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Anxiety Counselling in Vancouver & Across BC
Wellspring offers anxiety counselling online in Vancouver and across BC. Our registered counsellors and psychotherapists work with persistent worry, panic, social anxiety and anxiety connected with past experiences.
Compare counsellors by focus, language and approach, or ask Wellspring AI to help you find a match. Start with a free 15-minute consultation to discuss fit and practical questions. Review fees and insurance information before booking ongoing counselling.
Most appointments are online. In-person sessions are available only at our Vancouver office, by appointment and through select counsellors.
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At Wellspring Counselling, we provide science-based anxiety counselling across Vancouver and province-wide in British Columbia. Our Registered Clinical Counsellors can help understand what’s driving your anxiety, work with the nervous-system patterns underneath it, and develop practical tools that support lasting calm, clarity, and confidence. We help with many forms of anxiety, including generalized anxiety, social anxiety, panic attacks, and anxiety shaped by past experiences—even when those experiences aren’t clearly remembered.
Founded in 2016, Wellspring is led by Alistair Gordon—Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), UBC Adjunct Professor, published author, and the creator of CorMorphosis™ Psychotherapy.
We primarily offer online counselling and psychotherapy across Vancouver and BC, making it easier to access meaningful therapy and personal growth wherever you are.
The Many Faces of Anxiety
People seek counselling for different anxiety-related concerns, including:
- Social anxiety: Fear of judgment or embarrassment that makes social situations difficult or leads you to avoid them.
- Persistent or generalized worry: Repeated worry that is difficult to set aside and interferes with your day.
- Panic and fear of panic attacks: Episodes of intense fear, or worry about another episode, that affect your choices and daily life.
- Specific fears and avoidance: Fear of particular objects or situations that limits what you feel able to do.
Describe your concerns in your own words and ask about the counsellor’s experience with them.
Choosing an Anxiety Counsellor at Wellspring
- Compare individual clinicians: Read our team profiles and working styles for professional designations, areas of practice, languages and appointment options.
- Discuss the approach: Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a well-studied psychotherapy for anxiety disorders. Your clinician can explain how a proposed approach relates to your concerns and preferences. See CAMH’s overview of anxiety psychotherapy for general background.
- Set goals together: Discuss the situations you would like to change, how you prefer to work and how you might review progress.
- Check practical arrangements: Confirm the chosen counsellor’s appointment format, availability, fee and benefits coverage. Review our fees and insurance information before booking ongoing counselling.
Start with a Free 15-Minute Consultation
What Anxiety Counselling Can Involve
- Assessment and shared goals: Discuss your current concerns, situations you find difficult and what you would like to change. Ask how the counsellor would assess the kind of support that may be appropriate.
- Cognitive and behavioural work: CBT can involve examining patterns of thinking and behaviour and trying practical changes. Your counsellor can explain the proposed work and how you would review progress.
- Other approaches when appropriate: Clinicians offer different methods according to their training and your needs. If past experiences are relevant to your concerns, discuss whether trauma-focused work, including EMDR or another approach, would be appropriate.
- Skills, feedback and review: Ask what you might practise between appointments and how to tell the counsellor what feels helpful or unhelpful. Discuss adjustments to the plan as you review your goals and preferences.
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Mr. Gordon is someone that captures the spirit and the heart of active engagement. He is empathic, genuine and incorporates action and creative problem solving into his practice. I have no hesitation in recommending Mr. Gordon as an effective career and personal counsellor.
I had no experience with therapy and was unsure of the whole process. Alistair made everything very accessible and unintimidating. It was clear that he puts quite a lot of effort and preparation into every session. I'm so glad that I decided to do this, and could not have asked for a better person to help me with this. I would highly recommend Alistair to anyone who has ever thought that they might benefit from talking to a professional.
I am a young professional which for a long time now, has struggled with anxiety, insecurity, and difficulty in finding effective life coping mechanisms. Alistair was referred to me by a friend and upon the first meeting, I found Alistair to be empathetic, compassionate and intuitive. I have now been seeing Alistair regularly for 6 months and through that time my anxiety has significantly decreased, I have found effective methods of dealing with stress, found support dealing with identity issues, as well as finding inner strength to get through a tough break up. Alistair again and again, went the extra mile -thank you Alistair for your candor, openness and a safe space to get support. Thank you for playing such a large role in keeping me healthy and positive.
I have been working with Alistair Gordon as my counsellor at Wellspring for almost 6 months now and cannot begin to tell you how far I have come with his help. I have tried working with other counsellors and therapists in the past but never really found one that clicked for me. I always felt judged, unsupported, and rushed at those appointments until I booked my first appointment with Wellspring and with Allistair. To anyone on the fence about booking an appointment or engaging in therapy: if you are willing to do the work, you couldn't ask for a better partner in your healing journey.
When I decided to find a counsellor, I tried to find someone that I could relate to, someone that is like-minded and down-to-earth and with Alistair I really found the right person. He uses an integrative approach, showed me techniques to relax and get aware of my emotions, and helped me see things in a new perspective. Of course this is an ongoing process but I enjoy meeting and working with Alistair every time. The downtown office is a very neutral place - not too intimate, not too clinical - which is helpful to overcome apprehension, especially the first couple of times. What I find remarkable is that Alistair almost always knows what I'm trying to say, even if I can't put it into words. Working with Alistair helped me a lot and it was the right decision to put my trust in him.
Alistair really cares about you the person, and I could really feel him trying to tackle my challenges. He was also very available for off-session contact via text and email. I think he did a great job with confronting me where I needed it. Alistair always could remember the important peoples' names in my personal life, which really helped with talking about my problems. I really felt like I was talking to a friend.
Alistair is an awesome counsellor. He has been so helpful in working with me through some tough times in my life. He's always been available to chat with me in-between sessions. I'd recommend Alistair to anyone - he's really the ideal counsellor in my view.
I enjoy how sessions are collaborative where I can take the lead for the direction of what we talk about, and at the same time I know that Alistair will offer helpful guidance and insight along the way. I also like how we focus on the future instead of just the past. I find this to be empowering and helpful to move forward in life.
Alistair is an awesome counsellor. He has been so helpful in working with me through some tough times in my life. He's always been available to chat with me in-between sessions. I'd recommend Alistair to anyone - he's really the ideal counsellor in my view.
I have always felt very comfortable with Alistair. He has a calming presence, and you can tell he cares about being the best counsellor for you. He helps you with all aspects of your concern, and is always able to help me find a solution to the problem I'm having.
Alistair is an exceptionally talented counsellor and has always demonstrated strong ethics, great compassion, wisdom and respect for others. I highly recommend him as a counselling practitioner.
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Wellspring founder Alistair Gordon, MA, RCC, a UBC Adjunct Professor, published author and developer of CorMorphosis™ Psychotherapy, shares practical ideas about emotions, worry and personal growth.- Online therapy for depression and anxiety: benefits and practical considerations (article).
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- Finding the concern beneath the worry (video, 13 minutes, 15 seconds).
- Three breathing techniques for calming the body (video, 5 minutes, 53 seconds).
- How to Understand and Resolve Inner Turmoil (article).
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