We direct bill counselling services to Pacific Blue Cross, GreenShield, Canada Life & Sun Life! For a full list of direct billing providers, click here.
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If anxiety about how you’re seen in the world has started running the show, or your relationship with your body feels like something you’re surviving instead of living in, Parveen offers a space to slow down, untangle those stories, and build something more compassionate in their place.
Hi! Thanks for being here and taking the time to find someone to support you on your counselling journey. I know how difficult it can be to reach out for support, regardless of whether or not you’ve accessed counselling before.
Much of my work lives at the intersection of body image, anxiety, and the cultural and relational pressures that shape how we see ourselves. I’m trained in dismantling weight bias and supporting people navigating appearance-based shame, and the particular exhaustion of existing in a body that the world won’t stop commenting on. This work is somatic, creative, and deeply informed by the understanding that how you feel about your body didn’t start with you.
To give you a better idea of what to expect when working with me, allow me to share a bit about my approach.
In my work with clients, I endeavour to create a space in which you can talk about topics and concerns that are difficult or have felt taboo. I am a big proponent of accepting and experiencing the whole spectrum of emotions and developing more compassion towards ourselves. Counselling is a collaborative process where maintaining your autonomy is the most important part of our work. We go at whatever pace feels most comfortable for you, and you will never have to try an intervention or share something that you do not feel comfortable with or ready for. I help my clients accept themselves and their emotions and connect with their values and what matters to them.
On a more personal level: I am a non-disabled, cis-het, South-Asian woman. I was born in BC and currently live and work in Vancouver on the unceded and ancestral territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. Outside of my work as a counsellor, I am an avid reader and TV binge-watcher, I love baking, and try to soak in the sun whenever I can. I like spending time hanging out with friends and family, but also cherish times when I can unwind on my own. I also engage in my own counselling sessions and have lived experience with anxiety and panic attacks, body image concerns, and grief and loss.
From my own experiences as a client, I know how much of a difference it can make to find a counsellor that feels like the right fit. I invite you to book a free consultation with me to see if I’m the right counsellor for you. I look forward to meeting you soon!
…you want a space where you can say the thing you’ve been editing in your head, and you want help meeting it with honesty and self-compassion.
Parveen works well with people who appreciate direct conversation, but also need a therapist who understands how much care it takes to be honest with yourself. Sessions often move between art, body awareness, and everyday life, including pop culture and whatever you’re watching lately. If a Netflix reference helps something land more gently, it’s welcome. If a question needs to be asked plainly, she’ll ask it — with care for how it lands.
This is a space where curiosity and compassion come first, and where challenge is used to help you understand yourself more clearly, not to push you harder than you’re ready for.
This is not therapy that avoids difficult topics, rushes insight, or mistakes self-criticism for growth.
Therapy sessions with Parveen Boyal, MCP, RCC can be directly billed to most extended health insurance providers, as well as CVAP. She currently offers virtual sessions as well as in-person sessions in Vancouver. Parveen works with adults through individual counselling.
