Mindfulness and Attachment Focused Counselling with Morgan in Vancouver

Counselling with Morgan McKusick

Founder & Coordinator
Registered Clinical Counsellor
Certified Yoga Instructor, EMDR Practitioner
Master of Arts, Counselling Psychology
She/Her

To me, one of the greatest trials and rewards in life is to feel a sense of ease with who you are, how you experience the world and how you connect with others.  
If you’re here, it’s likely that something is blocking you from this ease.  

Please note that Morgan’s caseload is currently full.

If you are a new counsellor seeking counselling support, private practice coaching or supervision/consultation, please reach out and she will respond and let you know if she might have space to meet with you.

To find alternative options, please see our counsellor list HERE, or use our Connect with a Counsellor form below to be matched with a counsellor who is the best fit for you.

It may be that you’ve worked hard to become the person you think you should be – like many others I work with, you appear to have your life together, and yet deep inside you know something is missing. A voice of doubt in the back of your head holds you back from trusting yourself, and you find it hard to focus on things you usually enjoy or find important.

You may have days where you feel empty and numb. Other times, feelings of worry, sadness or anger consume you for no apparent reason or you react in ways you don’t understand. You might have started to feel alone and different, and experience disconnection or tension in your relationship with others and yourself, while longing to reconnect with feelings of joy and who you once were.

Common counselling concerns, focuses & clients I love supporting:

A Bit About Me as a Counsellor

I often work with those who find it difficult to be vulnerable and let people in, yet face challenges in managing their emotions and experiences all by themselves.

This is a struggle I have experienced first hand at various points in my own life so I am familiar with how it can feel. I come from a place of patience and warmth from your first moments in therapy onwards - ready to work with you where you are. I welcome moments of laughter, compassion and joy, and bring a genuine and straightforward approach.

I specialize in working with relational challenges, anxiety, and self-worth that often arise from past trauma or issues in childhood or adult relationships.

My Approach to Counselling

I combine values of curiosity, expression and connection, my background as a yoga instructor as well as ongoing clinical training to use the power of both cognitive, emotional and body-oriented approaches.

As ongoing emotional distress or trauma often affects the functioning of the ‘thinking’ part of our brain, calming ourselves or creating change through logic alone can be difficult! As such, I combine traditional talk therapy with mindfulness-based approaches, exploring the connection between emotion, beliefs, language, movement, body sensation, behaviour and more – which I will enthusiastically teach you how to make sense of along the way!

With a counsellor who you can trust, connect to and be yourself with, you can start to gain clarity on what’s holding you back, and develop strategies for handling difficult feelings, all while uncovering more of what lights you up - this creates conscious and lasting change. Through this process, I can help you develop an awareness of who you are and what you need from yourself and from others.

My hope is that counselling empowers you with self-awareness and trust in yourself, leaving you with a greater sense of ease, presence and delight in your life and your relationships.

I hold a Master of Arts degree in Counselling Psychology from the University of British Columbia and I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors. I welcome diverse clients of all ages, cultures, genders, sexual orientations and abilities.

COUNSELLING APPROACH

My integrative and client-specific approach to counselling includes the following education and approaches:

  • Mindfulness and Yoga

  • Person-Centred and Attachment Oriented Therapy

  • Attachment-Focused and Trauma-Informed Therapies

  • Somatic Therapy, including Sensorimotor Psychotherapy

  • Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP)

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

  • Emotion Focused Therapy for Couples (EFT)

COUNSELLING FEES

50 min session: $170
80 min session: $270
- suggested for EMDR -

80 minute counselling & yoga: $250

We accept e-transfer and cheques

In efforts to keep our overall rates lower, we also offer the option to pay by credit card with a 2.4% processing fee

Connect with Morgan for Counselling

To learn more about Morgan’s approach to counselling or ask questions about how she might be able to support you, connect with us here or send Morgan a direct email below with a bit about what you’re looking for support with.