Welcome to Patricia Roles Counselling Practice and Virtual Counselling Room
Patricia Roles, MSW, RSW, BCATR is an individual, couple and family therapist in private practice in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Therapy is offered face-to-face in the office or virtually through secure teleconferencing with Doxy.me and e-mail.
Patricia Roles, MSW, RSW, BCATR is an individual, couple and family therapist in private practice in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Therapy is offered face-to-face in the office or virtually through secure teleconferencing with Doxy.me and e-mail.
Service Areas
Individual, Couple and Family Therapy
Art and Play Therapy
Telehealth and E-mail Therapy
Mindfulness Meditation
Teaches mindfulness skills in therapy and Mindfulness Meditation classes
Specialty Areas
Individual Therapy with Children, Teens and Adults
Couple and Family Therapy
Family Based Therapy with Eating Disorders
Adoption Reunion
Anxiety
ADD & ADHD
About Patricia Roles
Patricia Roles has a Master’s Degree in Social Work (UBC 1981), a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work (Ryerson University1977), a Post Master’s Certificate in Art Therapy (BC School of Art Therapy 1989), Narrative Therapy Intensive Training with Michael White and Training in Family Based Treatment with Eating Disorders Multifamily Group Therapy (Maudsley Approach).
Patricia is currently in private practice. She worked for 33 years at Children’s and Women’s Hospital and Health Centre as the Professional Practice Coordinator for Social Work and Therapist in the Provincial Specialized Eating Disorders Program in Mental Health. Previous experience with medical and psychiatric conditions with children, youth and adults, and instructor in Adolescent Art Therapy at the Vancouver Art Therapy Institute. Teaches Mindfulness Meditation at Santosha in New Westminster. Publications are in the area of mindfulness, eating disorders and adoption.
Books and articles authored include:
Twilight Journeys: Twilight Journeys is a series of mindfulness based guided imagery stories to help children and youth relax and fall asleep.
Saying Goodbye to a Baby (Vol1 and 2): 2 books on birth parent loss and grief in adoption; one for birth parents and another for professionals
Other publications include: articles on eating disorders and families, Facing Teenage Pregnancy, and book chapter in textbook on Pregnancy and the Newborn Period