Madeleine Downey - Master Level Counsellor
Areas of Focus: relationships, sexuality, self-discovery, anxiety, stress, and depression
Individual and Relationship Counselling
Works with: Adults, Youth, & Couples
Madeleine is available for lower cost counselling to all as part of our Master Level Counsellor program at Mareel
About Madeleine
Welcome—I'm glad you’re here. I’m a Master’s-level associate counsellor based in Vancouver, BC, offering low-cost, accessible therapy online for individuals, couples, and groups. My style is warm, curious, and non-judgmental. Working together means honestly meeting your inner world in a supportive, collaborative space so you can move toward greater alignment and more connected relationships with yourself and the people in your life.
Outside the therapy room, you’ll find me teaching and practicing vinyasa yoga—sometimes to progressive house—or tucked in at home playing chess or listening to records. I love writing and the kind of existential philosophy that invites us to hold the tension of opposites—to stay with the both/and of being human—rather than rushing to tidy answers.
Whether you’re arriving with a clear goal or just a sense that something wants to shift, I’d be honoured to walk that path with you.
About the Work
My approach integrates narrative therapy with depth-oriented work. In practice, we explore the stories that shape your life (narrative)—the meanings, roles, and “shoulds” you’ve inherited—and we also tend what lives beneath those stories (depth): body-held memory, early and intergenerational patterns, protective parts, dreams, and symbols. It’s where ancestral wounds meet modern healing—and the Self is remembered, not built.
We pair insight with grounded tools (communication skills, boundaries, and nervous-system practices) so change is both meaningful and sustainable.
I work with concerns related to codependency, relationship dynamics, sexuality and intimacy, boundaries, anxiety, stress, self-discovery, and depression.
Sessions blend gentle reflection, somatic check-ins, and practical steps—small changes that add up. I practice with ongoing clinical supervision and consultation to ensure high-quality care.
Whether you’re untangling a single stuck spot or tending a deeper pattern, we’ll work at your pace and in the direction of what matters most.
