Epilepsy Patient Counselling in Vancouver
Live a rich and joyful life with your Epilepsy
Beat the stigma surrounding epilepsy
1 in 26 people develop epilepsy over their lifetime and 1 in 100 people currently live with epilepsy. However, despite epilepsy being so common there is a lack of understanding surrounding what it is like to have seizures and how to best cope with them. This lack of understanding puts folks with epilepsy at higher risk of comorbidities such as anxiety and depression.
The expectation that you should be fully functioning mentally after a seizure creates harmful emotional responses and can cause low self-esteem and depression. These are unrealistic expectations that arise from misunderstandings about epilepsy and, oftentimes, are not in line with the actual experience of folks experiencing seizures. Epilepsy counselling will help you work through your unresolved feelings or shameful feelings around your epilepsy and help you move forward into a more joyful life.
Why epilepsy-focused counselling?
Living with epilepsy brings its own unique set of challenges. Working with an epilepsy counsellor will help you approach your epilepsy from a different perspective. Together, you will work on finding comfort with your epilepsy and beginning to integrate it into a part of your identity, rather than something you struggle against.
We will work on communication skills for you and your family to foster positive interactions and openness, and help you re-evaluate negative beliefs about yourself. We will also help you understand how the nervous system can influence your health and offer tools for you to help achieve better mental and physical health.
““Thank you so very much for all of your support and guidance over the past few years. The sessions I have had at Sana have been truly life altering and I will forever be grateful to everyone for helping me trust my body again! I wouldn’t be where I am today without Sana. I feel so lucky to have met you all!” ”
How to start with an epilepsy counsellor
Step 1: Book your free consultation
During your free consultation, you’ll talk with a team member who also experiences epilepsy about your concerns and hopes for the future.
Step 2: Match with your counsellor
After your consultation, we will pair you with the Sana counsellor whose expertise and experience are best suited to support you.
Step 3: Your first session
Congratulations on taking this first step! Together with your epilepsy counsellor, you’ll work towards creating a bright future where you work with your epilepsy, not against it.
Why Sana Counselling?
Our goal is to help you feel validated in your experience and empower you to move forward with confidence. With team members who live with epilepsy, we recognize how misunderstood this condition is and why it is important to unpack the secrecy and shame associated with it.
If you or your family members are experiencing seizures, or have been diagnosed with epilepsy and are looking for support, please get in touch today. We understand that therapy for epilepsy is a specialized field and our team at Sana has the expertise and experience to support you either at our Vancouver office or with an online therapy session.