Savneet Singh · Burnaby
Updated September 7, 2026
Counselling for Burnaby, with Savneet
Burnaby looks west for services and is covered by Fraser Health. A mismatch that costs people weeks.
Savneet works with clients in Burnaby entirely by secure video, so nothing about the fee, the availability or the work changes with where you live. What changes is what getting to an appointment in person would have cost you, and that is the part this removes.
Burnaby is a city that mostly faces west. People work in Vancouver, look for services in Vancouver, and reasonably assume the health authority covering downtown covers them too.
It does not. **Public mental-health intake for a Burnaby address runs through Fraser Health, not Vancouver Coastal.** That is a small administrative fact with a real cost: people discover it at the wrong end of a referral, having already waited, and start again in a different queue.
Her focus is anxiety, depression, trauma and attachment, personality disorders. Sessions run in English or Punjabi, including moving between them within one session.
For the fuller picture of accessing counselling from Burnaby: waitlists, the health authority, and what is available locally. See counselling in Burnaby.
Why a video session suits Burnaby
- No trip across the city, The commute west is the most common reason a course of sessions here ends early.
- No referral, no diagnosis, Counselling with an RCC is accessed directly, whichever authority covers your address.
- Evening availability, Evening sessions are available, depending on the counsellor, so an appointment need not cost a working afternoon as well.
- English or Punjabi, Including moving between them inside one session, which is how most bilingual people actually think.
Sessions in English or Punjabi
Savneet works in English and Punjabi, including moving between them inside one session. For a lot of people that is the difference between explaining a feeling and being understood the first time, and it does not require travelling to a bigger city to find it.
What Savneet works with
Anxiety
Cycles of worry and overthinking, and a nervous system learning that it is safe to slow down.
Depression
Helping small steps and small moments feel possible again, without pressure to snap out of it.
Trauma and attachment
Trauma at whatever pace feels right, sometimes before you are ready to look at it at all; and attachment patterns, so the way you connect with others starts to feel like a choice rather than a reflex.
Personality disorders
Building a steadier sense of self without losing what makes you who you are.
Reaching out does not commit you to anything. We can start with a conversation and see if it feels right.
Questions people in Burnaby ask
Which health authority covers Burnaby?
Fraser Health, not Vancouver Coastal, which surprises a lot of people who work in Vancouver. It determines the public intake route for your address, and has no bearing at all on seeing a Registered Clinical Counsellor privately.
Do I need a doctor's referral?
No. Counselling with an RCC is accessed directly. There is no referral, no diagnosis, and no waiting for a physician appointment first.
Is counselling covered by MSP?
No. MSP does not cover counselling with an RCC. Most extended health plans reimburse it, and receipts carry the registration number insurers ask for.
Can I have a session on a work day?
There are evening slots Tuesday through Friday and daytime hours Monday and Tuesday. Because there is no travel, an evening session costs the evening rather than the afternoon as well.
Savneet also works with
The same practice, the same fee and the same availability, only the journey you are not making changes.
This is not a crisis service. If you need urgent support in BC right now: Emergency services 911 · Suicide Crisis Helpline 9-8-8. In immediate danger, call 911.
Counselling in Burnaby, without the drive
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