Saba Hessamian

Saba’s clinical focus is on helping individuals and couples navigate the complex landscape of relationships. This includes: conflict and communication issues, unpacking re-occurring arguments, parenting issues, as well as infidelity and supporting those experiencing a breakup or separation. 

As a mother herself, Saba has a particular gift for supporting women during the years of early motherhood and in teaching couples the skills to help navigate difficulties in marriage or having a child. Saba also is certified as a Prepare/Enrich Facilitator for Premarital Counselling to help couples get started on the right foot.

Saba also works specifically with issues related to men’s mental health, including (but not limited to) low mood & depression, burnout, anger, and difficulties in intimate relationships. Most commonly, she helps coach men in getting to know their emotional world better, so that they can feel more in control of their reactions, their relationships, and their life. 

Saba offers counselling services in both English and Farsi, and she is determined to help break the stigma of counselling within this community especially.

No matter what you are going through, with Saba, you can expect to gain the self-awareness and insight to help you uncover your next steps. Saba is a compassionate, warm counsellor, who brings a real professionalism and strong ethical approach to her work. She deeply believes in the self-knowledge and wisdom that we all carry, but that sometimes we need help in identifying what’s standing in our way.

Having worked previously in hospitality, Saba has a way of making her clients feel attended to, cared for, and supported towards finding integrated solutions to problems.

Saba holds a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University, and a Bachelor’s Degree from (Strathclyde University – Glasgow, Scotland). She has also studied advanced French through DELF. Saba is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC).