How we do therapy at LCC
Liberate Counselling Collective (LCC) offers a therapy experience unlike others you may have known.
Each of our therapists comes from their own rich history of lived experiences and professional trainings. We work together in a collective of shared values and voices. What unites us is a deep attentiveness to our feminist principles, an honouring of all stories and identities, and a commitment to make therapy accessible for everyone.
A little tidbit: LCC is in fact the third low-barrier collective that we’ve worked at together over the past several years. We pay homage to ProChoices Community Therapy Clinic and the Vancouver Feminist Therapy Clinic [read interview here], which gave us the room to sharpen our focus and skills, and where we dove deep into training and studying Feminist - Narrative therapy.
At LCC, we are rooted in intersectional feminism and anti-oppressive practice.
This is present in our work in many ways:
We appreciate all lived realities and we honour you, our client, as the expert of your own experience. We value you as a full human being—each part of you is celebrated and welcome.
We recognize that each of us has multiple identities, some of which may be more visible and/or privileged than others. We listen to all voices with intent, particularly ones that haven’t been heard or have been silenced in the past, and who may not find themselves in other therapy practices.
We believe that race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status, and religious and spiritual beliefs are factors that inform how we show up in, and interact with, the world. We are shaped by the intersection of these identities. It is important that our various identities are invited into the therapy room as valuable and meaningful pieces of the whole.
We know that some of our identities may be marginalized. We invite experiences of oppression into the room and get to know them intimately.
We are interested in the collective nature of our experiences and know that effective therapy needs to consider your internal, interpersonal, and external realities. We examine the systems that surround us, that we are embedded within, and unpack who we are in relation to them. We investigate the shared histories that have created who and how we are, individually and collectively, today.
We de-center ourselves, by stepping outside of our own unique ways of knowing the world and any perceived truths we may hold, and making room for new perspectives and ways of being. We are constantly in a space of shifting, expanding, unlearning, and learning anew.
We are curious! Our therapy is a co-researching, collaborative process. You have the agency to choose how we spend our time together—we facilitate a safe and brave space for the unfolding of your journey. Please note that our therapy practice is relational and co-creative, and not as technique-heavy as other therapy modalities. We don’t focus on strategies; we are more so interested in conversations that spark curiosity and connection.
We believe in making therapy affordable by way of enhancing accessibility. Mental health care being a part of a tier of financial barrier is oppressive.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to limited resources, LCC is not able to provide acute care or crisis intervention at this time. If you’re in need of crisis support (e.g. active suicidal ideation and/or addictions that are costing you safety / making your safety unmanageable) and/or are dealing with complex trauma (i.e. repeated exposure to trauma over an extensive period of time, including child sex abuse, that is currently making your safety unmanageble), please use the support resources provided here.Our intake form (provided upon booking an appointment) has more detailed questions that will help us assess the level of crisis you may be experiencing. Should it be beyond our capacity at the moment, we will get in touch.
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