Jamie Whitehead

MCP-AT, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor (#): 10357

Locations: Surrey, Online

Serving: Adults Young Adults Families Children (5+) Youth Other Counsellors Couples

With over 17 years of experience, I specialize in supporting children, teens, adults, and families through life’s challenges, including neurodivergence, ADHD, gender identity, family conflict, and emotional regulation. My approach blends brief solution-focused therapy, narrative therapy, and mindfulness, allowing clients to connect with their strengths, foster resilience, and live authentically. As a counselor, I strive to create a compassionate, non-judgmental space where clients feel safe, understood, and empowered to navigate their unique journeys. I am committed to building strong therapeutic relationships and guiding individuals through the complexities of mental health with empathy and practical support.

GET TO KNOW JAMIE

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GET TO KNOW JAMIE

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My Professional Background

    • Relational & Developmental Trauma, Childhood Abuse, Complex PTSD

    • Neurodivergence (including ADHD, ASD and other neurodevelopmental concerns)

    • Gender identity and exploration

    • Family conflict and communication

    • Emotional regulation and outbursts

    • Mindfulness and self-compassion

    • Supporting children, teens, and young adults

    • parenting

    • Resource consultations for navigating public health and education systems

    • Anxiety & Depression

    • Life transitions

    • Relationship Issues (Single/Dating, Partnerships/Romantic, Family of Origin, Friendship)

    *if you want to work with me and don’t see your concern here, mention it on your inquiry form! I’ve worked with many areas and it’s possible I have experience working with yours before, too.

    • Narrative

    • mindfulness 

    • Emotion-focused

    • Therapeutic relationship

    • Person-centered 

    • Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

    • Brief solution focused

    • Psychoeducation

    • Indigenous Cultural Competency Training Program, Provincial Health Services Authority, BC 

    • Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, Canadian Mental Health Association

    • Advanced Practice Early Psychosis Intervention Training, EPI Training BC, 2019

    • Trauma-Focused CBT, Medical University South Carolina, 2019

    • Connect Parent Training, MCFD - The Maples, 2019

    • Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Alex Chapman - DBT Centre of Vancouver, 2015

    • Treating Gaming and Gambling Addiction, BC Responsible Gambling, 2015

    • Working with Voice Hearers, Voice Hearers BC, 2015

    • St. Paul’s Addiction Medicine Series, 2015

    • Mental Health and FASD Conference, Friendship Centre, 2015

    • Exposure Therapy for Anxiety, Randy Patterson, 2014

    • Resisting Trauma, Working with Trauma Survivors, Vikki Reynolds, 2014

    • Globalization of Addiction Series, Bruce Alexander, 2013

    • The Ethics of Justice-Doing in Community Work, Vikki Reynolds, 2012

    • Working with Transgendered Clients, Prism, 2012, 2010

    • Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (City University of Seattle)

    • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a concentration in Neuroscience (University of Lethbridge)

    • English

Get To Know Me Personally

  • Spending time with my son, cooking, and gardening

  • I always loved hearing people’s stories, and when I realized that I could make a difference by doing this, it was an easy path to choose.

  • My relationship with my son. He was born almost three months prematurely, and it’s been a long road for us to get to where we are now, where we can have dance parties in the living room!

  • A news reporter, I even worked for my small town newspaper for a while.

  • I’m spending time with my son, our two cats, cooking or baking, or at the beach.

  • It doesn’t have to be hard or scary and you don’t have to totally spill your guts. It can be practical and helpful, and while it does take some work, if you’re open to the process, it can absolutely be (mostly) pain-free.

  • I think most counsellors are going to say they love helping clients make positive changes, and I feel the same. There is something so amazing when you watch someone realize they have the power to make things better.

  • Easy-going, straightforward, relaxed and down-to-earth.

  • Believe you can, and you’re halfway there - Theodore Roosevelt

New Clients

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Existing Clients

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