--- title: "EMDR Therapy in Abbotsford, BC" description: "Online EMDR therapy for Abbotsford. EMDR from Abbotsford, with no drive either side of it. With Camille, $140 per 50-min session · free 15-min consult." url: https://www.westpeakwellness.com/online-counselling/abbotsford/emdr-therapy lang: en-CA section: "Abbotsford · Fraser Valley · Online" date_modified: 2026-10-17 publisher: "Westpeak Wellness" publisher_type: "Registered Clinical Counsellor practice, British Columbia, Canada" delivery: "secure video only; no in-person office" not: "not a crisis service; not a medical practice; not covered by MSP" contact: info@westpeakwellness.com source_html: https://www.westpeakwellness.com/online-counselling/abbotsford/emdr-therapy index_of_site: https://www.westpeakwellness.com/llms.txt license: "Content © Westpeak Wellness. Quote with attribution and a link." --- # EMDR Therapy in Abbotsford, BC EMDR Therapy for people in Abbotsford is with Camille Granda, RCC, CCC, by secure video, with a free 15-minute consultation, no referral, and receipts your extended health plan can process. EMDR from Abbotsford, with no drive either side of it. Local EMDR-trained clinicians are listed in the BCACC and EMDR Canada directories; video adds one more BC option beside them. [Book a free consultation for EMDR therapy in Abbotsford](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/book?with=camille-granda#calendar) [What EMDR therapy involves](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/services/emdr-therapy) Updated October 17, 2026 Abbotsford has EMDR-trained clinicians, and the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors’ directory and EMDR Canada’s list are the places to find them. What varies is who is taking new clients, at what times, and whether the weekly drive fits around work. Online EMDR adds a BC option to that list rather than replacing the local ones. Delivered by video, the drive stops being part of the work. The protocol is unchanged, the bilateral stimulation is delivered on screen or by self-administered tapping, and the preparation phase that makes EMDR safe to do happens exactly as it would in a room. Sessions are $140 for 50 minutes and start with a [free 15-minute video call](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/book?with=camille-granda#calendar), no charge, no card, and no obligation to book anything afterwards. Many BC extended health plans reimburse a Registered Clinical Counsellor; whether yours does is plan-dependent, so check it for the RCC designation before the first paid session. [Fees and extended-health cover](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/pricing) are set out in full. EMDR from Abbotsford can also run as the EMDR Intensive once preparation is done: $190 for 90 minutes with Camille Granda. [How the intensive differs from weekly EMDR](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/compare/emdr-intensive-vs-weekly-emdr). ## EMDR therapist in Abbotsford: who you would see Taking new clients for EMDR therapy and seeing people in Abbotsford by secure video. Each is a Registered Clinical Counsellor; the registration is on the profile and can be checked on the BCACC register. ![Camille Granda, Registered Clinical Counsellor, seated and listening](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/_next/image?url=%2Fimg%2Fphoto%2Fcamille-chin.jpg&w=256&q=75&dpl=dpl_5oWqSyeZ3Dmx9o1tJgbj87jckevt) ### Camille Granda, RCC, CCC English and Tagalog · EMDR, Trauma, Anxiety and chronic stress [Book with Camille](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/book?with=camille-granda#calendar) [More about Camille](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/practitioners/camille-granda/abbotsford) ## Getting counselling in Abbotsford Abbotsford is far enough east that Metro Vancouver practices are a genuine drive rather than a nuisance, Highway 1 at the wrong hour turns a session into most of an afternoon. The Fraser Valley has fewer counsellors per resident than Metro Vancouver, and specialised work in particular thins out quickly east of Langley. People here are used to being told the nearest option is in Surrey. [![A stylised map of British Columbia with a central video-session hub linked by dotted lines to Prince George, Kamloops, Kelowna, Abbotsford, Surrey, Vancouver, Nanaimo and Victoria, showing that sessions reach every region of the province.](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/img/bc-reach.svg) (full size, opens in a new tab)](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/img/bc-reach.svg) Anywhere in BC includes Abbotsford. There is no catchment, because there is no office. Public mental-health intake for Abbotsford runs through [Fraser Health](https://www.fraserhealth.ca/health-topics-a-to-z/mental-health-and-substance-use). That route matters if you are seeking publicly funded care. It has no bearing on seeing a Registered Clinical Counsellor privately, which needs no referral and no diagnosis. See [how RCCs, psychologists and social workers differ](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/compare/rcc-vs-psychologist-vs-social-worker-bc). **Specialised counselling without the highway. The choice stops being "the counsellor nearby or the right counsellor" and becomes simply the right counsellor.