Mehrdad Talakar, M.Ed., RCC

Offers In-person appointments only
  • Clinical Counsellor
  • Man
  • Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars. 14 ratings.
Accepting new patients

Provider's hours

Sunday
By appointment only
Monday
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Thursday
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Friday
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Provider information

Description

Mehrdad is a dedicated professional passionate about accompanying individuals through their personal growth and facilitating healing.  Drawing inspiration from Rumi’s wisdom that “the wound is the place where the light enters you,” Mehrdad embodies an integrative approach to therapy, utilizing various modalities like an art pallet to suit each client’s unique needs. Mehrdad has had the privilege of working with diverse clients as a group and individual therapist and utilizing music therapy combined with mindfulness.

Conditions

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Grief, loss, bereavement
  • Post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Relationship Issues
  • Trauma

Services

  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Emotionally focused therapy
  • Gestalt therapy
  • Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
  • Person-centered therapy
  • Psychodynamic therapy
  • Schema therapy

Clientele

  • Adults (18+)​
  • LGBTQ2+
  • Seniors (65+)​

Languages spoken

  • English
  • Farsi

Professional designations

  • Master of Counselling Psychology (M.Ed.)
  • Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)

Education

  • Master's of Counselling Psychology from the University of British Columbia
  • Master's Degree in General Psychology

Professional associations

  • British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors

Summary

Our therapist can help you solve problems, make decisions, express emotions, develop better ways of coping with stressful situations, discover your strengths and change the ideas you have about yourself, others and the world around you in positive ways.

Business hours

Sunday
By appointment only
Monday
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Thursday
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Friday
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Services & supplies

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy
  • Adlerian therapy
  • Art therapy
  • Attachment-based therapy
  • Christian counseling
  • Cognitive behavioral therapy
  • Compassion-focused therapy
  • Culturally sensitive therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Eclectic therapy
  • Emotionally focused therapy
  • Existential therapy
  • Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy
  • Family counselling
  • Family systems therapy
  • Gestalt therapy
  • Humanistic therapy
  • Integrative therapy
  • Interpersonal psychotherapy
  • Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Music therapy
  • Narrative therapy
  • Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT)
  • Person-centered therapy
  • Play therapy
  • Positive psychology
  • Psychoanalytic therapy
  • Psychodynamic therapy
  • Relational therapy
  • Relationship counselling
  • Schema therapy
  • Solution-focused brief therapy
  • Somatic therapy
  • Teen mental health
  • The Gottman method
  • Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy

Amenities

  • Close to public transit
  • Wheelchair accessible
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Provider's hours

Sunday
By appointment only
Monday
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Thursday
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Friday
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Business hours

Sunday
By appointment only
Monday
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Thursday
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Friday
9:00 am - 7:00 pm
Saturday
9:00 am - 2:00 pm