Sex & relationship therapy in Vancouver
Whether you're ready to dive in or just starting to wonder if therapy might help, you're in the right place. We work with all bodies, sexualities, and relationships.
Support for the challenges of relationships, sexuality, and life
Reconnect with yourself and your relationships with our experienced, authentic therapists. At Mareel Counselling, we embrace and celebrate diversity in all its forms, in individuals, sexuality, and relationships. Mareel means the light beneath the surface; let us help you find it.
A different kind of therapy practice
Mareel Counselling is a Vancouver-based sex therapy and relationship counselling practice built on one belief: that everyone deserves a space where they can be fully, unapologetically themselves.
Our team of Registered Clinical Counsellors brings warmth, humour, and deep expertise to every session, whether you're navigating intimacy, working through past trauma, exploring your sexuality, or simply figuring out who you want to become. We work with individuals and relationships of every shape, and we celebrate the full spectrum of human diversity.
Sex therapy in Vancouver
Sex therapy is talk therapy for anything related to your sexuality: past experiences, current challenges, pain, intimacy, identity, or simply wanting to understand yourself better.
We use a biopsychosocial approach, looking at the connections between your biology, psychology, and the world around you to push back at unhelpful beliefs and help you find your own path to sexual wellbeing. We work with painful sex, desire differences, orgasm difficulties, erectile challenges, the effects of trauma, and much more.
Whether you're navigating a specific concern or exploring what a fulfilling sex life looks like for you, nothing you bring to us will be too much. You don't need to be in a relationship to benefit, your sexuality is yours.
Relationship therapy in Vancouver
Relationships are some of the most rewarding and most challenging things we navigate.
Our relationship therapy supports couples and partnerships of any configuration: whether you're in crisis, feeling disconnected, rebuilding after a rupture, or simply wanting to invest in something that matters. We work with all relationship structures and are genuinely knowledgeable about non-monogamy, polyamory, and kink; you won't need to explain or justify how you love.
Sessions are shaped around what you and your partner need, and may weave in individual work where that feels right. Every relationship structure is welcomed here without judgment.
Groups, classes & events
Our workshops and group sessions run regularly and are open to everyone, you don't need to be an existing client to join.
Past workshops have explored attachment patterns, boundaries, self-trust, and intimacy, drawing on the same evidence-based, body-aware approaches our therapists use in one-on-one work. They're a welcoming, lower-pressure way to learn and reflect alongside others, a great entry point if you're curious but not quite ready for individual therapy, or a meaningful complement if you already are.
Many events are free or low cost, because we believe access to this kind of learning shouldn't have a high price tag.
Evidence-based. Human-centred.
Our therapists draw from a range of proven, research-supported approaches, tailored to what works for you. These include narrative therapy, internal family systems, emotionally focused therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, somatic approaches, the biopsychosocial model, trauma-informed care, and solution-focused and depth work depending on what you're looking for. You might come for one issue and decide to explore others, that's okay too.
Therapists who actually get it
Our team of Registered Clinical Counsellors each brings their authentic self to the work. You won't find a one-size-fits-all approach here, each therapist has their own areas of expertise, personality, and style, so you can find someone who genuinely feels like the right fit.
The relationship with your therapist matters more than anything else
Research consistently shows that the single biggest predictor of success in therapy isn't the technique or the approach, it's the therapeutic relationship.
Feeling safe, understood, and genuinely unjudged makes everything else possible. That's especially true in sex therapy, where the topics can feel vulnerable even before you've said a word.
Finding the right sex therapist in Vancouver takes more than a Google search. It means knowing what questions to ask, understanding what a good fit actually feels like, and having the freedom to change your mind.
At Mareel, you can meet more than one of our therapists before committing, switch at any time, or even see multiple therapists at once, because your comfort is always the priority.
Cost should never be a barrier
We believe everyone deserves support in finding their light. Several of our RCCs offer sliding scale fees, and we have interns joining us in summer 2026 who will offer very low cost or free sessions.
If you're not sure what you can afford, reach out, we'll always try to find something that works.
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Ready to find your light?
Getting started is simple. Book a free consultation and we'll match you with the therapist best suited to what you're looking for. There's no obligation, no pressure, and no wrong reason to reach out. We'll get back to you within two business days to set up a time.
Not sure who to work with? That's exactly what the consultation is for. You're also welcome to meet more than one of our therapists, whatever helps you feel confident taking the next step.