Andrew Neufeld, RCC-ACS, RMFT-SQ

Alongside You

203-4840 Delta Street Delta, British Columbia, Canada

Website: https://www.alongsideyou.ca

There’s also an old adage in psychology education, and that is that we go into the field to figure out our own “stuff.” I can’t speak for everyone in the field, but I can speak for me and say firmly that this is absolutely true of my journey. I remember my first experience with depression at age 6. I remember struggling to find my way through my teen years and into adulthood, feeling out of place and lost, and alone. I’m fortunate in that I no longer struggle with those darkest of days, but it doesn’t mean I won’t in future or that I don’t still struggle with things like an anxiety disorder, because I might, and I do.

The journey through mental health is an up and down journey and it starts and stops, turns and dips, and sometimes, even runs around in circles. Mental health and other struggles in life are something that anyone can struggle with, regardless of our background, or income, or degrees, or otherwise. Whether you have $30 to your name, or $300 million, life is still life. We all have joys, we all have struggles. We all have triumphs and successes, and we have our fears and failures.

I’ve spent over 20 years educating myself on what makes us human, what makes us unique, and what helps us move forward. I’ve worked with kids, youth, adults, couples, families, and businesses; I’ve lived in Canada and the United States, the UK, Eastern Europe, and spent a lot of time in other places around the world. What I’ve learned is that no matter where we are, what we struggle with, and who we are, it is relationships that transform lives.

This is what I offer clients who want to move forward – a relationship based on safety and mutual respect. I’m not sitting with you because I’m the expert (even though I’ve done a lot of training to be in this profession), or because I have it all figured out (because I don’t), or because I’m here to impart all levels of wisdom (occasionally this happens). I’m here because I have the fundamental belief that there are no hopeless cases, and that everyone is worth it. I’ve spent a lot of time and money over the past 20 years educating myself through both life experiences and formal education to make sure that I’m well trained to be able to sit with you, walk beside you, and share in your journey in a way that can produce profound change.

Change happens through relationships built on trust, and yes, some clinical knowledge. Regardless of what you’re struggling with, I believe there’s hope for you because others have believed that there was hope for me. I’ve experienced the profound difference that safety, attachment, and guidance have had in my life and I feel privileged to offer that to others in the best way that I know how.

My belief is that a therapist is a bearer of hope. Sometimes we lose sight of the hope we have – and it takes someone else believing in us to keep us going. If I didn’t believe there was hope for everyone, I wouldn’t be here and I wouldn’t have started Alongside You. There’s always hope.

While my caseload is full and waitlist closed, I may be able to open up space on a case by case basis for clients looking specifically for AEDP therapy. If I'm not available, another member of my team trained in AEDP may be available.

AEDP Level 2

Fees & Insurance: https://www.alongsideyou.ca/about-2/fees-for-services/
Availability: Yes
Therapy Settings: In-Person and Virtual