Counseling Assistance Fund*
The WCSS Counseling Assistance Fund subsidizes financially restricted individuals,couples and families who need help. Those who meet the financial criteria can access from $35-$50/hour towards counseling, to a maximum of 12 hours.
Youth Counselling: Up to the age of 18 provides for 6 free counseling sessions supported by The Kelty Patrick Dennehy Foundation and WCSS. Application forms are available from Outreach Workers Davin, Claire or Jackie (see contact info below).
Adult Counselling: An Outreach Worker will meet with you to go over the list of qualified counselors/ psychologists (who must be registered) that participate in the program. Participating counselors reduce their rates for WCSS clients so they pay anywhere from $35 to $50/hour.
Review the list of counselors and their specialities below. Make an appointment with an Outreach Worker- Davin Moore davin@mywcss.org, 604-938-3902, Claire Mozes claire@mywcss.org, 604-902-0670 or Jackie Dickinson jackie@mywcss.org, 604-902-0589 to fill out an application.
*This program is 100% funded by the WCSS Re-Use-It Centre.
Please view the application here.
Please note, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) provides support and services to individuals with mental health and/or addiction issues at no cost. Please contact VCH to see if their service will fit your need. 604-698-6455, www.vch.ca/EN/find_services//?program_id=11035
Participating Counsellors:
M
y work as a therapist is based on a collaborative approach with clients who seek answers to the questions they face. My goal is to help you on your journey toward finding those answers. For you, this process will involve a reduction in stress and an increase in coping skills. I am particularly interested in our assumptions, beliefs and reactions to events in our lives with an aim of unpacking emotions and behaviors associated.
I am a Certified Canadian Counsellor that works with children, teens, adults, and families. I work from a narrative perspective - a strength-based, respectful approach to therapy that sees people as experts in their own lives. By engaging in thoughtful questioning, I help people rediscover the strengths that allow them to defeat the problems in their lives. Narrative therapy aims to be a short-term, change-oriented solution to destructive problems such as: depression, anxiety, stress, eating disorders, traumatic stress, anger management, low self-esteem, self-injury, and problematic relationships. Narrative therapy is also a very effective counselling method with children, teens, and young adults. The narrative perspective gives youth a fresh way to look at and talk about both their problems and their personal strengths. I have worked extensively with kids of every age and connected with even the most resistant of youth.
Area
s of specialization: Individuals, Relationships, Couples & Families, Anxiety & Depression, Grief, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Abuse in relationships, and Anger management. I believe in letting my clients pace the sessions, yet I am direct and push when I feel a client is ready. I work with the past only when I think it is beneficial to help connect clients with the present, again when they are ready at their pace. I don't dive into trauma; rather I work with it lightly, connecting clients to their strengths while they are processing their pain. My personal style is direct and honest and respectful.
Marlise was born and raised in Switzerland. In 1980 she emigrated to Canada , where she lead her own classes in the field of dance and Self-expression. She received her Master's Degree in clinical Psychology in Montreal in 1991, and in 1994 she completed all requirements for her Ph.D. studies, except for the dissertation. Her interests had gradually shifted from a traditional perspective in psychology and psychoanalysis to an energy based understanding of the human being, including the power of thought. Eventually, she was led to powerful healing methods combining energy-work with the knowledge of the unconscious mind. Areas of specialization: Substance abuse, Stress management, Eating disorders, Anxiety, Depression, Relationships, Self esteem, Chronic pain, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Trauma, Abuse, Speaks German and French.
Marlise's office is located in Squamish.
Stephen Milstein - registered psychologist #765
Specializing in Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Abuse, Relationship Issues, Living Skills.
