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Couples and Marriage Counselling in North Vancouver, BC
For a couple on Bowen Island, a mainland appointment means a sailing each way, together, on the ferry’s timetable rather than theirs.
Couples Therapy for people in North Vancouver is delivered by secure video by Registered Clinical Counsellors registered with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors, with a free first consultation, no referral, and receipts your extended health plan can process.
Updated October 2, 2026
Couples work already asks two people to be free at the same moment. On Bowen Island, which is reached by BC Ferries from Horseshoe Bay, it also asks them to fit that moment around a sailing in each direction, and in Lions Bay or Deep Cove around the drive to a bridge. The logistics can end the attempt before the relationship work has properly begun.
On a small island there is a second cost, which is being seen. Sessions by video from home remove both, and they let a couple have the difficult conversation where they actually live it, and stay there afterwards, rather than sitting side by side on the ferry home.
Sessions are $175 for 50 minutes and start with a free 30-minute video call, 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. Fees and extended-health cover are set out in full.
Couples or marriage counsellor in North Vancouver: who you would see
Taking new clients for couples therapy and seeing people in North Vancouver 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, RCC, CCC
English and Tagalog · Trauma, Anxiety and chronic stress, Grief, loss and life transitions
Getting counselling on the North Shore
The North Shore reaches the rest of Metro Vancouver by two road bridges and the SeaBus, and in the 2021 Census about two in three of its commuters with a usual workplace worked outside the municipality they live in. An appointment across Burrard Inlet adds a crossing to both ends of the session.
Vancouver Coastal Health’s Central Intake Team at the HOpe Centre, on the Lions Gate Hospital campus, is the public door for adults on the Shore, and it asks for a referral from a family doctor or walk-in clinic first. Private counselling is booked directly, but a search for a particular approach can widen to Vancouver, and so to a crossing.
Public mental-health intake for North Vancouver runs through Vancouver Coastal Health. 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.
The crossing stops being part of the appointment. Nothing about a session depends on how the Lions Gate or the Ironworkers is moving that day, or on catching a sailing from Bowen.
More on this city, including who else it serves and what the local picture looks like: online counselling in North Vancouver.
What couples therapy involves
Every couple hits friction. Couples therapy is a structured, research-based space to understand the patterns underneath the arguments, and to build the skills to move through conflict without losing each other. Sessions are 50 minutes (or a 110-minute extended option), online across BC.
What it is commonly used for
- Communication that keeps breaking down
- Recurring conflict and gridlock
- Rebuilding trust after a rupture
- Growing apart or feeling unseen
- Navigating big decisions together
Couples work here is Gottman-informed, drawing on one of the most researched approaches to couples therapy. It's practical and skills-based: you'll leave sessions with tools, not just insight, and a clearer map of how the two of you connect and repair.
The full picture: how sessions are structured, what the first one is like, and what it does not do, is on the couples therapy page. If you are still working out what you need, the short questionnaire is a quicker route than reading all of them, and what to expect in a first session covers the part most people are actually nervous about.
Questions from North Vancouver
One of us works across the bridge. Can we each join from where we are?
Yes. Two links or one shared screen both work, and one partner joining from a parked car or an office across the water is common enough to plan for on the free consultation.
Is it couples counselling if we are not sure we are staying together?
Yes. Working out whether to stay is one of the ordinary reasons to start, and the sessions do not assume an answer in either direction.
Can couples sessions be in Punjabi?
Not at the moment: couples sessions currently run in English or Tagalog. Individual counselling is available in Punjabi.
Who would I see for couples therapy in North Vancouver?
For couples therapy in North Vancouver, Camille Granda, RCC, CCC, who works in English and Tagalog. Every session is by secure video, and the free consultation is with Camille as well, so the person you meet first is the person you would see.
Is couples therapy available in West Vancouver, Lower Lonsdale, Lynn Valley, Deep Cove, Bowen Island or Lions Bay?
Yes. Couples Therapy by secure video reaches West Vancouver, Lower Lonsdale, Lynn Valley, Deep Cove, Bowen Island and Lions Bay exactly as it reaches North Vancouver: there is no office to get to and the same fee applies however far out you are. Vancouver Coastal Health is the public route for North Vancouver and the rest of its region; this is the private one, and it needs no referral.
What does couples therapy cost in North Vancouver, and will my plan cover it?
In North Vancouver, as everywhere in BC, couples therapy is $175 for 50 minutes (BCACC’s 2026 fee guide recommends $155 to $205), after a free 30-minute consultation. 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.
More frequently asked questions, or book the free consultation and ask directly.
Other counselling on the North Shore
- Anxiety Counselling and Therapy in North Vancouver, On the North Shore, an appointment across the water is only as dependable as two bridges and a twelve-minute ferry.
- Depression Counselling and Therapy in North Vancouver, The North Shore’s public door asks for a doctor’s referral first, a sequence that depression makes hardest to start.
- Trauma Therapy and Counselling in North Vancouver, The Shore’s community psychiatric service is for serious or persistent illness, and the aftermath of one event rarely looks like either.
- EMDR Therapy in North Vancouver, Choosing an EMDR therapist by which side of Burrard Inlet they work on narrows an already specific search.
Couples Therapy nearby
The practice is virtual and covers all of British Columbia. See every city page, or the full list of services. Questions specific to North Vancouver are answered on the city page.
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Couples and Marriage Counselling in North Vancouver, without the travel
A free 30-minute video call, in English or Tagalog. No charge, no card, and no obligation to book anything afterwards.
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