Virtual therapy · 6 provinces · 4 languages
Trauma therapy & couples counselling that meets you where you are.
You may be carrying something heavy right now. You don’t have to carry it alone.
Evidence-based therapy — EMDR, Internal Family Systems, and the Gottman Method — delivered online across British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Newfoundland & Labrador. In English and Arabic across all six provinces, and in Hindi and Malayalam for British Columbia clients.
Mohamad · Alison · Rola — your therapy team
Therapy for the things that are hardest to say out loud
Every plan is built around you — your history, your pace, your language. All sessions are virtual: no commute, no waiting room, no referral needed.
Trauma & PTSD Therapy
EMDR and IFS help you process what happened and reclaim your life — without having to relive every detail. Complex trauma and CPTSD welcome.
Trauma therapy →Couples Therapy & Marriage Counselling
The Gottman Method — a well-researched, structured approach to couples work — for rebuilding trust, ending gridlock, and feeling close again.
Couples counselling →Grief & Loss Counselling
Specialist grief support led by a clinician with an honours degree in thanatology — the study of grief, dying, and bereavement.
Grief therapy →First Responder Therapy
Specialized trauma care for firefighters, paramedics, police, and emergency workers — grounded in clinical experience with operational stress and concurrent addictions.
First responder therapy →Also supporting:
Three steps. The first one is free.
Book a free consultation
A 15 minute, no-pressure call. We listen, you ask questions, and we decide together whether we’re the right fit. No commitment.
Meet your therapist
Your first session is a safe place to lay things down. There’s no right way to begin — we meet you exactly where you are.
Heal at your own pace
We build a plan together and check in regularly, so therapy always serves you — not the other way around.
Clinicians who’ve done this work in the field
Crisis response, refugee support on two continents, First Nations community mental health, concurrent trauma and addictions — depth you can feel from the first session.
Mohamad Shabib
MACP, CCC · Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), CRPO — Ontario · Founder
Trauma and couples therapist — EMDR (EMDRIA-trained), IFS Levels 1–2, Gottman Levels 1–2. Crisis response, first responder trauma at Edgewood, and refugee support on two continents. English & Arabic.
Read full bio →Alison Shaji
MA Clinical Psychology · RCC
Psychoanalytic depth with evidence-based tools — DBT, EMDR, CBT, inner-child and shadow work. A collaborative exploration of the patterns that quietly shape you. Malayalam & Hindi.
Read full bio →Rola Shbib
BSW (Hons) · RSW (Ontario)
Front-line crisis work — suicide prevention, crisis stabilization, addiction and mental health support — with an honours degree in thanatology grounding specialist grief care.
Read full bio →Therapy worth investing in
Clinical depth earned in the field
First Nations communities, Syrian refugees, first responders, crisis response — experience earned in the field, not just the classroom.
Evidence-based, tailored to you
EMDR, IFS, Gottman Method, CBT, DBT — matched to your goals, never one-size-fits-all.
Therapy in your language
English, Arabic, Hindi, and Malayalam — care in your language of emotional truth, with faith-informed therapy if you want it and none if you don’t.
Built around your schedule
Evening and weekend appointments, video from wherever you are, and no waitlist.
Discretion, by design
No waiting rooms, no workplace disclosure, no explaining where you were at 2 p.m. What you say in session stays in session.
Session details
Many Canadian extended health plans reimburse sessions with our clinicians’ designations — you’ll receive a receipt after every session to submit to your plan.
Book a Free ConsultationTakes about a minute · full details on the fees & insurance page
Virtual therapy across six Canadian provinces
Based in Nanaimo, serving British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Newfoundland & Labrador — no commute required.
British Columbia
And in the other provinces we serve
Honest writing about therapy & healing
What Is EMDR Therapy and How Does It Work?
A plain-language guide to EMDR from an advanced EMDR-trained therapist — what it is, how sessions work, and what it treats.
Read article →7 Signs of Unresolved Trauma
Unresolved trauma shapes daily life in ways you might not recognize. The most common signs — and what to do about them.
Read article →Couples Therapy in BC: What to Expect
What happens in sessions, what it costs, and how insurance works — everything you need before you start.
Read article →Questions people ask before reaching out
What is TEO Counselling?
TEO Counselling is a virtual-only counselling and psychotherapy practice based in Nanaimo, British Columbia. We provide individual and couples therapy by video to clients in British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Newfoundland & Labrador — in English and Arabic across all six provinces, and in Hindi and Malayalam for British Columbia clients. The first step is a free 15 minute consultation, and no referral is needed.
Is everything at TEO Counselling really online?
Yes — every session happens by video, and there is no physical office to travel to. Sessions run on the Jane platform, with Zoom or Google Meet as a backup, and you can join from home, or anywhere private, in any of the six provinces we serve. Being fully virtual means no commute and no waiting room — and cancellation is free with at least 24 hours’ notice if life gets in the way.
Who are the therapists at TEO Counselling?
TEO Counselling has three clinicians. Mohamad Shabib, MACP, CCC, a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the CRPO in Ontario, works in English and Arabic with clients in all six provinces we serve. Rola Shbib, BSW (Hons), a Registered Social Worker in Ontario, also works in English and Arabic across those same six provinces, with particular depth in grief, crisis, and addictions. Alison Shaji, MA Clinical Psychology, a Registered Clinical Counsellor, works in English, Hindi, and Malayalam with clients in British Columbia.
What kinds of therapy does TEO Counselling offer?
Our clinicians hold training in EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), the Gottman Method for couples, CBT, DBT, and Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) — matched to your goals rather than applied one-size-fits-all. We work with trauma and PTSD, couples and marriage counselling, grief and loss, anxiety, depression, addictions, and first responder trauma, among other concerns.
How do I get started with TEO Counselling?
Book a free 15 minute consultation online through our Jane booking page, or call (519) 760-5211 — no referral is needed. Sessions run seven days a week, 12:00pm to 9:00pm Pacific time, which lands at later local hours the further east you are; the full hours table is on our fees page. The consultation is where we decide together whether we’re the right fit. Therapy is not a crisis service — for urgent support call or text 9-8-8, or call 911 in an emergency.
More detail — the free consultation, EMDR and IFS, session length, confidentiality, insurance — is answered on the full FAQ page.
Ready when you are.
Book a free, no-pressure consultation. We’ll talk about what you’re going through and decide together whether we’re the right fit.
Book a Free ConsultationOr call (519) 760-5211
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