Welcome
My name is Brian and I’m a therapist, workshop leader, and meditation facilitator from the Sunshine Coast in British Columbia who has been doing innovative work in the mental health and addictions field since 1997. I provide deeply meaningful workshops for organizations, and powerful therapeutic experiences for individuals, couples, and families. I am a sought-after teacher on mindfulness, mental health, and addictions, who teaches widely across Canada.
Services
Here are some ways we can work together.

In therapy, we work collaboratively to examine your story – and to re-write it together in a way that is more helpful to you.

Many of my clients find that meditation can be a powerful ally in their therapeutic process, and meditation training can be part of your treatment plan if you choose. Some clients work with me exclusively for meditation training.

I am a sought-after presenter for workshops and conferences on meditation as a therapeutic aid for professionals, applying Buddhist practice in counselling, narrative therapy for community work, and more.
News & Resources

True Nature – Join us in Portugal!
Meditation, yoga, good food in a pasture-to-plate environmental, beautiful venue.This is a fantastic retreat for all levels of experience. Think of it as a vacation/retreat combo – lots of time meditating on the cushion, moving on the mat, connecting with others – and free time in the afternoons to explore the local area, including beaches. […]

Briathlon
A virtual race during these strange times, to raise funds for Peak House – an excellent recovery program for youth Find out more about Peak House at peakhouse.ca You’ve heard of a biathlon and triathlon, I’m proposing a Briathlon! Combo of activities for mental and physical fitness that I’m passionate about. I’m turning 48, so […]

Joy of Recovery – a residential meditation retreat on the Sunshine Coast
Excited for this one – like going to camp with people in recovery! Besides meditation, hoping for campfires, sober dance party, and fellowship. Please join us! TO REGISTER Pay – by Donate button on website or by etransfer – stating “for retreat.” vancouverbuddhistcentre.com triratna@vancouverbuddhistcentre.com
Are you struggling in your relationship with substances? With low mood, anxiety, grief, conflict with a family member, or other problems?
Me and my team are currently accepting new clients for individual, couples, and family therapy. Our practice is informed by Narrative Therapy and Buddhist Psychology. Grounded in practices of social justice and compassion, I provide individual, couples, and family therapy based in mindfulness and meditation techniques, talk therapy, and therapeutic letter writing. I believe that we all have stories told about us, that we then live through. My task as a therapist is to work as an ally for people to deconstruct unhelpful stories and to re-author their lives in a preferred way.
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors and a Certified Canadian Counsellor with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, assuring two levels of third-party accountability and often partial coverage of my fees by extended medical plans.