Kate Gates, M.A. RCC
Main Counselling Office (Map)#201 - 1118 Homer Street
Vancouver
V6B 6L5
Second Counselling Office
Deep Cove
North Vancouver
Counsellor's Contact Info:
Phone 1: 604 986-5152
Email Kate Gates
Counsellor or Psychologist's website:
www.womanssolace.com
Fees for Individuals:
100.00
Fees for Couples/Families:
140.00
Additional Information about this counsellor or psychologist:
Kate has provided compassionate, consistent counselling for women and couples since 1996-13 yrs in private practice and is currently the Head of the Department of Counselling at Vancouver Community College, and has worked as a College counsellor at VCC for 8 years.
Areas of focus include: relationships, anxiety, depression, self esteem, transition and couples counselling. Kate utilizes mind and body therapy to integrate the counselling experience and pulls from Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction as well as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to foster change and growth in her clients.
She includes some cognitive approaches, Adlerian along with Narrative therapy and introduces daily skills for coping.
Visualization and breathe work can also be incorporated into sessions depending on the needs of the client.
Kate encourages her clients to join with her on their goals of therapy and believes that the counselling relationship is a very sacred and healing relationship. She will offer you a respectful, non-judgemental, objective approach and give you unconditional positive regard. She will view you holistically (mentally, physically, spiritually) and as a unique and invaluable individual with the potential for growth and possibilities.
She will meet with you to understand what may be hindering you from moving forward and create with you the interventions that will help your life unfold.
She will uphold and respect your own wisdom and resources to help yourself as crucial to your healing and growth.Kate believes the counselling relationship exists for her clients best interests and cares very deeply for all of her clients. All sessions are strictly confidential (some exceptions to confidentiality exist which she will go over with you.

