Julie Thomason

Founder, Registered Clinical Counsellor, Approved Clinical Supervisor & Sex Therapist

Serving British Columbia & CANADA Virtually

JULIE THOMASON

BFA, MACP, RCC-ACS

Welcome,

I’m Julie Thomason (she/her), the founder of Julie Thomason & Associates. I am passionate about creating a safe space where clients and fellow therapists can connect, grow and heal. I offer Virtual Counselling and Supervision to all people who identify as Women and the Queer Community throughout British Columbia.

Flowers in an Online Therapy Session for Women in BC

My Approach to Therapy

My approach to therapy is grounded in creating a genuine connection and a safe, supportive space where you can feel comfortable to share all the parts of you and to feel seen, heard, appreciated, and understood.

My focus is on supporting and empowering Women with their mental, emotional and relational health and wellness and to help them remember their strengths, to process old wounds, and to rewrite a new story. I love the work I do and find it deeply rewarding to help clients grow, heal, and make beautiful changes in their lives.

Marble decorations in a Virtual Therapy Session for Women in BC Canada

CONNECT WITH JULIE

Counselling with me is warm and collaborative.

As a therapist, I bring a grounded presence that is informed by deep listening, curiosity and kindness. I aim to create a space where you feel seen, supported and able to show up as you are. Colleagues have described me as radically authentic, down-to-earth, knowledgable, and humorously candid.

My practice is rooted in respect and kindness. I work from a trauma-informed, attachment-based approach that is supported by years of academic study, supervision, clinical leadership, and experience in women’s health and wellness. I also draw on the wisdom of my own lived experience, blending evidence-based counselling with a grounded, genuine approach that helps clients feel seen, supported, and empowered.

The therapeutic approaches that I use are guided by what has been shown to work and by what feels right for you. I draw from a range of approaches and we can explore what fits best as we work together.

Decor in a virtual counselling session in BC

Creativity is a way of living and a way of being in the world and this still shapes how I see the world today.

Before becoming a therapist, I earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Prior to this, I also studied Philosophy, Anthropology and Visual Arts at the University of the Fraser Valley in British Columbia.

I identify as a visual artist and lifelong learner, who is deeply curious about people and how we grow, heal, and make meaning, just like many of the clients. Whether it is through formal study or podcasts, I’m continually seeking new ways to explore what it means to be human and to deepen my understanding of the world around us.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

There’s something incredibly beautiful that can happen when two people, two minds, hearts, bodies and spirits, come together to create and collaborate on a plan and a path moving forward. This space of transformation is powerful, sacred and life-giving.

“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.”

— Carl Jung

I am grateful and honoured that I get to do this work with you and, if you are open to connecting, I want to invite you to start the conversation today.

Let’s Start a Conversation!

Professional Memberships & Educational Highlights

I hold a Masters of Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University and I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (2017) and Approved Clinical Supervisor (2024) with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors.

Registered Clinical Counsellor (2017)

Approved Clinical Supervisor (2024)

Counselling and Supervision Experience

Registered Clinical Counsellor, Approved Clinical Supervisor and Sex Therapist in Private Practice
Chilliwack, British Columbia and Online
2018-Current
Chilliwack Youth Health Centre
Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor
Chilliwack, British Columbia
2016-2024
Ann Davis Transition Society
Stopping the Violence Women’s Therapist-Individual and Groups
Chilliwack, British Columbia
2017-2019

Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology
Yorkville University, New Brunswick, Canada
2013-2017
Bachelor of Visual Arts
Emily Carr University of Art + Design,
Vancouver, British Columbia. Canada
2006-2008
Philosophy, Anthropology and Visual Arts
University of the Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada
2003-2006

University Education

Clinical Counselling Education and Training Highlights

Below are a few selected general Education and Training highlights. Please see my Bio for Couples Counselling and Sex Therapy Education

Julie's Bio

Emotion Focused Therapy

Assess, Regulate, Activate, and Transform Emotions in Psychotherapy Dr. Leslie Greenberg and Dr. Serine Warwar
Online
December 6th and 7th, 2024
Working with Emotion in Depression and Anxiety
Dr. Leslie Greenberg
Online
October 31st and November 1st, 2024

Indigenous and First Nations Cultural Safety

Trauma-informed, healing-centered community wellness: Indigenized approaches to embodiment and contemplative practices with Dr. Jessica Barudin
University of British Columbia Learning Circle Webinar
April 17, 2024
Indigenous Cultural Safety
Provincial Health Services Authority in British Columbia
Online Training
January 2020
Aboriginal Awareness Training
Robert Laboucane
Chilliwack, B.C
October 10-11, 2019

Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy

AEDP: Getting to the Heart of Change
Dr. Richard Harrison
Vancouver, B.C.
September 26-27, 2019

Narrative Therapy Trainings

Advanced Narrative Therapy Training Conference
Steven Madigan and the Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy, Vancouver, B.C.
Sept 17-20, 2015
Narrative Therapy Skills Training-3 Day Intensive
Eterna Counselling and Steven Madigan
Abbotsford, B.C.
June 3-6, 2015