Our Team

Headshot of Dr. Joachim Sehrbrock, a Registered Psychologist, smiling, wearing a blue shirt, with a neutral background.
  • Preferred pronoun: he/him/his
  • Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
  • Registered Psychologist
    • British Columbia: College of Health and Care Professionals of BC (#1945)
    • Yukon:
      Professional and Corporate Affairs (#3630-20-32-012)
  • Practicing psychology since 2005
  • Founded Alethea Services in 2020

Dr. Joachim Sehrbrock, R.Psych.

[How to pronounce my name]

Dr. Sehrbrock is the director and founder of Alethea Services. He is a Registered Psychologist (R.Psych. 1945), psychotherapist, educator, and author.

He has provided psychological services since 2005 and has experience helping individuals with a wide variety of psychological challenges.

Dr. Sehrbrock is:

Academic Appointments

Dr. Sehrbrock also holds the following academic appointments:

Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine
University of British Columbia (UBC)

Adjunct Professor
Department of Clinical Psychology
University of British Columbia (UBC)

Faculty
Department of Psychology
Douglas College

Post-Graduate Certifications

  • Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP)
  • Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Certificate
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Trained
  • Addiction Medicine Diploma
  • Integrated Behavioural Health and Primary Care Certificate
  • Certified Expressive Arts Therapist (CEAT)

A professional portrait of Dr. Joachim Sehrbrock, a Registered Psychologist, wearing a brown sweater and a collared shirt, smiling at the camera against a neutral background.
  • Preferred pronouns: he/him/his
  • M.A. in Counselling Psychology
  • Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)
  • Practicing counselling since 2007

Zach Finley, MA, RCC

Zach is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), mental health therapist, and educator.

He has provided mental health services in a variety of community mental health settings since 2007 with a particular emphasis on substance use treatment.

Zach has served in several leadership roles in community mental health since 2017. He joined Alethea Services in 2020.

Zach is a member of:

Post-Graduate Certifications

  • Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
  • Intensive Short-Term Dynamic (ISTDP) Trainee
  • Health Leadership Certificate

  • Psychiatric residents from the UBC Psychiatry Department
  • Residents have medical doctorate (MD) degrees

Psychiatric Residents

Our psychiatric residents are medical doctors (MDs) currently training in the UBC Psychiatry residency program. They offer supervised psychodynamic psychotherapy as part of a specialized two-year training program under the close supervision of Dr. Joachim Sehrbrock.

This treatment option is ideal for patients seeking long-term psychodynamic therapy and who are prepared to participate in weekly psychotherapy sessions over a two-year period. Sessions provided by our residents are offered free of charge.

To learn more about the free long-term psychodynamic therapy program, click here.

To inquire about availability, please contact Dr. Sehrbrock directly. For further details about psychodynamic psychotherapy, please click here.