Madison Morrison
Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) in Ontario
I work with adults who look fine on the outside and feel fried on the inside.
- Sees
- Adults 18+, individuals
- Sessions
- Online by video, anywhere in BC
- Times
- Wednesdays and Fridays, morning to evening, plus some weekend times
- Fees
- Sessions from $150, sliding scale. Full fees
- Languages
- English
- Direct billing
- Pacific Blue Cross, TELUS Health
Taking new clients
Madison isn't bookable online yet, so this opens a short message form. Nothing is booked until you hear back.
Meet Madison
Read what Madison says
If you have it together on paper, but realistically you're burnt out, tired, overstimulated, and it's getting too hard to shoulder, you're probably my kind of client. I work with ADHD, chronic burnout, illness, injury, the fun, family-dynamic, messy stuff. If that sounds like you, shoot me an email, here, there, wherever it is, and let's work on it together.
If being the one who has it all together is getting harder to carry, that’s usually where we start.
I never planned to be a therapist. If dolphin trainer or pro hockey player had worked out, we’d be having a different conversation. I was a high-performance athlete until a life-changing diagnosis at 21. It ended my focus on sport and changed how I saw myself, and I went through it mostly alone, because therapy made me uncomfortable. Now I try to be the person I needed back then.
No step is too small to take toward showing up for yourself. Even if you don’t know what to ask for or what to say, send the email. Let me, someone who’s probably been there too, help you figure it out.
Is Madison the right fit?
A good fit if
People whose emotions feel too big or too fast. People burning out under a high-performance job or a pace of life that keeps getting heavier (fear of rest is a big one). Neurodivergent brains: we find tools that suit how yours works, so a whole thought can make it out into the world instead of joining the half-finished projects around the house.
Chronic illness and injury, like MS, Parkinson’s and psoriasis, and the mental load nobody else sees. Spicy family dynamics and difficult personalities, too. I also work with caregivers, athletes, LGBTQ+ folks, and people recovering from narcissistic abuse, and I genuinely enjoy working with men.
Probably not the right fit if
If you’re looking only for breathwork or meditation, or for validation without any challenge, I’ll help you find someone better suited. I see adults 18 and over, individuals only for now.
What Madison helps with
Primary
- Emotional regulation, stress and burnout
- Neurodivergence, including ADHD
- Chronic illness and injury
Read more: Anxiety, stress and burnout, Neurodivergence, chronic illness and emotional regulation
Also works with
Athletes, caregivers, men’s health, LGBTQ+, recovery from narcissistic abuse, grief. Neurodivergent-friendly. Songs and artwork welcome in sessions.
How I work
Regulate first, then rethink. Plenty of validation, plenty of challenge, and probably a joke.
My view is simple: it’s hard to rethink a pattern while your nervous system is in the red. So we start with regulation, using skills from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. Then we use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to look at where the pattern came from and what to do differently. If you tend to overcorrect on an icy road, you’ll learn to take corners like a Formula One driver.
My motto is “let’s get comfortable with being a little uncomfortable.” You’ll get real validation from me, and you’ll also be challenged on how you think, react and relate to people, in real time. Sessions often don’t feel like stereotypical therapy, and we regularly struggle to finish on time (my bad). I rarely give homework, and never the kind that stresses you out when life gets busy.
Approaches
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Trauma-informed, person-centred
What a first session is like
It feels like two people getting to know each other. I’ll talk more than usual (I warn people about this), and I’ll get the big picture: what your life looks like, what’s stressing you, who supports you, and some history. The heavier standard questions wait until we’ve had more than five minutes together. That includes a gentle, routine check on thoughts of suicide, because your safety comes first.
I’ll probably end with a joke and time for your questions. Sessions run 50 to 60 minutes, usually weekly to start, then every couple of weeks or monthly. Email is my favourite way to hear from you, and you’re welcome to bring a song or a piece of artwork that says it better than words.
Fees, times and billing
- Fees
- $150 for 60 minutes, $195 for 90. Sliding scale, and the occasional pro bono spot.Her first step is a $50 psychotherapy consultation. Email Madison to book it, or ask Davis.
- Paying less
- Sliding scale and the occasional pro bono spot. Madison is always happy to talk about the realities of your situation.
- Direct billing
- Pacific Blue Cross, TELUS Health (eClaims)
- Times
- Wednesdays and Fridays, morning to evening, plus some weekend times. Video, and phone if the clinic and insurance allow.
- Getting in touch
- Email first: [email protected]
Madison is registered in Ontario. As an RP (Qualifying), she practises under clinical supervision. She is not registered with a BC body, and counselling isn’t a provincially regulated profession in BC yet. Fees and insurance
Madison isn't bookable online yet, so this opens a short message form. Nothing is booked until you hear back.
Training and registration
- MACP Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (Yorkville University)
- RP (Qualifying) Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario. ‘Qualifying’ means she is completing the supervised hours needed for full registration.
- Registration
- College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO), #15911. Registered in Ontario only.
- Counselling since
- 2023
Outside the room
Dogs, lots of time with family and friends, the gym, the pool, guitar, patios and gardening. I spent years working at a plant nursery: therapist by day, plant guru by night. I split my time between Osoyoos, where it’s always nice outside, and Vineland, Ontario.
Based in Osoyoos, BC and Vineland, Ontario. Sessions are online, so where you live in BC doesn't matter.
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