Sam Kaplan

About Sam

I often work alongside folks processing personal, collective, and systemic traumas. Specifically I often work with current and former youth in care, neurodivergent folks, folks navigating chronic pain/disabilities, queer/trans folks, sex workers, poly folks and identity exploration.

In working alongside folks I often weave in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), somatic-attachment, art therapy, narrative therapy , trauma centred engagement and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). I see people as experts in their own lives and it is really important to me to work collaboratively alongside people and to co-create space for the body to heal.
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In my personal life, I love the woods, the ocean, making art, gardening, and animals. I am non-binary (they/them), neurodivergent, and of European and Arab Jewish background. I strive towards anti-oppressive, social justice oriented practices, and also recognize that this is ongoing work of listening and learning and unlearning.

I currently have availability for clinical consultation and hormone readiness assessments and am holding a waitlist for new clients interested in EMDR and somatic therapy.
I work alongside associates and sliding scale practicum students who have more immediate space. You can see their bios here: https://www.expressivewellness.ca/

I am located on the unceded traditional and ancestral homelands of the xwm??kw?y??m (Musqueam), Skwxw?7mesh (Squamish), and S?l??lw?ta?/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

If you feel I might be a fit to collaborate with you along this path, please contact me for a free initial in-person or phone consultation.