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About — A. Paul Singh, RSW

Online counselling for Nanaimo, Parksville, and Qualicum Beach.
Feel steadier fast. Then make it stick. Tools you can use tonight + foundations for why it happens.
You speak to me, you see me. Consult this week; first session next week.
Book a 30-minute consult
A no-cost fit check. Next steps if it feels right.
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About — A. Paul Singh, RSW
Online counselling for Nanaimo, Parksville, and Qualicum Beach.
Feel steadier fast. Then make it stick. Tools you can use tonight + foundations for why it happens.
You speak to me, you see me. Consult this week; first session next week.
Book a 30-minute consult
A no-cost fit check. Next steps if it feels right.
Paul Singh graphic image
Serving Nanaimo, Parksville, and Qualicum Beach — online.
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Serving Nanaimo, Parksville, and Qualicum Beach — online.
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Sound Familiar?

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  • Evenings are tense – You’re often awake around 3 a.m.
  • Work spills home — Weekends don’t restore like they used to.
  • You look steady outside — Inside you feel overloaded and wired.
  • Alcohol does too much heavy lifting after long days. — It’s become your off-switch, comfort, or reward.
  • You want quick relief now — And change that holds.
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How I help

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Steady first.
We settle the hardest part of your day so things feel more manageable (evenings, sleep, work spillover, alcohol).
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Map the pattern.
We name the drivers — triggers, thoughts, habits, body cues, and environments — and the older “shoulds” underneath. Then we pick the smallest lever to move first.
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Make it Stick.
Small weekly reps, with a short follow-up email so the plan is easy to keep.

I’ve worked in counselling and mental health for over 30 years, and have been a master’s-level social worker since 2001.
I’m a Registered Social Worker (RSW) in B.C. (BCCSW Reg. #11158).

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How I help

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Steady first.
We settle the hardest part of your day so things feel more manageable (evenings, sleep, work spillover, alcohol).
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Map the pattern.
We name the drivers — triggers, thoughts, habits, body cues, environments — and, where it helps, connect them to older rules (for example, “keep it together,” “don’t be a burden”). Then we pick the smallest lever to move first.
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Make it Stick.
Small weekly reps, with a short follow-up email so the plan is easy to keep.
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Steady first.
We settle the hardest part of your day so things feel more manageable (evenings, sleep, work spillover, alcohol).
Checkmark icon
Map the pattern.
We name the drivers — triggers, thoughts, habits, body cues, environments — and, where it helps, connect them to older rules (for example, “keep it together,” “don’t be a burden”). Then we pick the smallest lever to move first.
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Make it Stick.
Small weekly reps, with a short follow-up email so the plan is easy to keep.

I’ve worked in counselling and mental health for over 30 years — first in residential addictions treatment and employee assistance counselling, and, since 2001, as a master’s‑level social worker. I’ve been a Registered Social Worker in B.C. since 2013.

We’re not rebuilding your whole life at once — we start with this week.

A no-cost fit check. Next steps if it feels right.

Why people work with me

  • Registered Social Worker (RSW), BCCSW #11158. Practising since 2001.
  • Full 60-minute sessions, a short follow-up email, and clear plans you can use between sessions.
  • Online only for Nanaimo, Parksville, and Qualicum Beach on a secure Canadian platform.
  • Ongoing training and consultation; consent-based coordination with physicians when helpful.

Many people tell me our work feels steady and practical — real tools now, with a clear sense of the bigger picture.

Your first session

  • We clarify what’s hardest right now and what “better” would look like.
  • We build one small plan you can use this week.
  • You leave with the plan in writing and what we’ll do next.
I’ll make the first step simple and steady — clear plan, no jargon — so you can feel the change quickly.
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Access & logistics

I keep a small practice by design — you speak to me, and you see me.
No handoffs. No telling your story twice.

  • checkmark icon Online only for Nanaimo, Parksville, Qualicum Beach.
  • checkmark icon Direct booking; camera-off is okay on hard days.
  • checkmark iconWe’ll go at a steady pace — you don’t have to tell your whole story at once.
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Access & logistics

You speak to me, you see me — no handoffs. No telling your story twice.

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Online only for Nanaimo, Parksville, Qualicum Beach.
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Direct booking; camera-off is okay on hard days.
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We’ll go at a steady pace — you don’t have to tell your whole story at once.
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Online only for Nanaimo, Parksville, Qualicum Beach.
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Direct booking; camera-off is okay on hard days.
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We’ll go at a steady pace — you don’t have to tell your whole story at once.

Credentials & experience

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A. Paul Singh, Registered Social Worker (RSW). BCCSW Reg. #11158. Practising since 2001.
Full 60-minute sessions; short follow-up email to keep the plan clear.
$175 / full 60 minutes. Many plans reimburse RSW.

Ethics & privacy

  • Private, judgement-free space.
  • Secure Canadian platform for sessions and notes.
  • With your consent, I can coordinate with your physician.

A bit about me

I keep things practical and calm. People often tell me things they haven’t said out loud before — and we take it at a steady pace. If you want, we can also look at the older pattern underneath so the change holds. I stay sharp through ongoing training and consultation, and I do my own work too. I don’t ask you to try anything I haven’t wrestled with myself.

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Ready to start?

Feel steadier fast.
Then make it stick.

Book a 30-minute consult

A no-cost fit check. Next steps if it feels right.
  • Over 30 years in counselling and mental health — Practising as a master’s‑level social worker since 2001; Registered Social Worker (RSW), BCCSW #11158; full 60‑minute sessions with a short follow‑up email.
  • Practical first — then we work the pattern so it sticks.
  • Clear plan each session + a brief follow-up email.
  • Many feel steadier within 1–3 sessions.
  • Professionals welcome — discreet scheduling; camera-off on hard days.
  • Private, judgement-free — Canadian platform; consented coordination.
  • One-person practice — You speak to me, you see me. Consult this week; first session next week.