CONNECT. COLLABORATE. SOAR.

Accessible and personalized child and family counselling, offered in-person or virtually from the comfort of your home.

SOAR

(/sôr/)

“To SOAR means to rise swiftly, to feel the wind below as you ride it higher. It is more than flying, which is just moving through the air. Soaring, suggests exhilaration and joy.”

Our Approach

The SOAR approach to counselling focuses on creating a compassionate and non-judgmental environment. We believe that individuals are experts of their own lives - with our job being to work alongside and support our clients to soar.

Our Services

  • SOAR Services Child and Youth Counselling

    Child & Youth Counselling (6-19 years)

  • Hand-drawn young tree with varied leaves representing growth, independence, and young adult counselling support at SOAR Counselling.

    Young Adult Counselling (19-24 years)

  • SOAR Services Family Counselling

    Family Counselling

  • SOAR Services Parent Consultation

    Parent Consultation & Counselling

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    Clinical Case Review & Consultation

SOAR supports children, youth, young adults, parents, couples, and families through focused specializations, life stressors, and everyday challenges that shape mental health, relationships, and daily life.

  • Focused counselling support for children, youth, young adults, parents, couples, and families navigating specific mental health, developmental, relational, and life-stage concerns.

    • Anxiety, OCD & Emotional Regulation

    • School Avoidance, Sleep & Behaviour

    • Depression, Mood & Self-Esteem

    • Eating, Body Image & Safety Concerns

    • Trauma, Attachment & Family Relationships

    • Autism, Neurodiversity & Developmental Questions

    • Parent, Couples & Family Counselling

    • Prenatal, Postpartum & Reproductive Mental Health

  • Support for the life experiences, pressures, and transitions that can affect a child, youth, young adult, parent, or family’s emotional wellbeing.

    • School Stress & Academic Pressures

    • Friendship, Bullying & Social Stress

    • Family Conflict & Life at Home

    • Divorce, Separation & Family Transitions

    • Grief, Loss & Health-Related Stress

    • Parent & Caregiver Stress

    • Identity, Image, & Belonging

    • Sport, Performance & Confidence

  • Not every concern fits neatly into a diagnosis or single stressor. SOAR also supports children, youth, young adults, parents, and families with the everyday challenges that shape mental health, confidence, connection, and daily life.

    • School, Motivation & Daily Success

    • Summer, Seasonal & Routine Changes

    • Emotional Regulation & Coping Skills

    • Family Routines & Connection at Home

    • Sports Confidence & Performance Pressure

    • Parent & Caregiver Support

    • Mental Health Education & Early Support

    • Community, Resources & Next Steps

Jasmine

MA, RCC - 17781

SOAR Founder, Jasmine, is a passionate and dedicated Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) who specializes in working with children, youth, caregivers, and families impacted by mental health challenges.

Learn more about Jasmine - Psychology Today / BCACC

  • Jasmine has over a decade of experience working across various mental health settings, such as Child and Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatry with BC Children’s Hospital and Surrey Memorial Hospital; Community Child and Youth Mental health Outpatient Programs with Vancouver Coastal Health Authority and Fraser Health Authority; Elementary and Highschool Remedial Programs in Vancouver and Burnaby School Districts; and a variety of Non-Profit organizations throughout the Lower Mainland. Jasmine also enjoys providing guest lectures at Douglas College to Child and Youth Care, Social Work, and Therapeutic Recreation students.

  • Jasmine holds a Master of Arts Degree in Child and Youth Care from the University of Victoria with a completed thesis titled: “Mindful Children: Exploring the Conceptualization of Mindfulness Practice in Public Elementary School Settings”. As well, she holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Child and Youth Care, a Diploma in Youth Justice, an Advanced Practice in Child and Youth Mental Health Certificate, and is always seeking new professional development opportunities in the field so as to remain up to date with evidence based practices.

  • Jasmine utilizes a client and family centered, trauma informed, eclectic approach - drawing from various counselling modalities, such as, though not limited to; Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT); Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), Narrative Therapy, Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT); and Mindfulness Based Practices. She specializes in anxiety, depression, safety concerns, neurodivergence, sleep challenges, emotional dysregulation and behaviour challenges, school related difficulties (e.g. school refusal/avoidance, peer conflict/bullying, etc.), family conflict, the parent/child relationship, attachment parenting, and systems navigation/resource support.

  • Jasmine enjoys spending quality time with her husband and two little boys. She loves living on the West Coast - often spending time out in nature, cooking and entertaining, exploring local menus, and jet setting to new destinations when given the chance!

In-person and Virtual Options

Our office is conveniently located in the South Surrey / White Rock area. Can’t make it into the office? No worries – we’ve got you covered with virtual sessions via video or phone.

 

Please note: Our office location is currently for booked in-person appointments only.

Follow our Journey

 

“As a Counsellor - I think of my role as helping the gardener plant seeds in their own garden. Then after time, with care and dedication, we will both see the growth.”

- Jasmine Bird

SOAR Child & Youth Counselling - New Business of the Year