Individual, Couples & Family Therapy
Dr. Elsie DeVita is a licensed female Psychologist with over 25 years experience working from a depth psychotherapy perspective. Her services are suitable for adults looking for either brief solution focused therapy, or long term psychotherapy, to address underlying interpersonal challenges.
With an office located near Kitsilano, Granville Island and Downtown Vancouver she offers in person sessions and virtual appointments for individuals, couples and families.
She specializes in treating a variety of issues including:
- Depression & anxiety
- Self-esteem issues
- Relationship counselling (e.g., communication and intimacy problems)
- Personal and work-related stress
- Anger management
- Chronic unhappiness (e.g., feelings of alienation and despair)
- Grief counselling (e.g., grief and loss due to death, divorce)
- Past and recent trauma / abuse (e.g. post-traumatic stress)
- Family of origin issues
- Parenting issues
- Adjustment to physical health concerns
- Terminal illness (e.g., HIV, cancer)
- Self-injury (e.g., cutting)
- Substance abuse
Care for the Care-Giver
Part of her practice specializes in providing confidential psychological services to health care workers and other professionals. Care for the care-giver is often overlooked until serious emotional and health concerns arise.
In her work with professionals, she finds that extra attention and sensitivity to issues of shame, trust and privacy is essential, otherwise the therapeutic work is stymied.
Some of the issues that arise with health care workers, psychotherapists and other professionals are:
- Burnout
- Secondary and vicarious traumatization
- Clinical consultation