In-person & Online counseling in Vancouver, bC

Middle Way Counseling

Take a breath or two, even if only for a moment.

Welcome. You are here, you have arrived.
Helping people to find their way through mid-life’s challenges and transitions

Life can be a wonderful mix of challenges and opportunities. Lately it may feel like mostly demands and responsibilities have been piling up on your plate, getting heavier by the day. You're doing your best to push through it, to show up– after all you have some life experience under your belt. 

You put your best efforts forward, but it’s not always clear how to navigate the challenges ahead. You find your mind spinning in circles around the question “how did I get here?”

You may even have good people in your life, yet it feels like the load is yours to carry. It might be quite overwhelming and lonely on this journey.

 

Finding way to adapt to life’s transitions.

‘Middle Way’ is a concept used in Buddhism that in its simplest definition means a balanced approach to life. Whether it’s your own journey or you support a loved one who struggles, it can be hard to feel balanced when the rug is pulled out from under your feet.

This is your time and space to take a break and find your breath.

Together we will try to navigate and find that Middle Way through life’s challenges by learning to accept and process things that cannot be changed and to find ways of adjusting to a new reality. We may not always be certain what is unfolding in front of us, but we do have a choice of facing it with compassion, authenticity and resiliency.

ABOUT ME

Hi, I’m Ira 

(pronounced EE-ra; don’t worry about mispronouncing it). 

I’m an experienced counselor with more than 20 years in the clinical field. I’ve worked in a variety of clinical settings including mental health and oncology with people of diverse backgrounds.

I encourage people to accept themselves as they are, being perfectly imperfect in the rainbow of their human experiences– vulnerable, creative, stressed out, joyful, frustrated, excited, whatever shows up at their door! 

Counseling can allow you to be your most present self with the pleasant, unpleasant and neutral parts of your journey.

 
 

In-person & Online Counseling 

Middle Way Counseling services are provided for individuals, couples and families (18+).

We all have unique needs. My common practice areas include but are not limited to:

  • Middle Life Transitions (Work-Life Balance, Empty Nest Syndrome, Relocation/Immigration)

  • Living with Uncertainty

  • Anxiety and Depression Symptom Management

  • Shifting Sense of Identity

  • Relational/Interpersonal Challenges

  • Serious Illness and Living with Disability

  • Support for Caregivers & Providers

  • Anticipatory Grief, Loss & Bereavement

  • Loss of a beloved pet companion

  • Cultivating a Sense of Meaning / Spirituality