Alan Vanderwater

Clients who sit with Alan Vanderwater tend to leave with something they didn’t walk in with: a clearer sense of themselves and a steadier footing in the relationships and struggles that matter most. A Registered Social Worker based in Winnipeg, Alan brings a practice shaped by both academic preparation and more than two decades of hands-on counselling work — including years spent specifically in addiction treatment before moving into private practice.

He works with individuals, couples, and families navigating a wide range of challenges: addiction and recovery, trauma and abuse, anxiety and mood disorders, grief, workplace burnout, and the particular pressures that arrive at different stages of life — adolescence, adulthood, and older age. Faith-informed counselling is also a meaningful part of his practice for those who seek it, rooted in his membership with the Professional Association of Christian Counsellors and Psychotherapists.

Alan grew up in Thunder Bay, Ontario, and now calls Winnipeg home — a city he has genuinely claimed as his own. He is married with two sons, and speaks openly about family being the centre of his life. That groundedness in real relationship tends to come through in the room. Sessions are available online.