Meet Seb

Works with Adults and Youth (14+)

Canadian Certified Counsellor
CCC #10006435
Registered Clinical Counsellor
RCC #22622

Email: sebastian@cambiumpsychotherapy.ca

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“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” -Carl Rogers

About Me

  • When I’m working with clients, I primarily take an existential-phenomenological approach, which means that I practice with a non-judgmental and non-pathologizing lens to understand what you may be experiencing. I don’t assume to know what you have experienced, even if I might personally relate. The more I might assume I do, the more challenging it might be to actually be present in what the experience might really be like for you! It also means that when you share about a problem that continues to persist, I don’t assume that it’s a problem that should be solved either.

    Let’s say for example, you are experiencing significant anxiety. Rather than focusing on how to get rid of it or attempt to process it out of you, I’m a lot more interested in knowing what it’s actually like for you. In fact, I might be more interested in helping you turn towards the experience and to help expand your tolerance to be more present with what anxiety might be trying to ask of you.

  • I typically work with adults and youth (14+) when they experience issues related to:

    • Anxiety (generalized, social, phobia)

    • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    • Interpersonal Trauma and Abuse

    • Depression, Grief, and Loss

    • Elite Athletes/Peak Performance

    • Self-Discovery and Identity Exploration

    • Spiritual Crisis, Trauma, and Deconstruction

    • Worldview Consolidation and Value Conflicts

    • Substance Use and Addiction

    • Relationship Dynamics (marriage/partnership, workplace, friends, family)

  • My partner and I live in Langley, BC with our two daughters (three and five years old!). I love spending time with friends, playing & coaching soccer, disc golf, and chess. Prior to becoming a counsellor, I grew up in a military family in the United States and briefly played semi-professional soccer.

    Coming through my own mental health journey, where I have felt exhausted and stuck—navigating abusive relationships, family with complex trauma, and even pressures from soccer—I've been incredibly impacted by the counselling services that I have received in my life which helped me find: relief from anxiety, healthier relationships, self-acceptance, and a greater sense of meaning in my life. These experiences have really informed my practice, where I look to help others find their personal "yes" to life!

    To share more personally, I grew up in an Evangelical Christian family and culture. Through my education in counselling and existential analysis, I was able to access a greater language for the parts of this that did not fit for me and felt incongruent with my experience. After having gone through a significant period of deconstruction, I have now come to reconstruct my belief system which includes greater permission for multitudes: having significant appreciation for Christianity while also holding the parts that have hurt me and others. If you were to ask me what I believe in today, some people would call it Atheism; and others would call it Christianity. I’m not 100% sure what I would call it, but what has resonated most for me lately is the idea of being an “Existential Christian.”

    Given the significant transitions in my own worldview, I have become quite passionate about the idea of supporting the bridge-building process for people of all worldviews and ideologies—especially in recent times of civic unrest and political polarization—and have even become a professional member of the Corps of Depth Healers (CODH) in order to invest further into this work of bridging the divides in opposing worldviews.

  • I offer in-person sessions in Langley, Maple-Ridge, and virtual sessions throughout the week.

    • In-Person (Langley)

      • Mondays 9am-9pm

      • Thursdays 3pm-9pm

    • In-Person (Maple Ridge)

      • Tuesdays 10am-4pm

      • Wednesdays 2pm-9pm

    My session rates are:

    • $170 per 60-minute session

    • $235 per 90-minute session

Credentials

    • Center for Existential Analysis (CEAL)
      Affiliate of The International Society for Logotherapy and Existential Analysis

      • Post-Graduate Psychotherapy Diploma (M.Sc. equivalence) (Present)

    • The Existential Analysis Society of Canada
      Affiliate of The International Society for Logotherapy and Existential Analysis

      • Post-Graduate Self-Experience Diploma (2022)

    • Trinity Western University

      • Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (2020)​

      • Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Minor in Special Needs Education (2018)

    • Wingfield, S. (2026). Mental Health & Elite Athletes. Presented to Columbia Bible College., Abbotsford, BC., January.

    • Wingfield, S. (2025). An Existential Approach to Understanding OCD. Presented to Innova Therapy Inc., Maple Ridge, BC., February.

    • Wingfield, S., & Erasmus, A. (2023). Being oneself: A theoretical exploration of the concepts of person and personality through the integrative lens of Existential Analysis and Enneagram. 3rd World Existential Congress in Athens, Greece., May.

    • Wingfield, S., (2023). Finding meaning and building a future in elite athletics: The existential turn from performance to personal fulfillment. 3rd World Existential Congress in Athens, Greece., May.

