ProChoices is a by-donation Narrative Therapy clinic that runs on a feminist, social-profit model, located in unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Tsleil-Waututh, and Skwxwú7mesh Territory, Vancouver B.C. It is made up of a team of local and international therapists from diverse backgrounds and therapeutic schools/approaches. We come with different political commitments, yet we are united in our efforts for positive change in our communities and in our desires for rigorous peer-to-peer learning. ProChoices Community Therapy Clinic was founded in 2015, in response to therapists’ requests for practice and supervision opportunities in Feminist Narrative Therapy; and the lack of quality, affordable and accessible therapy for those without the financial means in the community. As an alternative to investing in a capitalist model for personal profit, Hilda Nanning founded a community clinic and provided the required financial funding for the first two years of its operation. Today, with the ongoing support of client donations, immersion program revenue, continued sponsorship from Hilda Nanning Counselling, and the passionate work of our team of therapist, ProChoices continues to expand its client wait list and therapist placement at a rapid rate to meet the growing demand from the community. Fueled by the core principles of Feminist Narrative theory, anti-oppressive practice and ethical integrity, ProChoices is committed to offering accessible, quality therapy to individuals and communities of diverse genders, sexual orientations, socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds, and life experiences. We understand affordable therapy to be social justice activism as well as a response to the individualist, euro-centric/hegemonic, capitalist patriarchy we live in. ProChoices credits clients as the experts within their own experiences and as the authority on what constitutes meaningful change in their lives. We do not prescribe or pathologize, but instead invite a co-research experience for our clients. This co-research process opens up alternative ways of experiencing, responding, and resolving the challenges and problems that might stand in the way of our clients’ wellbeing. Since 2015, ProChoices has grown from just an idea to a thriving learning community running at full capacity. It is a space that offers itself to counsellors interested in Feminist Narrative Therapy mastery and social justice.
