Anxiety & overwhelm
Make sense of persistent worry, pressure, sensory overload, and patterns of avoidance or overcontrol.
Online counselling across British Columbia
A steadier place to meet what feels difficult.
Thoughtful, depth-oriented therapy for anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship challenges, and the experiences that are hard to put into words.
Therapy in English & Mandarin · 提供中英文心理咨询
Complimentary 15–20 minute consultation
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A space for honest inner work
Change begins when your experience can be met with safety, curiosity, and care.
You do not need to arrive with everything figured out. Together, we can slow down, understand the emotional patterns beneath the surface, and create room for more choice, connection, and ease.
Your counsellor
Sawyer Cao
RCC, LMHC, MS
I’m a Registered Clinical Counsellor in British Columbia and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in Washington State. I work with people across ages and backgrounds, offering care in both English and Mandarin.
My style is warm, collaborative, and attentive to the experiences and emotions that shape how you relate to yourself and others. I draw from a psychodynamic and experiential foundation, with training in EMDR, Emotion-Focused Therapy, ISTDP, and AEDP. When useful, I also integrate focused, skills-based strategies such as CBT.
I have experience supporting concerns related to anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationships, child and adolescent behaviour, substance-use recovery, and medically unexplained symptoms.
Registered Clinical Counsellor (BC)Licensed Mental Health Counselor (WA)English · 中文
How I can support you
Care shaped around the person—not just the symptom.
Depression & grief
Find language and movement when life feels heavy, disconnected, or changed by loss.
Trauma & difficult experiences
Process what remains unresolved while building safety, capacity, and trust in yourself.
Relationships & family
Explore recurring dynamics, unmet needs, boundaries, conflict, and more secure ways of connecting.
Children & adolescents
Support emotional expression, behaviour, school concerns, neurodivergence, and family communication.
Mind–body concerns
Attend to the relationship between emotions, stress, the nervous system, and physical symptoms.
My approach
Depth with
flexibility.
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Understand what is happening beneath the surface
We pay attention not only to thoughts and behaviours, but also to emotions, bodily responses, relationships, and formative experiences.
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Work at a pace your system can hold
Therapy should be meaningful without becoming overwhelming. Safety and collaboration guide the depth and pace of our work.
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Use the right tool for the moment
Experiential, relational, trauma-focused, and practical methods are integrated based on your needs rather than a one-size-fits-all formula.
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Fees & sessions
Clear options for the work you need.
Fees are in Canadian dollars. Receipts are provided for insurance reimbursement; direct billing is not available.
Initial consultation
Complimentary15–20 minutesIndividual session
$16060 minutesIntensive session
$300120 minutesBegin with a conversation
You’re welcome to take the first step gently.
A complimentary consultation gives us a chance to discuss what brings you to therapy, what you hope for, and whether working together feels like a good fit.