    • Bork, V., Erasmus, A., Launeau, M., Noel, M., Wingfield, S., (2023). Living in the here and now: An existential-analytical perspective on embracing our physical, relational, and spiritual roots as persons in the world. 3rd World Existential Congress in Athens, Greece., May.

    • Wingfield, S. (2023). The Existential Enneagram for Interpersonal and Workplace Communication. Workshop presented for Stone Education Center, Joint Base Lewis McChord, WA., April.

    • Wingfield, S. (2023). An Existential Understanding of Grief. Workshop presented for Age Care: Monashee Mews on behalf of North Okanagan Hospice Society, Lumby, BC., February.

    • Wingfield, S. (2022). The Existential Enneagram. Workshop presented for Wingfield Counselling & Psychotherapy Services, Vernon, BC., October 1.

    • Switch Research (2022). Boundaries Journal. Selected by research team to peer review their work.

    • Wingfield, S., & Erasmus, A. (2019). A Brief Glimpse into Existential Analysis. Revista Existencia: Existence Magazine, (29).

    • Wingfield, S. (2019). Listening: Harder Than It Sounds. Workshop presented for City Collective Church, Mental Health Workshop (Learning to Listen) in Trinity Western House, Langley, BC., January 23.

    • Wingfield, S. (2019). Panel Discussion (What is Mental Health?). Guest Panelist for City Collective Church in Langley, BC., January 20.

    • Corps of Depth Healers Certificate Program: Emphasis on Bridge Building (Cohort 1)
      Presented by Kirk Schneider, PhD and Tyler W. Gamlen, MS, MA
      Sponsored by the Corps of Depth Healers, April 14-August 16, 2025

    • Certified Workshop Trainer: Introductory Workshops to Existential Analysis
      Presented by the Kari-Ann Thor and Beth Daley
      Sponsored by the Existential Analysis Society of Canada, April 2-3, 2022

    • Embodying the Inner Dialogue: an intervention for self-worth
      Presented by Rochelle Chapman, MA, RCC
      Sponsored by the Existential Analysis Society of Canada, October 30, 2022

    • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) Training for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
      Presented by April Kilduff, MA, LCPC, LMHC.
      Sponsored by NOCD, Online Training, August 30-September 1.

    • Trauma Focused Schools (2021)
      Presented by Angela Murphy, MEd, School Psychologist.
      Sponsored by Complex Trauma Resources., Online Course.

    • Telehealth for Mental Health Professionals: 2-Day Distance Therapy Training (2020)
      Presented by Joni Gilbertson, MA, NCC, LCPC, BC-TMH
      Sponsored by PESI, Inc., April 24.

    • Observed & Experiential Integration (OEI) Training Level 1 (2019)
      Presented by Rick Bradshaw, Ph.D., and Audrey Cook, MA, MFT.
      Sponsored by SightPsych Seminars Inc., Langley, BC. April 27-28.

    • Helping Children Heal from Complex Trauma (2019)
      Presented by Kirk Austin, Ph.D., RCC.
      Sponsored by Complex Trauma Resources., New Westminster, BC. April 25-26.

    • Lifespan Integration (LI) Training Level 2 (2019)
      Presented by Catherine Thorpe, MA, LMHC.
      Sponsored by Lifespan Integration®., Seattle, WA. March 15-16.

    • Understanding Abuse in Relationships Training (2019)
      Presented by Karen McAndless-Davis.
      Sponsored by End Abuse Program, Abbotsford, BC. March 8-10.

    • Lifespan Integration (LI) Training Level 1 (2019)
      Presented by Catherine Thorpe, MA, LMHC.
      Sponsored by Lifespan Integration®., Langley, BC. February 23-24.

    • Existential Analysis (EA) Introductory Seminar (2019)
      Presented by Derrick Klassen, Ph.D., Janelle Kwee, Psy.D., and Mihaela Launeanu, Ph.D.
      Sponsored by The Existential Analysis Society of Canada., Langley, BC. February 20-23.

    • Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 1 Training: Bridging the Couple Chasm (2018)
      Presented by John Gottman, Ph.D. and Julie Gottman, Ph.D.
      Sponsored by the Gottman Institute., Langley, BC. October 12-13.

When most people hear the term "existential therapist," they might think about different ideas like "existential dread or crisis" and someone in a scratchy turtleneck who just wants to talk about death and meaning. And yes, these are technically existential concepts, but the truth of it is a little different. Without getting into too many details, what's essential is this: The aim each session is to help clients become more of who they really are, rather than who they should be. The more experience we've gained as counsellors, the more we have become convinced that when clients can expand their ability to be who they really are, the more meaningful life can be. This process will look different for each client, as this approach is non-prescriptive; but it is guided heavily by principles of therapy that are collaborative, person-centered, trauma-informed, and attachment-informed.

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