Counselling is the relationship between a psychotherapist and an individual or couple to help the individual/couple access their own strengths and resources and learn new insights or skills that will help them deal with life challenges. Whether life is overwhelming, lost its joy and meaning, you're experiencing grief or loss, a strained relationship, live with chronic illness or pain, or had a traumatic experience, counselling helps.
Counselling is a valuable investment in your personal growth, well being and relationship health and can help you live your life with greater healing and wholeness
Counselling can help: Abuse * Anger * Anxiety * Burn Out * Depression * Chronic Pain * Chronic Illness * Couples * Relationship Issues * Stress * Trauma * Self Esteem/Self Worth
Jessica Wong, RCC
Struggling since your car accident?
The physical injuries may be obvious, but the emotional wounds – the anxiety, flashbacks, and fear – can linger long after the physical ones heal. Jessica works extensively with the unique challenges faced by those recovering from car accidents, and is here to help you regain control and rebuild your life.
A car or pedestrian-related accident can turn your world upside down, leaving you feeling powerless and alone. The distress can range from mild to overwhelming, affecting every aspect of life. Jessica bills directly to ICBC approved cases and provides TELEHEALTH Video conference calling appointments for even easier access to mental health care.
Jessica also has experience working with seniors with chronic mental illness, suicidal clients and clients in crisis. Her training in her previous roles has given her the experience to work with individuals from all ages and cultural backgrounds. Her objective is to create a safe, non-judgmental and positive environment to be able to share openly and freely and to work towards your personal goals.
Valerie Hoock, MA MFT RCC
Val’s gentle spirit and empathic presence will help provide a safe environment for you to move towards healing and wholeness. Her passion is to help individuals, couples and families discover, embrace, and be empowered to live out their full potential. She views relational or emotional pain as a signal for the need for help, forgiveness and or healing. Val would be privileged to walk with you through whatever challenge or distress you are encountering such as depression, anxiety, grief and loss, relational issues, addictions, trauma, or life transitions.
Val has many years experience with individuals and families in counselling, case management, brain injury and developmental disabilities. She has specialized training in Emotionally Focused Therapy for individuals and couples, Observed and Experiential Integration Therapy for trauma, Satir Transformational Therapy, Genesis Addictions Counselling, Gestalt and Levelling Prayer. She has a Masters Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy and is a Registered Clinical Counsellor.
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Minimum age for Individual counselling appointments is 13 years.
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Michele Francis, RCC, MA, BA
Working through challenges (be it trauma, depression, anxiety, relationship challenges, stress, or addiction, to name a few) you will be supported and encouraged in a non-pathologizing, anti-oppressive environment to create deep insight regarding the connections between past and present experiences.
While Michele subscribes to a variety of therapeutic approaches she mainly works from an Adlerian (constructivist), Solution-Focused, Cognitive, a Feminist focused and a Narrative (constructivist) lens. Taking a trauma informed, multicultural approach to counselling. Understanding that humans face a variety of socio-structural challenges that further compound issues. It is important that you feel supported, heard and connected to the counsellor you will work with. To better understand if Michele will be the best fit for you, please take the time to look at the services offered, and read more about her approach to counselling.