Welcome
My name is Jasmin Abizadeh and I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors and the Founder of Geborgen Therapy. I would love to connect with you to support you on your journey through life and life’s transitions. I work with adults who would like to feel better, be happier, and thrive.
Some of the common life challenges my clients go through include depression, anxiety, role transitions, loneliness, stress management, relationship problems, body image concerns, and grief and loss.
I have a particular interest in and expertise in the areas of perinatal and reproductive mental health and motherless daughters and motherless mothers. You may have decided to be child-free, are thinking about becoming a parent, may not be able to be a parent, or already are a parent.
I work both with individuals and couples.
My Private Practice
I strive to be collaborative with my clients and view therapy as a two-way street. I work to be flexible and responsive based on your individual needs, background, preferences, and experiences.
My qualifications
Masters degree in Counselling Psychology
Trained in evidence-based therapeutic modalities and identify as an attachment-oriented and relational therapist
Specifiic modalities that I am trained in:
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP),
Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT),
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT),
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples,
Minfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT),
Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), and
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Certified Provider- Mother Loss: A Grief Training Program with Hope Edelman & Claire Bidwell Smith
Additional clinical training:
Perinatal Mental Health certificates in Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders, birth and reproductive trauma, perinatal grief and loss, and Perinatal Interpersonal Therapy
Basics of Grief and Loss certificate & Loss through Death Support Group Facilitator training
I come from a research background in the areas of reproductive mental health, eating disorders, and perfectionism and psychopathology. This skillset allows me to understand which treatments may be most helpful for my clients, the range of experiences among clients, and potential biases and cultural implications. My vast research experience also strongly guides the evidence-based therapeutic approaches I use in my private practice.
I have worked as a therapist both in outpatient mental health programs and a residential substance use treatment program. Some of these settings were dedicated to providing services only to women, while others were focused on serving men. I had the opportunity to support clients with concerns related to anxiety, depression, grief and loss, adjustment to a medical diagnosis (e.g. HIV), substance use, relationship conflict, interpersonal functioning, and coping, among others.
Languages offered
I am fluent in both English and German and am able to work with clients who speak either language.
Did something I say resonate with you?
If my approach to therapy or something you read on my website resonates with you, I invite you to reach out to me to see how we could work together. I welcome inquiries, even if you don’t identify with any of my listed specialties.