Joseph Pohl (MA, RCC, CCC)
Joseph works with people of all ages — children, youth, adults, and couples — navigating trauma, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and compulsive behaviours, as well as the quieter questions of meaning, identity, and faith that often sit beneath them. His style is warm, unhurried, and collaborative: he won’t rush you toward quick fixes, but will help you understand the patterns beneath your struggles and what they’ve been protecting. His hope is that clients leave their work together feeling less alone, more at home in themselves, and freer to move toward the life they actually want.
Professional Credentials
Joseph is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC #27840) with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors and a Canadian Certified Counsellor with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. He holds a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University. Before entering clinical practice, served for years as an ordained pastor, walking alongside individuals, couples, and families through grief, crisis, and life transitions — experience that deeply informs his counselling work. His practice is in accordance with the BCACC and CCPA codes of ethics and is committed to ongoing professional development, including continued training in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and trauma-informed approaches
Experience & Areas of Focus
- Trauma and post-traumatic stress
- Anxiety, stress, and burnout
- Depression and low mood
- Grief and loss
- Couples counselling and relationship challenges
- Sexual addiction and compulsive behaviours
- Betrayal, trust repair, and infidelity recovery
- Life transitions and identity questions
- Faith, meaning, and spiritual struggles
- Children, teens, and adults across all life stages
Worldview and Counselling Perspective
Joseph’s worldview is shaped by his faith and by a deep conviction that our experiences — especially those from childhood — form the patterns by which we live, love, and protect ourselves. He believes every person carries inherent worth and a God-given capacity for healing, and that even our most painful struggles began as attempts to survive. This perspective grounds his work with trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship challenges, including couples counselling and support for sexual addiction and compulsive behaviours — struggles often wrapped in shame that deserve compassion, not judgment. Drawing on Internal Family Systems and depth-oriented approaches, he helps clients of all ages recognize their patterns with curiosity and openness, and reconnect with meaning, identity, and hope.
Counselling Information
- Secure online counselling sessions are available and are conducted via Jane, a secure, confidential online
- platform used for booking, video sessions, and payment processing.
- Session length: 50 minutes
- Fee: $150 per session
Payment for Services
- In–person and Online
- Jane App for scheduling
- Session length (50 minutes) $150.00 per session
- Payment is due at the time of the session by cash, credit card or by e-transfer by the end of the
- day. Cheques should be made payable to Joseph Pohl
- Cancellation policy: With notification of less than 24 hours, clients agree to pay a cancellation fee equal to a full session.
Making a Counselling Request
Individuals or couples interested in counselling are invited to complete the counselling request form below. This allows for thoughtful intake and appropriate scheduling.
Joseph’s Counselling Location
DFR Care Centre
31107 Peardonville Rd.
Abbotsford, BC, Canada V2T 6T9
For directions to get to the DFR Care Centre travelling from East of Abbotsford, click HERE
For directions to get to the DFR Care Centre travelling from West of Abbotsford, click HERE
OR
DFR Care Centre Chilliwack
Unit 11- 8635 Young Road, Chilliwack, BC