Maryanne Wong, RSW

Sex/Gender: Non-binary
Pronouns: They / Them, She / Her
Ethnicity: Chinese
Bio

maryanne (they/she) has provided counselling and social work services to a wide range of individuals since 2012, including:

· 2SLGBTQIA+
· QTPoC
· Second-generation diaspora
· Folks with disabilities and/or neurodivergence
· Seniors aging in place
· Caregivers of vulnerable adults
· Poly/ethical non-monogamy
· BDSM/kink/leather

 

maryanne has both professional and lived experience in these areas:
· navigating multiple group memberships (e.g. sexuality and cultural minority; gender and disability)
· traversing daily life with neurodivergence
· self-esteem, anxiety, depression, perfectionism
· exploring sexuality and gender (including initial conversations about hormone therapies)
· alternate relationship configurations
· life transitions
· Medically based services
· advance care planning and end-of-life planning
· Medical Assistance in Dying
· adjustment to changes in ability
· caregiver burnout
· navigating medical systems

 

Counselling Style and Focus: maryanne uses an integrative counselling style, pulling from person-centered, narrative, somatic, internal family systems, and evidence-based traditions (if requested). Their perspective is inflected with an intersectional feminist social justice lens.

 

What are sessions with maryanne like?
maryanne approaches their work with a relationally accountable, inquisitive spirit and trauma-aware, harm reduction approach. Sessions often feel like a friendly conversation – both laughter and inconveniently truthful reflections are commonplace. Expect to explore both your internal landscape and the larger systems in society impacting what we think/feel. With Maryanne’s social work hat on, problem-solving, brainstorming, planning, medical systems navigation, and supportive resource scaffolding are possible.

 

Qualifications
License Number: BCCSW #10582
License Province: British Columbia
Sliding Scale / Reduced Fee Accepted: Yes
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Languages
English
Modalities
Individuals
Therapy Offered
In Person Therapy, Telehealth/Teletherapy
Types of Therapy
Attachment-based/Relational Therapy, Coaching, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Integrative, Feminist, Trauma-Focused, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Issues
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Addiction, Chronic Illness, Life Coaching, Life Transitions, Anxiety, Depression, Emotion Regulation, Personal Growth, Racial Identity, Relational Concerns, Relationship Issues, Self Esteem, Self-Harming, Stress, Substance Use, Transgender, trauma-ptsd
Last modified: February 3, 2025

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