Dr. Michel Dadson Specializes in a variety of common mental health issues.
Abuse Counselling
Dr. Michael Dadson (Mike Dadson) aides in the coping and recovery from Verbal, Physical and Sexual Abuse.
Adjustment Counselling
Dr. Michael Dadson (Mike Dadson) relates, “when adjustment issues present it can affect problems at home, school and social relationships”.
Anxiety Counselling
In therapy Dr. Mike Dadson will get to the core of your beliefs, thinking and feelings of low self-worth, or the feeling of sadness, or even self-hatred.
Coping Counselling
Dr. Michael Dadson will focus on the development of your coping skills or enhancing existing coping skills for stress management and a variety of other mental health issues.
Couples Counselling
Dr. Michael Dadson will focus on the development of your coping skills or enhancing existing coping skills for stress management and a variety of other mental health issues.
Developmental Attachment Injury
Dr. Michael Dadson explains: "If a child experiences terror, abandonment, or feels totally alone and vulnerable, it can be traumatic.
Depression
Depression in general is more than feeling sad once in a while, it is a feeling that is present almost every day, for most of the day, for over a period of two or more weeks....
Dissociative Disorder (DID)
Dr. Michael Dadson (Mike Dadson), has significant experience dealing with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). Problems with identity, memory, emotion, behaviour...
Eating Disorder
Dr. Michael Dadson helps Langley residents deal with Anorexia nervosa, eating disorder not otherwise specified (ED NOS), and bulimia.
Family / Marriage Counselling
Everyone is navigating their daily challenges, individual parenting style, sibling rivalry and squabbles
Father Child Relationship
Dr. Michael Dadson (Mike Dadson), is highly specialized in the area of father and child relationships. Many of Dr. Mike Dadson’s university years were spent researching fatherly relationships and emotional childhood injury
Grief Counselling
Dr. Michael Dadson (Mike Dadson), helps his clients in Langley deal with loss and grief in one on one or group session therapy.
Individual Counseling
Individual Therapy is your opportunity to receive personal support on a one-on one bases with Dr. Michael Dadson (Mike Dadson).
Life Transition Therapy
Transition counseling with Dr. Mike Dadson can help you deal with your life changes and emotions.
Men’s Issues
Dr. Michael Dadson (Mike Dadson), has focused his research in the area of men’s mental health and men’s issues from the beginning of his carrier more than 30 years ago.
Men’s Mental Health Counselling
At key junctures in our life’s journey, we are confronted with painful experiences that can create the urgent need for change.Dr. Michael Dadson (Mike Dadson) has substantial experience dealing with men’s mental health issues throughout his career.
Mood Disorder Counselling
Dr. Michael Dadson recognizes a Mood Disorder can zap your energy, motivation, and ability to experience joy, satisfaction. You may find yourself more impatient, quicker to anger, and quicker to break down in tears or exhaustion.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
A person can develop a range of compulsions or obsessions. For example, someone who has OCD can repeatedly check on things, need to organizes things over and over, obsessively wash their hands, or excessively clean their homes.
Peer Relationship Counselling
Dr. Michael Dadson (Mike Dadson) explains: “Before a relationship between individuals can be understood, it is important to recognize and acknowledge that each person has different life experiences, coping skills, reactions, or responses to various situations or stressors in their lives.”
Relationship Issues Counselling
Dr. Michael Dadson (Mike Dadson) believes it’s “important for couples to know they can acquire skills for understanding a partner and reignite what initially brought them together.”
Self-Esteem Counselling
“A person’s basic sense of worth determines how well we are able to deal with conflict, adversity, family and relationship matters, school performance, work and pressures of life in general,” Dr. Mike Dadson maintains.
Stress Counselling
Dr. Michael Dadson (Mike Dadson) relates stress to weight and the impact it has on you. Dr. Mike Dadson explains “although we can carry 10 lbs, if we have to carry it all day you’re very tired by the time the day is over.
Suicide Counselling
f you know anyone who has talked about suicide, you can reach the Suicide Prevention Line by calling 833-456-4566 in Canada. In Canada, crisis services are available by also texting 45645.
Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Dr. Michael Dadson (Mike Dadson) states, “symptoms of trauma usually start within the three months of a traumatic incident. It has been reported in rare cases, symptoms of PTSD may only occur after a number of years.
Frequently Asked Questions
I will do my best to respond to you within 24 hours using our online booking forms. Alternatively, I can be reached in my office at 778-554-0174 to book an appointment.
Dr. Michael Dadson’s counselling session is $175/hr taxes included (50 minute hour).
Various forms of financial assistance can be found here.
Neurofeedback Session Fees:
Individual sessions-$120/hr plus taxes (50 minute hour)
Couples session rates are $175/hr plus taxes (50 minute hour)
Dr. Michael Dadson continues to help a full range of diverse individuals, couples, and families overcome stress, depression, anxiety, Trauma, PTSD, dissociative disorders, adjustment issues and developmental attachment injuries. Dr. Dadson’s publications in the areas of trauma and PTSD recovery, dissociation identity disorder (DID), and father and son relationships.
For a full list of Dr. Mike Dadson’s areas of expertise, please visit the “Specialties”
Dr. Michael Dadson adheres to the code of ethics as set out by the Canadian Association of Clinical Counsellors and Psychotherapy (CCC) Association.
Counselling sessions are confidential. However as noted in section B, counselling and therapy responsibilities of the CCC, exceptions include when a need is presented to prevent defined and immediate danger to a client or others, or when a court orders disclosure.
Neurofeedback is a non-invasive therapeutic, intervention treatment method that assists you to consciously control your brain wave patterns.
The result of neurofeedback treatment can be greater relaxation, a sense of ease and emotional resilience. Among other neurological and mental health issues, Neurofeedback has been used in the treatment of ADHD, trauma and PTSD recovery, anxiety, depression, epilepsy, ASD, insomnia and drug addiction (Larson, S 2006).
Low energy neurofeedback system (LENS) is safe and effective neurofeedback therapy. In contrast to traditional neurofeedback (requiring your involvement in retraining your brain), the LENS software does all the work to remove blockages that may be causing your symptoms.
A neurofeedback session will take between 45 minutes to 60 minutes.
The Neurofeedback process is based on the needs and goals of individual clients.
Your therapist or counsellor will discuss the number of recommended sessions with you based on your needs and treatment goals.