Allura Counselling & Sex Therapy Centre - Vancouver

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Emily Sulzer (She/Her)

Senior Associate counsellor & Team Lead

MC, CCC – Certified Canadian Counsellor


Location: Online Only

Availability:

  • Mondays: 8:30am-4pm PST

  • Tuesdays: 11am-7pm PST

  • Wednesdays: 11am-7pm PST

  • Thursdays: 8:30am-4pm PST

Session type: Virtual only

Current availability for booking: Accepting clients


Areas of support

  • Low Desire

  • Difficulty Orgasming

  • Sexual Confidence

  • Non-Monogamy

  • LGBTQ+, including Coming Out

  • Religion & Sex

Approaches in Therapy

  • Body-Focused/Somatic

  • Mindfulness

  • Trauma-Informed

  • Feminist

  • Anti-oppressive

  • Person-Centered

  • Strengths-based

  • Systems

  • Attachment

Session Fees

The Fees Below Are Exclusive of Tax; tax is added based on your province of residence

Individual
Counselling Session

50 Minutes$190

Individual
Counselling Session

80 Minutes$285

Relationship
Counselling Session

50 Minutes$210

Relationship
Counselling Session

80 Minutes$315

Session fees may be paid by Credit Card or E-transfer.

 Click here to see information on cancellation policies, insurance coverage and more.

I am an experienced counselling therapist and sexual health educator who is passionate about helping people understand, accept, and enjoy their sexuality.

Throughout my life I have been insatiably curious about people, relationships, and bodies. I have spent most of my academic and personal life learning about these things and sharing what I learn with others. I believe that information is power and many of us have been disempowered by society causing us to distrust our bodies giving us unrealistic and false information about relationships, sex and sexual & gender identity. Therefore, I am passionate about helping others empower themselves with information about themselves and their sexuality.

I believe that sexuality is a core part of our humanity and is therefore just as important to take care of and heal as any other parts of our being. I also believe that people should know their bodies and be free to make informed choices about their bodies and am a fierce advocate for reproductive healthcare and LGBTQ2S+ rights. I see my role as a therapist as a guide, support, and teacher.

I use a person-centred approach to therapy that is non-judgemental and collaborative, where my clients can feel that they have equal power in the therapeutic relationship. I strive to create a safe space for my clients to explore their concerns with compassion and acceptance. My hope for my clients is that they feel safe, comfortable, and free to be themselves fully in our sessions together. I hope that through our work together they come to understand and accept themselves, their bodies, their sexual identity and desires more fully and feel empowered about these things as well.

When I am not working with my clients, I enjoy spending time with my spouse, kiddo, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel "Mimosa," and my chosen family and friends. When I am not at home, I am in the gym or on the squash court sweating profusely. You will find me almost always with a tea in one hand and my water bottle in the other.

Professional Licensure & Degrees

  • Canadian Certified Counsellor, Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
  • Master of Counselling Psychology, City University of Seattle, Calgary
  • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with distinction, University of Calgary

Professional Trainings & Experience

  • Intensive Sex Therapy Training, University of Guelph
  • Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), The Gottman Institute
  • Enhancing Natural Supports, Calgary Sexual Health Centre
  • Assessment and Management of Female Sexual Pain and Managmenet of Low Sexual Desire in the Context of Chronic Illness, Alberta Health Services Department of Psychosocial Resources
  • New Developments in the Treatment of Complex Trauma: Mindfulness, Affect Regulation, and Processing, University of Calgary
  • Trauma and Violence Informed Care , Calgary Sexual Health Centre

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