I have a profound respect for each person’s individuality, autonomy, and expertise in his/her own life and life experience.  I value you as a person.  I believe that therapy works best within a supportive, trusting, and safe relationship that we create together.  At its best, therapy is a relationship characterized by warmth, caring, and compassion.  I approach therapy from a holistic perspective and incorporate mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual components as needed for each individual client.  Carl Rogers, Irvin Yalom, and Aaron Beck from the humanistic, existential, and cognitive schools of therapy inspire and inform my work. 

 

     Therapy is a process that allows you to discuss your specific concerns in a confidential* setting.  We will work together collaboratively to identify your concerns, explore options, identify goals, and take action.  Your life experience and the environments in which you live and work are taken into account at all times to ensure goals and actions make sense within the context of your life.  While the work we do together in a session is important and sets the foundation for change, the work that you do outside the session is equally important to developing new skills and sustaining change. 

 

     Outcomes of therapy vary with each individual and the issues addressed.  Some common benefits reported by my clients include reduced anxiety, stress, and fear; increased autonomy, clarity, personal growth, and emotional expression; and increased ability to connect with others and themselves.  Perhaps the most common experience reported by clients I have worked with is a renewed sense of hope and new perspective.

 

*Limits of confidentiality are discussed in the first counselling session.

Dr. Lee D. Butterfield, R.Psych.

Phone:  (604) 771-2967

Westview Shopping Centre

#200-2609 Westview Drive,

North Vancouver, BC, V7N 4M2

 

Email:  butterfi@interchange.ubc.ca

Web Site:  www.leebutterfield.com

My Approach

Dr. Lee D. Butterfield, R.Psych.