Registered Clinical Counselling // East Kits & East Van

Relationship Therapy for Individuals

Build relationships that feel good

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Relationship Counselling & Therapy in Vancouver

Is Your Relationship Life Quietly Exhausting?

Even our closest relationships can leave us with self doubt, frustration or anger. We may begin to question compatibility, our boundaries, or even our own perception — whose needs matter most, and who holds the truth?

Relationship difficulties are more common than you may think and they often show up in subtle patterns such as:

• You over-give and feel unseen.
• You pull back and feel alone.
• You struggle to assert your needs or views.
• You ask for reassurance and then feel ashamed.
• You tolerate tension to keep the peace — .

Relational patterns are not random. The ways we reach for others — or protect ourselves from them — often developed much earlier in life.

A Depth-Oriented Approach to Relationship Therapy

“Unconscious emotional and attachment patterns silently shape our relationships “—

We change when we see the patterns and heal.

Attachment-Based Therapy for Relationship Patterns

Many of the ways we connect — or struggle to connect — trace back to early attachment experiences. If you grew up in an environment where closeness felt unsafe, unpredictable, or conditional, those patterns don’t simply disappear in adulthood. They shape how you trust, how you handle conflict, and how much of yourself you allow others to see.

Attachment-based therapy helps you understand where these patterns come from and how to shift them. This work is particularly useful if you notice cycles of over-giving, emotional withdrawal, fear of abandonment, or difficulty trusting your own perceptions in relationships.

How you improve your relationships

Uncover patterns

Analyze relationships and notice how you show up, the roles you take, and how you participate in the dance of connection.

Find what's underneath

Discover the beliefs and emotions that quietly shape your choices and  behavior — begin loosening patterns that keep you stuck. 

Build & Grow

Gain confidence in yourself, grow your authentic self and relational open-ness in the safety of the therapeutic relationship.  

This work is for:

Build relationships that feel good

Discover how Relation therapy in Vancouver can help you feel more confident, and grounded in your relationships.

Hi, I am Malahat

Therapy is not only a method. It is also a relationship.

Many of the patterns that bring people to therapy were once intelligent adaptations — ways of maintaining connection, avoiding hurt, or carrying responsibilities that once felt necessary.

Over time, these strategies can begin to limit your freedom in relationships.

In therapy, we explore these patterns with curiosity rather than judgment. Often, change begins when long-standing expectations about relationships are gently challenged by a different experience.

What you will find in our work together is a space that is:

 

• thoughtful

• emotionally grounded
• attentive to complexity

I focus on your goals and plans.

Learn more about me.


Working with me

Individual sessions are $165 for 55 minutes. Most extended health plans cover sessions with a Registered Clinical Counsellor — check with your provider to confirm your coverage.  


Not sure if we’re a good fit? Start with a free 15-minute call — no commitment required.

I am specialized in depth-oriented and attachment-informed psychotherapy.
I have a Masters in Counseling Psychology and I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (# 21215). I work in person in Vancouver, BC and Virtual across all BC.

Overtime you can expect:

  • A realistic sense of who you are and feeling secure in yourself.
  • Ability and drive to build connections with the right people. 
  • Finding your voice & asserting your opinions with appropriate intensity
  • A good sense of judjment about responsibilities toward others (and saying no with no fear or guilt)
  • Setting boundaries confidently while being compassionate
  •  Seeking closeness with people who are the best fit for you
  • More creativity and flexibility in problem solving around relationships
Less Loneliness, More Joy & More connection 

How relation therapy in Vancouver benefits you

What results can you expect?

Let’s have a conversation about how therapy can improve your situation.

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When Self-Esteem, Anxiety, and Relationships Intertwine​

One person changing shifts an entire relational system.

 

For many people, relationship struggles are closely connected to self-esteem and anxiety.

You may find yourself questioning your worth after conflict. 
Or feeling responsible for maintaining harmony in a relationship.
Or becoming highly attuned to subtle shifts in someone’s tone or mood.

When relational security feels uncertain, the nervous system can become vigilant. Small signals begin to carry large emotional meaning.

Over time, this can lead to:

  • chronic relational anxiety

  • difficulty trusting yourself

  • fear of abandonment or rejection

  • patterns of over-accommodation or emotional withdrawal

Understanding these dynamics often becomes an important part of healing both relationship patterns and anxiety.

These experiences are rarely separate.

They tend to live inside the same emotional system.

You may benefit from relationship counselling if:
  • You repeatedly feel unseen or misunderstood in relationships
  • You avoid conflict — or feel overwhelmed by it
  • You over-function for others and feel resentful
  • You withdraw and later feel lonely
  • You struggle with boundaries in family relationships
  • You feel anxious when connection feels uncertain
  • You want healthier relationships but don’t fully understand what gets in the way

How relation therapy in Vancouver benefits you

Is this work right for you?

Ready to Explore?

Start the journey to understand your relational experience

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