Rebecca Olds, MA, RCC

Rebecca is currently not accepting new clients. Please reach out to be added to the waitlist. 

Rebecca graduated with her Master's Degree in Counselling Psychology from Adler University in 2019 and is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC) (member #17809). She works primarily with individual children (6-12), individual teens (ages 13+) and parents.

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Rebecca has specific knowledge and experience in the areas of child and teen anxiety, parental anxiety, adoption issues, behaviour management, emotion coaching, sleep consultations and play and art therapy.

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Rebecca's counselling style is solution-focused and empathetic. She uses and provides only evidence-based tools and treatment. Rebecca believes in a safe space to listen to the concerns of her clients, but will also give them suggestions on how to best improve their situations. Her style is warm, practical and non-judgmental, and she is committed to maintaining a practice that is sensitive to diversity.

I grew up in a small town in Saskatchewan just outside of Regina. As a child I was always working on creative projects, from painting pinecones to making paper dolls to writing songs on the piano. I have two younger siblings and they were, and still are, my best friends. As I turned from a child to an adolescent, my interest in art and music increased. I spent hours painting, playing piano and guitar, going to music shows and writing poems and stories.  

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When I was 18 I applied for and got accepted into the MacEwan School of Music to pursue a career in piano. A short while later I realized that I did not want to turn my most enjoyable hobby into a job, as a I believed it wouldn't be as enjoyable anymore. It was then that I started my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at the University of Alberta. I (naively) had a concept in my head that work wasn't meant to be fun or fulfilling. 

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Years later, as I work as a counsellor full-time, I realize how wrong I was. I genuinely love what I do. I feel incredibly lucky to be able to connect with so many different individuals, each with a unique and inspiring story to tell. I feel like I learn something from every single one of my clients. And I feel so grateful to be a part of their lives and their journeys. 

Throughout university, I worked as a server and bartender and put every cent I made into my 'travel fund'. I have been fortunate enough to travel to many corners of the world - India, Nepal, Southeast Asia, Europe, South America, Australia, and more - and the very best part of travelling has been the people I have met. I have seen that no matter where a human being is from, their fundamental needs are the same: to be loved, to be seen, and to connect with others. 

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I can't wait to connect with you, too. Thanks for being here!