, not skill. Drawing, painting or making simply offers a route to feelings that are difficult to put into words.
Are sessions online, by phone or in person?
All three. I see clients online over secure video, by phone, and in person at my Vancouver office — 204 – 5279 West Blvd, Vancouver, BC V6M 3W8. You choose which when you book, and you can switch between them session to session. Online and phone sessions keep therapy accessible for busy schedules and for clients right across British Columbia and Saskatchewan.
How much does counselling cost?
The first session is $50 CAD for everyone. After that a 50-minute session is $150, or $100 for veterans, doctors, nurses, paramedics, EMTs and fellow mental health practitioners. A package of six is $600, or $400 at the reduced rate.
What if I cannot afford the standard rate?
Please ask. Sliding scale options are available — there is no form and no means test. Cost should not be the reason you go without support.
Where is the office?
204 – 5279 West Blvd, Vancouver, BC V6M 3W8, in Kerrisdale. Online and telephone sessions are available anywhere in British Columbia and Saskatchewan.
Do you direct bill insurance?
I do not direct bill, but I provide a receipt after every session carrying my RCC registration number (#21239) and CCC certification number (#11245584). Many extended health plans reimburse counselling by a Registered Clinical Counsellor — it is worth checking your plan before you start.
Ready when you are.
One conversation, no obligation to continue. Reaching out is already the hardest part.