Derek Swain  Ed.D.  R.Psych

Dr. Derek A. Swain, RPsych.

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205-2678 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC
V6K 2G3


Counsellor's Contact Info:

Phone 1: 604 377-5277

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Counsellor or Psychologist's website:

www.psychologists.bc.ca/Pro/derekswain

Counsellor or Psychologist's Fees for Individuals:

$175.00

Counsellor or Psychologist's Fees for couples and/or families

$175.00

Additional Information about this counsellor or psychologist:

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Dr. Swain became a Registered Psychologist (#1006) in 1991. His education includes the following degrees: Bachelor or Arts (1970); Teaching Certificate (1973); Master of Physical Education (1977); and Doctor of Education, Counselling Psychology (1990); all from the University of British Columbia. He began a teaching career in 1973 and was a college Athletic Director and basketball coach from 1976-1981. He has worked as a mental health professional since 1985, working primarily with adults and teens. He has been employed as a counsellor in the Vancouver school system and in various post-secondary institutions. He is a sessional instructor with the Department of Education & Counselling Psychology at UBC, a clinical associate with the Clinical Psychology Department at SFU, and a frequent media consultant.  From 2000-2008, Dr. Swain served as a board member of the College of Psychologists of B.C. and he is now serving on the board of the B.C. Psychological Association.

Dr. Swain's area of practice is counselling psychology, primarily assisting adults and adolescents with such issues as: anxiety, depression, relationships,  bullying and harassment, sports and performance, and parenting.  He frequently works with parents who are in conflict with each other and/or with their teens. He is a founding executive member of the B.C. Roster of Parenting Co-ordinators, an alternate dispute resolution process for high conflict divorced parents.

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