A Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) is a health care professional who has an in-depth knowledge of mental health and how people function, particularly when typical or severe stressors are involved. Counselling looks at wellness as a combination of emotional, psychological, social, systemic, and physical factors in a person's life, and works to improve peoples' sense of well-being and alleviate feelings of distress and crisis. Registered Clinical Counsellors have met specific educational and training criteria that provides assurance of experience, qualifications and stringent professional and ethical standards.

Heather Doidge-Sidhu is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and has a Masters Degree in clinical counselling. She has extensive post-graduate training including EMDR and Clinical Hypnosis and is ready to use evidence-based treatments to help you with any mental and emotional wellness concerns you might have.

Common conditions treated include (but are not limited to):

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Pregnancy, Prenatal, and Postpartum Anxiety and Depression

  • Fertility Issues

  • Communication and Relationship Issues

  • Major Life Changes

  • Trauma (PTSD)

  • Personal Growth and Wellness

  • Stress

  • Grief and Loss

  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

What should I expect during my first appointment?

You are invited to schedule a free 30-minute consultation with Heather to see if the two of you are a "good fit". Therapeutic alliance is one of the greatest predictors of success in a counselling relationship, and during the consultation, you'll converse briefly and gently about what brings you to counselling, and you are welcome to ask Heather any questions you may have about her approach.

Following a successful consultation, your first appointment will be mostly about you and Heather building a trusting relationship and collaborating on what your goals and needs are. This will guide things like the frequency of your appointments, the focus, and the treatment modalities you and Heather will be using.

All appointments will be online, also known as “telehealth”. We use Jane for all online appointments. For more information on how telehealth works, click here.

Please note that Heather treats adults and does not work with children or teens.

We offer direct billing to Pacific Blue Cross.

Ladner Village Physiotherapy exists in what is colonially known as Delta, on the traditional, occupied and unceded territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ speaking people. As health care providers, we actively strive to understand the role of intergenerational trauma and health inequities applied through systemic and institutionalized racism with the goal of providing equitable and person-centred health care for all.