Low Cost Counselling
As a requirement to become a Registered Clinical Counsellor, Masters level counselling students must complete a practicum. This practicum experience includes 10 months of providing in-person counselling to individuals and couples. Students receive weekly supervision by an approved Registered Clinical Counsellor.
The students chosen to complete their practicum at Counselling on Main are selected based on their areas of interest, "fit" at our clinic, life experience, education and interest in self-reflection. Having Masters level counselling interns working with us means we can offer a lower cost counselling option. Sessions with Masters students are $70 for a 60 minute session. Practicum students offer sessions over the course of at least 8 months. If you would like to start counselling with one of our MA practicum students, please contact us or see below to book with Jason or Grace.
Jason Yu
Hello! My name is Jason and I’m excited to be an intern here at Counselling on Main. My main areas of interest are Body Focused Repetitive Behaviours (compulsive skin picking, nail biting or hair pulling), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). These conditions often take such a toll on daily life, so I like to emphasize practical management skills and self-compassion. I draw from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Internal Family Systems and Narrative Therapy, but I love learning about new approaches all the time.
I am currently completing my Master’s in Counselling Psychology at Yorkville University, but my career started with a Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering from the University of British Columbia. It was while working as an engineer that I started untangling my many years of compulsive skin-picking, anxiety, and shame. It’s a bit unconventional but it helps me relate with others who might not have been exposed to mental health growing up. I was born in Chilliwack BC after my parents immigrated from central China. I am a cisgender man of colour and use he/him pronouns.
Outside of counselling, I enjoy making music, listening to podcasts, and backcountry camping.
Areas of Focus:
BFRBs (trichotillomania, hair-pulling; dermatillomania, skin-picking)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (OCD)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Cultural Identity
Career burnout and change
Autism
Grief
Anxiety
Depression
Grace Miao
Hi, I'm Grace and I'm grateful for your presence.
I came to counselling through working alongside children and youth as a resource teacher supporting neurodivergent learners. In this work, I witnessed students and families feeling safe, heard, and understood. This planted a seed that eventually grew into a calling and brought me here, to the work of counselling.
I am currently completing my Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology, so I am new to this role in the most honest and hopeful sense. I bring with me the accumulated wisdom of over a decade spent learning how to meet people where they are and a genuine humility about how much there still is to learn.
My approach draws from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) - examining the stories we tell ourselves and the thought patterns that quietly shape how we feel, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - aligning our inner experience towards our values, and Somatic Therapy - reminding us healing also happens through our bodies. Together these approaches allow us to work on multiple levels: what you're thinking, what you're feeling, and what your body is carrying. I believe lasting change comes from sitting with discomfort long enough to understand it, learning to trust yourself again, and taking courageous steps in the direction of who you want to be.
I have a particular affinity for working with individuals navigating neurodivergence, life transitions, anxiety, and burnout. This space is one where you don't need the right words, or any words at first. We'll figure it out together.
Booking schedule coming August 2026 for September start date