SERVICES

Addiction and trauma-informed, culturally aware counselling for youth, adults, and families across Canada.

Addiction Counselling

Addiction is not limited to substances. It can present through behaviours, emotional patterns, relationships, and coping strategies.

I support individuals experiencing:
• Substance use
• Behavioural addictions (e.g.,gambling, gaming, technology use, compulsive behaviours)
• Social and emotional dependency patterns
• Codependency and relationship-based addictions
• Trauma-driven addictive cycles

Counselling focuses on identifying root causes, understanding triggers, supporting nervous system regulation, and developing healthier coping strategies in a non-judgmental, supportive environment.

Trauma-Informed Counselling

Trauma affects the brain, nervous system, relationships, and daily functioning. My approach prioritizes safety, stabilization, and pacing that respects your capacity.

Support includes:
• Emotional regulation and grounding
• Identifying trauma responses and triggers
• Boundary, trust, and attachment difficulties
• Generational and relational trauma
• Trauma related to abusive or controlling relationships

This work does not require retelling traumatic events. Sessions focus on stabilization, understanding patterns, and rebuilding internal safety.

Grief & Loss Counselling

Grief is deeply personal and does not follow a timeline. I support individuals navigating:
• Death of a loved one
• Relationship loss or separation
• Anticipatory grief
• Loss related to addiction, illness, or life transitions
• Complex or unresolved grief

Sessions gently explore emotional meaning, coping strategies, and ways to move forward with compassion and respect.

Men’s Mental Health Support

Many men face social and emotional barriers to seeking support. I offer a respectful, grounded space focused on:
• Emotional regulation
• Trauma and addiction
• Identity, purpose, and life transitions
• Communication and boundaries
• Relationship wellbeing

This service meets men where they are, without pressure, judgment, or stigma.

Suicide Prevention & Safety-Focused Support

I provide safety-focused, supportive counselling for individuals experiencing emotional overwhelm or distress within a non-crisis, scheduled counselling setting.

This includes:
• Safety planning
• Strengthening protective factors
• Identifying warning signs and coping strategies
• Stabilization and emotional regulation support
• Ongoing therapeutic support once immediate risk has passed

Important Safety Notice (This service is not a crisis or emergency service.)
 

If you are in immediate danger, experiencing a mental-health emergency, or feel unable to keep yourself safe, seek immediate emergency support:
• Call 911 (Canada)
• Call or text Talk Suicide Canada: 1-833-456-4566
• Text 45645 (evenings, Canada)
• Call 211 to be connected with local crisis and community resources

Appointments with VM Counselling Services must be scheduled in advance and are not intended for emergency intervention.

Culturally Informed & Indigenous-Aware Practice

My practice includes a trauma-informed understanding of:
• Colonization and intergenerational trauma
• Indigenous identity and community impacts
• Family and relational systems

When appropriate and client-led, sessions may incorporate:
• The Seven Sacred Teachings
• Culturally grounded perspectives
• Holistic approaches to wellness

I support clients of all belief systems — Indigenous, Christian, spiritual, or secular.
You lead the direction. I meet you where you are.

Ready to Begin?

Appointments are booked online through the secure booking system.
Sessions are scheduled in advance and are not intended for crisis support.

To request an appointment, please use the “Request an Appointment” button.