Incourage Counselling Inc.

Incourage Counselling Inc. Evidence- and practice-based counselling services to help you have authentic and deep relationships with yourself and other important people in your life.

This is the official page for Incourage Counselling in Burnaby, BC, Canada. Our practitioners thrive in helping clients to re-discover and create a life worth living with a healthy relationship with themselves, and improve their relationships with those who are important in their lives. Please contact visit www.incouragecounselling.ca to learn more about us!

06/08/2026

This is how most deep conversations actually start…

Usually it’s just going out for lunch. Just chatting, just connecting.

We all have things we’re dealing with, and sometimes those conversations naturally go deeper than expected.

When that happens, I usually just listen as a friend. I try to keep that boundary clear so I can be present without turning it into a therapy session.

At the end of the day, sometimes people just need space to talk.

06/03/2026

Stop for a second if you feel overwhelmed…

Most people try to push through it or make it go away right away.

But the first step is actually noticing what’s happening, instead of reacting to it.

Take a breath and slow things down for a moment.

Instead of judging yourself for how you feel, try to meet it with understanding.

You don’t have to fix it immediately. Just understand what’s going on first.

Share this with someone who needs to slow down.

05/29/2026

You might think counselling is just talking…

But there is a lot more happening in those conversations.

We notice patterns in how you speak and respond, and what keeps showing up in the way you see things.

We listen for shifts in tone, pauses, and emotion, because they often say more than the words.

We also pay attention to what doesn’t get said.

Over time, we start to see how you relate to people, and the patterns that show up in relationships.

Save this if it changed how you see counselling.

05/26/2026

Most men don’t go to counselling until this happens…

For some, it’s because they’re really struggling and want support with what’s going on.

For others, it’s something outside of them that pushes them to get help, often around relationships.

Often it comes down to connection. Feeling disconnected from people, work, or themselves.

That’s usually what brings them in.

05/21/2026

If you’re expecting quick results from counselling…

It doesn’t.

A lot of people come in hoping something will shift fast, but change in counselling takes time.

It happens slowly, in small shifts as you start noticing patterns and understanding yourself differently.

Some sessions can feel like nothing is changing, but often things are shifting in ways you don’t notice yet.

That’s usually what real change looks like.

05/19/2026

Life update… we got a puppy!

It was a family decision. We wanted to go through every stage of having a puppy, from the beginning and all the changes that come with it.

There’s something nice about being there for each part and making sure they’re looked after along the way.

05/14/2026

You keep repeating the same patterns for these 5 reasons 👇

1️⃣ Your nervous system chooses what is familiar, even if it is not healthy.

→ Familiarity can feel safer than change.

2️⃣ Insight alone does not change emotional patterns.

→ Understanding something is not the same as your system responding differently.

3️⃣ Past experiences still shape present reactions.

→ Old emotional learning runs automatically in the background.

4️⃣ You may still be trying to meet unmet emotional needs in familiar situations.

→ We often repeat what once felt like connection or safety.

5️⃣ Change requires repetition and new experiences, not awareness alone.

→ New patterns take time to feel natural and safe.

Share this with someone who needs to hear this.

05/12/2026

How do I work with silent clients?

Sometimes clients come into therapy not knowing what to talk about, and that is completely okay.

Therapy is not about having the “right” thing to say. A therapist can help guide the conversation by revisiting treatment goals, exploring recent experiences, or preparing for future challenges.

Even silence can be part of the process.

05/07/2026

You understand everything… so why hasn’t anything changed?

“I understand everything in my head… but nothing in my life actually changes” is something we hear often in therapy.

The mind can make sense of something long before the body feels safe enough to change. Insight alone does not shift patterns that were built through experience.

Real change is not just about thinking differently. It is about experiencing something different, over time, in a way your system can begin to trust.

05/05/2026

How can ADHD affect relationships?

ADHD doesn’t just impact focus. It can also affect how someone shows up in relationships.

It may look like forgetfulness, lateness, or disorganisation, but it is not about not caring.

These behaviours often come from differences in attention, memory, and executive functioning.

Someone with ADHD may genuinely forget things unless they are written down, because their brain processes information differently.

Understanding this can reduce frustration and build more compassion in relationships.

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37-4429 Kingsway
Burnaby, BC
V5H2A1

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+16043521705

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