Deborah Bell, PhD
Offers
In-person and virtual appointments
- Psychologist
- Woman
- $195 - $250 per visit
Accepting new patients
Provider information
Description
Dr. Bell is a Registered Psychologist with over 20 years of experience supporting children, families, and parents through therapy and assessment. She specializes in trauma, anxiety, depression, and attachment-based approaches. She helps caregivers strengthen early relationships and foster children’s emotional growth, and utilizes her advanced training in Infant Mental Health and Circle of Security. Dr. Bell tailors her work to each client’s unique needs and developmental stage by drawing from CBT, Narrative, Play, and attachment therapies.
Conditions
- Abuse
- Adjustment disorder
- Adoption
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Behavioral Issues
- Bipolar Disorder
- Communication
- Conduct Disorder (CD)
- Depression
- Dissociative Disorders
- Divorce
- Emotion Regulation
- Emotional Abuse
- Family planning
- Grief, loss, bereavement
- Learning Disabilities
- Mental Disorders
- Mood disorders
- Obsessive- Compulsive (OCD)
- Oppositional Defiance (ODD)
- Parenting
- Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymic Disorder)
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Sexual Abuse
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Social Isolation
- Stress
- Trauma
- Women's Issues
Provider's hours
Sunday
Closed
Monday
9:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Thursday
Closed
Friday
Closed
Saturday
Closed
Services
- Attachment-based therapy
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Educational assessments
- Feminist therapy
- Humanistic therapy
- Integrative therapy
- Interpersonal psychotherapy
- Multicultural therapy
- Narrative therapy
- Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT)
- Person-centered therapy
- Play therapy
- Psychological testing and evaluation
- Psychological therapy
- Relationship counselling
- Teen mental health
- Trauma informed care
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy
Clientele
- Adults (18+)
- Families
- LGBTQ2+
- Pediatrics
- Seniors (65+)
- Teens (13-17)
Languages spoken
- English
Professional designations
- Doctorate in Psychology (PhD)
Education
- PhD in Applied Psychology, specializing in child development at the University of Calgary.
- Master's of Science in Counselling Psychology, specializing in child psychology at the University of Calgary.
- Bachelor of Science in Psychology at the University of British Columbia.
Professional associations
- Registered Psychologist with the College of Health and Care Professionals of British Columbia.
- Registered Psychologist with the College of Psychologists of Ontario.
- Registered Psychologist with the College of Alberta Psychologists.
Facility: Sand Story Psychology Services
Summary
Psychology practice located in the heart of Vancouver BC. We offer a wide range of assessment and therapy services across the developmental span from infancy through adulthood. Therapies offered include CBT; DBT; EMDR; play therapy, couples counselling, sex therapy and parent consultation. With a focus on attachment and healing, we work hard to understand our clients and provide support by building healthy, trusting relationships. We also offer a variety of assessments including Psychoeducational Assessments and Family Law Assessments for families going through divorce.
Business hours
Sunday
By appointment only
Monday
9:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Tuesday
9:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Wednesday
9:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Thursday
9:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Friday
9:00 am
-
5:00 pm
Saturday
10:00 am
-
4:00 pm
Services & supplies
- Acceptance and commitment therapy
- Addictions (assessment/treatment)
- Adlerian therapy
- Animal-assisted therapy
- Applied behavior analysis
- Art therapy
- Attachment-based therapy
- Bibliotherapy
- Career counseling
- Cognitive behavioral therapy
- Culturally sensitive therapy
- Dialectical behavior therapy
- Educational assessments
- Emotionally focused therapy
- Experiential therapy
- Exposure and response prevention
- Exposure Therapy
- Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy
- Family counselling
- Family systems therapy
- Feminist therapy
- Humanistic therapy
- Imago relationship therapy
- Integrative therapy
- Interpersonal psychotherapy
- Life Coaching
- Marital counselling
- Marriage and family therapy
- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
- Motivational interviewing
- Multicultural therapy
- Narrative therapy
- Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT)
- Person-centered therapy
- Play therapy
- Psychoanalytic therapy
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Psychological testing and evaluation
- Psychological therapy
- Relational therapy
- Relationship counselling
- Sandplay therapy
- Solution-focused brief therapy
- Somatic therapy
- Strength-based therapy
- Teen mental health
- The Gottman method
- Trauma informed care
- Trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy
Amenities
- Close to public transit
- Free Wi-Fi
- Wheelchair accessible
