Much of our lives run on patterns we don't see, and they shape how our days actually feel.
We didn't have a say in some of these patterns
Isi Oboh, MACP, RCC
Founder, Iroko Health
Registered Clinical Counsellor · Vancouver, BC
Isi Oboh, MACP, RCC
"A lot of us carry pressure and never get the chance to actually describe it and work through it. That's the gap this work is built to close."
I'm a therapist and the founder of Iroko Health. I work directly on anxiety, anger, low motivation, and emotional shutdown, and on the patterns underneath them. A lot of those patterns sit together: ADHD, relationship strain, burnout, the pressure to perform while being shut down underneath.
We don't vent endlessly or get stuck in analysis. I slow things down enough to see what's actually driving the pattern, then we build steadier ways for you to handle pressure, conflict, and uncertainty.
You'll leave sessions with language for what's happening inside you and specific things to try. I draw on CBT, ACT, IFS, and narrative therapy, approaches that work because they're built around how you actually think and move.
My background is in healthcare leadership. I led teams while carrying the same pressure many people describe: handling a lot quietly, performing on the outside, shut down underneath. That experience informs how I work.
I see clients in person in Vancouver and online across BC. In-person and online sessions work equally well. Most extended health plans in BC cover RCC sessions. I offer a free 20-minute consultation, no commitment, just a way to see if we're a fit.
More ways to do
the work that matters
One hour a week in a therapy room is not enough access for most people. It's a start, and for a lot of people, it's exactly what's needed. But the reality is that real change needs more than one channel.
Iroko Health is being built as a platform, not just a practice. The goal is to make this kind of work, structured, identity-first, psychologically rigorous, available at whatever level you need it, not just in a 50-minute session.
Individual therapy
In-person in Vancouver and virtually across BC. The core of the work, structured, focused, and built around your specific pattern.
Corporate workshops
For teams and organizations dealing with burnout, performance pressure, and the invisible costs of emotional overload.
Digital tools & frameworks
Guided resources, reflection tools, and psychoeducational content built on the same clinical thinking as the in-room work.
Men's mental health programming
Structured programming for men navigating emotional shutdown, identity pressure, and the weight of carrying things alone.
How we see things
Knowing where someone is coming from changes how therapy feels. These five ideas shape how every session here runs.
Insight
We look for the pattern underneath a situation, not just the situation itself. Insight, to us, is a starting point for understanding how something works, not an endpoint or a fix on its own.
Idenity
We treat identity as something that moves, not something fixed. A loss, a transition, a long stretch of pressure can all call for a different way of understanding who you are. We work with that movement rather than around it.
Functioning
We separate how things look from how things feel. Functioning well on the outside and feeling steady on the inside are two different measures, and we pay attention to both.
Connection
We pay attention to what's unspoken in a relationship as much as what's said. What someone has stopped asking for or stopped expecting often carries as much information as what they bring up directly.
Growth
We see understanding and change as two separate steps. Our work focuses on the second one, what someone actually does differently once they understand something.
When you're ready, the first step is a free 20-minute conversation.
It's a chance to talk through what's been going on and get a sense of how I'd approach it. No commitment required.
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Iroko Health Counselling
Psychotherapy in Vancouver and across BC
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