About the CCC
Experience-based counselling, creative therapies, and relationship-based support for children, youth, adults, and families in Squamish, BC.
Support That Starts With Understanding
At Creative Counselling Centre, we believe meaningful change begins with safety, relationship, and connection.
People don't always need to be taught how to cope, behave, or function differently. Sometimes they need to feel understood, supported, and safe enough to discover what is possible.
Our approach is trauma-informed, neuroaffirming, and relationship-based. We look beneath the surface to understand the needs, strengths, relationships, and environments shaping someone's experience.
That might happen through conversation, play, music, art, movement, recreation, or time outdoors. We meet people where they are and build from there.
We don't believe in one-size-fits-all therapy. We believe in finding what helps each person feel safe enough to connect, participate, grow, and be themselves.
About Lisa
Lisa Mullaly, MA-RCC, MM-MTA
Program Director • Registered Clinical Counsellor • Certified Music Therapist
Lisa is the founder and Program Director of Creative Counselling Centre. She brings more than 20 years of experience working across counselling, music therapy, child and family support, education, and community-based services.
Her work grew from a longstanding belief that relational safety is foundational to well-being. As a counsellor and music therapist, Lisa brings together clinical therapy with creative and experiential approaches, including music, art, movement, recreation, and nature.
She is passionate about creating support that is strengths-based, neuroaffirming, and responsive to the whole person — particularly for people whose needs don't always fit neatly within traditional models of care.
Meet the Team
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Michelle Baraba, MAAT-CCC, B.Sc Hons (Psych)
Canadian Certified Counsellor & Art Psychotherapist
Child, Youth & Family Therapy • Adult Individual Counselling
Michelle is a trauma-informed Art Psychotherapist and Clinical Counsellor who works with children, youth, adults, and families. Her approach is warm, collaborative, and relationship-focused, integrating creative therapies with person-centred and mindfulness-based approaches.
Having practiced in both Singapore and Canada, Michelle brings experience supporting people across diverse ages, cultures, and life experiences. As a Third Culture Kid, she has a particular interest in identity, belonging, cultural transitions, and connection.
Michelle also supports neurodivergent and gender-diverse clients, as well as those navigating anxiety, trauma, emotional regulation, relationships, and life transitions.
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Selina Sobolewski, B.A. (Psych), B.A. (Nature Tourism)
Outdoor Recreation & Nature-Based Therapist
Children, Youth & Adults
Selina is an Outdoor Recreation and Nature-Based Therapist with over 10 years of experience supporting children, youth, and adults. With a background in psychology, counselling, nature tourism, and outdoor education, she brings together therapeutic support with the natural environment and activities that make people feel engaged and alive.
Her approach is client-centred, strengths-based, and experiential, using each person's interests, communication style, ideas, and ways of connecting as a starting point for growth. She sees outdoor activities as a unique platform for building connection, confidence, regulation, and therapeutic skills.
Selena has called Squamish home since 2021 and brings over 20 years of experience in rock climbing, along with a deep love of nature and the alpine environment.
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Ryan Johnston, B. Sc (Health and Sports Science)
Senior Outreach Support Worker
Recreation & Arts-Based Support • Child & Youth Support • EF Skills Coaching • Big Thinkers Society
Ryan is an experienced teacher and youth support worker from Ireland with over a decade of experience working with children and youth in educational, recreational, and community settings.
His work combines recreation, creativity, social-emotional learning, and executive functioning support to help children and youth build connection, confidence, skills, and a sense of belonging. Ryan brings a playful, engaging approach and enjoys helping young people discover what they are capable of through meaningful activities and shared experiences.
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Olivia Polzin, B.A. (Psych)
Senior Outreach Support Worker
Recreation & Arts-Based Support • Child & Youth Support • Social-Emotional Learning • EF Skills Coaching • Big Thinkers Society
Olivia brings a lifelong background in caregiving and support, with experience working alongside children, youth, and young adults in a variety of recreational and community settings.
Her approach is warm, creative, and relationship-based, drawing on fine arts, movement, music, and time outdoors to build connection, confidence, resilience, and meaningful engagement. She is passionate about creating support that feels safe, respectful, and paced to each person's needs.
Olivia enjoys climbing, backpacking, trail running, foraging, and making art, and loves exploring the outdoors around Squamish. She brings warmth, presence, and authenticity to her relationships, helping people feel comfortable being themselves.
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Interested in joining the team?
The CCC is hiring. Click here for current job postings.
Explore our Services
We support children, youth, adults, and families through counselling, art and music therapy, therapeutic recreation, and community-based outreach support.
Whether someone is navigating big emotions, anxiety, trauma, neurodivergence, relationships, transitions, executive functioning, or simply finding their way, we start with understanding the person and finding what helps them feel safe, connected, and able to participate.
Services can be accessed individually or combined, depending on each person's needs and goals.