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CRAIG WANLESS Has relocated to Edmonton Alberta. To book online with Craig please use the Edmonton location. In-Person appointments in North Vancouver are available until September 2024

Due to the current risk of Respiratory Infections, we encourage all patients who are sick, or experiencing symptoms such as fever, trouble breathing, and coughing to call to reschedule your appointment at 1-604-426-1661 or email info@benchmarkcounselling.com

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Counselling ONLINE / TELEPHONE

**ONLINE / TELEPHONE AVAILABILITY** Benchmark has counsellors in various locations. Please see specific locations. Counselling is the skilled and principled use of relationship to facilitate self- knowledge, emotional acceptance and growth and the optimal development of personal resources. The overall aim is to provide an opportunity to work towards living more satisfyingly and resourcefully... Read More

**ONLINE / TELEPHONE AVAILABILITY** Benchmark has counsellors in various locations. Please see specific locations.

Counselling is the skilled and principled use of relationship to facilitate self- knowledge, emotional acceptance and growth and the optimal development of personal resources. The overall aim is to provide an opportunity to work towards living more satisfyingly and resourcefully. Counselling relationships will vary according to need but may be concerned with developmental issues, addressing and resolving specific problems, making decisions, coping with crisis, developing personal insights and knowledge, working through feelings of inner conflict or improving relationships with others.

The counsellor’s role is to facilitate the clients work in ways that respect the client’s values, personal resources and capacity for self-determination.


Counselling IN-PERSON

**FOR IN-PERSON AVAILABILITY** Benchmark has counsellors in various locations. Please see specific locations. Counselling is the skilled and principled use of relationship to facilitate self- knowledge, emotional acceptance and growth and the optimal development of personal resources. The overall aim is to provide an opportunity to work towards living more satisfyingly and resourcefully. Cou... Read More

**FOR IN-PERSON AVAILABILITY** Benchmark has counsellors in various locations. Please see specific locations.

Counselling is the skilled and principled use of relationship to facilitate self- knowledge, emotional acceptance and growth and the optimal development of personal resources. The overall aim is to provide an opportunity to work towards living more satisfyingly and resourcefully. Counselling relationships will vary according to need but may be concerned with developmental issues, addressing and resolving specific problems, making decisions, coping with crisis, developing personal insights and knowledge, working through feelings of inner conflict or improving relationships with others.

The counsellor’s role is to facilitate the clients work in ways that respect the client’s values, personal resources and capacity for self-determination.

Michael is a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor with the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists and holds a bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Science from Northern Arizona University.

ONLINE & In-Person (Comox, BC)

“I view counselling as a mutually beneficial relationship where I am walking beside you to help support your healing and growth. I believe everyone is the expert of their unique inner world. I hold space to help people feel safe enough to identify and actively change patterns and beliefs that are no longer serving them. I encourage self-empowerment, mindfulness, processing of emotions, and bring individuals back to their own inner knowing, re-establishing a connection to their core sense of Self.

By becoming more aware of the perceptions, defences, and strategies we adopted at an early age, we open to the possibility of re-writing our story and empowering ourselves from within to achieve our desired goals.

I help individuals to connect with the wisdom of their bodies through the nervous system. This creates opportunities to heal while learning to regulate, tolerate, explore, and understand feelings through fully experiencing them. These practices can help strengthen emotional intelligence and build inner resources such as: self-trust, self-esteem, self-compassion, and self-acceptance.”

Michael’s commitment to the counselling profession stems from a long-standing passion for personal growth and understanding human behaviour. Being born into a family with unaddressed traumas, he has personally witnessed, struggled with, and overcome many of the issues that individuals seek therapy for. This history and the depth of his own personal work and education, supports a unique relationship where individuals can feel safe, understood, and respected regardless of what is being brought to or unfolding during sessions.

Michael is a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor with the Association of Cooperative Counselling Th... Read More

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