Paul Bains

The people who find Paul Bains are usually carrying something they’ve been carrying too long — a marriage losing ground, a family caught in the same cycles, a grief that won’t lift, or a workplace that has ground them down. Paul is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with over 30 years of experience working with couples, families, children, adolescents, and individual adults across a wide range of concerns, from anxiety and depression to addiction, trauma, abuse, and anger.

Relationships are a particular focus of his work. He helps couples rebuild trust after infidelity, find better ways through conflict, and reconnect when distance has grown between them — including the kind of distance that shows up when one partner is scrolling at the dinner table while the other is trying to talk. He also supports families navigating blended-family dynamics, parenting challenges, cultural differences, and separation or divorce.

Paul brings a collaborative, integrative, and practical approach to sessions, working with clients to find realistic change rather than abstract insight. He holds a Master of Arts from City University, is registered with the BCACC, and accepts CVAP and ICBC referrals. Sessions are available online.