** More on this city, including who else it serves and what the local picture looks like: [online counselling in Abbotsford](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/online-counselling/abbotsford). [Book a consultation](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/book?with=camille-granda#calendar) [Ask a question first](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/contact) ## What EMDR therapy involves [![A diagram of EMDR therapy compressed into four stages: history and treatment planning, preparation and stabilisation resources, assessment through desensitisation and installation, and body scan with closure and re-evaluation.](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/img/emdr-phases.svg) (full size, opens in a new tab)](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/img/emdr-phases.svg) EMDR’s eight phases, grouped into the four stages you actually experience. The full picture: how sessions are structured, what the first one is like, and what it does not do, is on [the EMDR therapy page](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/services/emdr-therapy). If you are still working out what you need, [the short questionnaire](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/tools/which-service) is a quicker route than reading all of them, and [what to expect in a first session](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/guides/what-to-expect-first-therapy-session) covers the part most people are actually nervous about. ## Questions from Abbotsford **Is EMDR only for major traumatic events?** No. It is used with a wide range of distressing memories and stuck beliefs, including ones that never involved a single identifiable event. **What if I do not want to describe what happened in detail?** EMDR requires far less verbal recounting than most people expect, which is one of the reasons it suits people who have found talking it through directly unmanageable. **Is EMDR therapy available in Aldergrove, Clearbrook or Matsqui?** Yes. EMDR Therapy by secure video reaches Aldergrove, Clearbrook and Matsqui exactly as it reaches Abbotsford: there is no office to get to and the same fee applies however far out you are. Fraser Health is the public route for Abbotsford and the rest of its region; this is the private one, and it needs no referral. [More frequently asked questions](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/faq), or [book the free consultation](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/book?with=camille-granda#calendar) and ask directly. ## Other counselling in Abbotsford - [Couples and Marriage Counselling in Abbotsford](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/online-counselling/abbotsford/couples-therapy) - [Anxiety Counselling and Therapy in Abbotsford](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/online-counselling/abbotsford/anxiety-counselling) - [Trauma Therapy and Counselling in Abbotsford](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/online-counselling/abbotsford/trauma-therapy) - [Depression Counselling and Therapy in Abbotsford](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/online-counselling/abbotsford/depression-counselling) ### EMDR Therapy nearby - [EMDR Therapy in Langley](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/online-counselling/langley/emdr-therapy) - [EMDR Therapy in Chilliwack](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/online-counselling/chilliwack/emdr-therapy) - [EMDR Therapy in Mission](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/online-counselling/mission/emdr-therapy) The practice is virtual and covers all of British Columbia. See [every city page](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/online-counselling), or [the full list of services](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/services). [Questions specific to Abbotsford](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/online-counselling/abbotsford) are answered on the city page. Sources - [Fraser Health](https://www.fraserhealth.ca/) - [HealthLink BC, mental health and substance use (8-1-1)](https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/mental-health-substance-use) ## EMDR Therapy in Abbotsford, without the travel A free 15-minute video call, in English or Tagalog. No charge, no card, and no obligation to book anything afterwards. [Book Free Consultation](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/book?with=camille-granda#calendar) Not ready to book? [Send a line about what is going on](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/contact). A reply comes within one business day, or read [the guides](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/guides) first and come back when you want to. Looking on behalf of someone else? [What to send them, and what not to](https://www.westpeakwellness.com/refer), including the funded routes most people do not know they qualify for.