Julie Thomason is an experienced Registered Clinical Counsellor, Approved Clinical Supervisor and Sex Therapist
Offering Online therapy services based in British Columbia, Canada
JULIE THOMASON
BFA, MACP, RCC-ACS (she/her/hers)
My approach to therapy is grounded in creating a genuine connection and a space where you can feel safe, comfortable and understood.
My clinical counselling specializations are focused on supporting and empowering Women and Queer Individuals who are navigating health and wellness, sexuality, abuse and trauma, ADHD and relationships — and I have to tell you, I love what I do!
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.
Counselling with me is warm and collaborative.
As a therapist and supervisor, 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 therapeutic style integrates many evidence and strength-based approaches and is deeply rooted in a trauma-informed, bio-psycho-social-spiritual-sexual, but non-religious framework that considers your goals, your history, your intersectional identities, your relationships and the larger systems that we all live in.
The therapeutic approaches that I use are guided by what works and by what feels right for you. I draw from a range of approaches—we will determine what fits best for you as we work together towards your growth and healing.
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.
I also studied Philosophy, Anthropology and Visual Arts at the University of the Fraser Valley in British Columbia.
I am 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.
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.
Professional Highlights
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 Training Highlights
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
Email and Telehealth Therapy
-
Email Therapy Training-2 day workshop Dr. Drewlo
Kelty’s Key - Vancouver General Hospital
January 29, 2020 and February 13th, 2020
The Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference
-
The Evolution of Psychotherapy
Anaheim, California, U.S.A.
December 13-17, 2017
Are you ready to get the process started?
I am here for you when you are ready to take the first steps.
Grab a coffee and let’s get started!
Ready to take the next steps?
Feel free to share a little about yourself and I’ll get back to you as soon as possible—I’m here when you’re ready.
For therapy related content follow: @therapy_works_julie
