Stephanie Kellington

Stephanie has 10 years of experience working therapeutically with young children, teenagers, and adults in community and public-sector settings, both in Canada and in the UK. In this time, she has provided individual and parent-child therapy to children and young people who have experienced anxiety, depression, trauma, gender dysphoria, autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, and attachment difficulties, alongside their families.

Art therapy can be both accessible and approachable. Many children and young people have a natural facility with communication through art-making, and find creative expression a pleasurable and rewarding experience. Individuals who don’t consider themselves “good at art” can benefit just as much: art therapy uses art materials and art-making as the primary mode of expression for conversations about emotional issues that may feel confusing or distressing. Working through the unfamiliar act of art-making can open up exploration and discovery through routes that might otherwise be hard to access. Many individuals with more experience in the visual arts have also reported real benefit from applying their talents in a therapeutic context.

Stephanie is a member of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), as well as the Western Canadian Association for Infant Mental Health.

Stephanie offers children’s counselling and individual counselling, with particular experience supporting clients within the LGBTQ2+ community and youth navigating trauma or domestic abuse and violence. Her approach draws on psychodynamic psychotherapy and person-centered therapy, alongside art therapy for clients who connect more naturally through creative expression.

Stephanie sees clients in person at our Downtown Vancouver Howe/Helmcken location, as well as through virtual care for clients anywhere in BC.