Vashti Campbell, Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist

I’m happy to have the opportunity to work with you and support your healing journey. I’m a Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist, and Yoga Teacher. I’m also a queer/ non-binary policy-nerd and activist, who is passionate about social justice and systemic change.

In my work, I primarily use:

• Narrative therapy
• Mindfulness techniques
• Motivational interviewing approaches
• CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) as an adjunct to other techniques
• Solutions-focused therapy
• Medical diagnoses and adjustment, including patient, and long-term-care system navigation

My passions include working with families of LGBTQIA+ folks to help support and validate their experiences as they come to terms with their loved-ones’ explorations and expressions of identity, and working with health care providers to unpack implicit bias. I also work with folks who are Neurodivergent, folks who are struggling with chronic or newly diagnosed illness, and folks considering career change. I take a holistic view of health and well-being, and work to support client’s self-determination. 

My approach is anti-oppressive, incorporates critical race theory and aims to be de-colonial. I hold and honours BSW and MSW focusing on social justice and mental health, and am completing a PhD in Medicine examining critical Whiteness in psychiatry, and the pathway to address health care provider bias. 

Who I work with:

I work with adults in many areas, including:

• Relationships and communication, including non-monogamy and kink
• LGBTQIA+, questioning and coming out
• Neurodivergence and managing work and family life
• Trauma coping skills
• Medical diagnoses and adjustment 
• – including patient, and long-term-care system navigation
• Workplace challenges
• Career and education transitions

I also work with teens and their families in a variety of areas, including:

• Gender journeys
• Sexual orientation 
• Neurodivergence
• Medical issues
• Career preparation and education transitions

Health Care providers and administrators: I have a special interest in supporting your work related to:

• Burnout/ workplace stress
• Understanding & challenging implicit bias, and promoting personal & systemic change

Availability:

I am available to see clients Tuesday-Thursday, though may be able to adapt this schedule with some notice. Currently only seeing clients virtually due to Covid-19 safety. 

Fees:

Psychotherapy is charged at a rate of $160/ hour for individual therapy; $200/ hour for couples and family sessions. 

Career and education counselling starts at $100/hour for academic advising, academic program planning, and career counselling. Support for mid-late career professionals in career transition is available for $200/hour. Adjunct CV, resume and cover letter preparation is available at $50-100/hour, depending on complexity of the document required. 

I have a limited amount of sliding scale spots available for all services. 

To connect for a complimentary 20-30minute consult to see if we’re a good fit, email me at vidyatherapycommunication@gmail.com