Mental Health / Counselling - Referral Protocol: Specialist

Registered Clinical Counsellor BCACC #8262
Individual and group counselling; focus on persistent mental health issues including anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, addictions, chronic physical health problems and personality disorders. Talk therapy, assessments, EMDR, psycho-education, referrals and liaison with other health care professionals as needed. Experience working with family doctors, nurses, community policing, psychiatrists, music therapists, physiotherapists, social workers, spiritual care providers and mental health workers.more info

Provides urgent mental health assessment and brief crisis intervention for children and teens ages 6 to 18 who are in acute mental health crisis and live in Fraser Health region (from Burnaby to White Rock to Hope and Boston Bar). The START Team was formerly called the Child and Youth Crisis Program (CYCP). Youth and families can directly access services by calling toll-free 1-844-782-7811 (1-844-START11). Callers will be connected with the START Team office that serves their area. more info

This provincial clinic offers free (covered by MSP) genetic counselling to individuals of all ages (and / or their families) who live with a psychiatric diagnosis. The service can help individuals with mental health disorders and their family members better understand the cause and potential chances for them or their family members (eg. children) to develop a psychiatric disorder. The clinic offers individuals and families a very powerful service as it helps people better understand why they have a mental health disorder. The clinic’s counsellors can help patients reframe understandings of the causes of mental health disorders. This is the only clinic of its kind in the world! Learn more about genetic counselling on our website.more info