Erica Saborio

About Erica

I’m a Registered Clinical Counsellor in Coquitlam and I provide counselling services to teens, individuals, couples and families both in-person and virtually across B.C.

I tend to think of therapy as a mix of meaningful conversation, gentle curiosity, and occasionally laughing at the absurdity of being human. At its core, I believe meaningful psychotherapy is a relationship. Change doesn’t happen because someone gives you the right advice or because you’ve finally become “ready.” More often, it happens when there is enough trust, safety, and honesty to begin looking at the parts of ourselves we’ve spent years avoiding.

Many of us carry stories, experiences, emotions, and beliefs that have been pushed aside in order to cope. But what is buried doesn’t disappear. The things we avoid often continue to shape our lives from the background, influencing how we relate to ourselves, others, and the world around us. My goal isn’t to force those parts into the open before you’re ready. It’s to create a space where exploring them feels possible.

My approach is rooted in existential and narrative therapy, which means I’m interested in the stories you’ve been told, the stories you tell yourself, and the larger questions of meaning, identity, purpose, and choice. I also work from a trauma-informed lens, moving at a pace that respects what your system has been through.

I’m not the nod-and-smile-silently type. I’ll be present, engaged, and genuinely invested in our work together. Sometimes that means offering a challenge, sometimes asking difficult questions, and sometimes finding humour in places we didn’t expect. Therapy with me is a space where you don’t have to perform, impress anyone, or have everything figured out. You can show up uncertain, skeptical, overwhelmed, or messy, and we’ll work with that, not against it.

If you’re looking for a therapeutic relationship that feels authentic, collaborative, and grounded in both depth and trust, I’d be glad to connect.