West Coast Counselling and Support Resources (March 2023)
Mental Health and Substance Use, Island Health
Phone: 250-726-1282 No cost. Self-referrals welcome.
First Nation Health Authority (FNHA)
First Nation Health Authority provides extensive benefits for clients, no cost counselling for many sessions. There are three practitioners: Sarah Hagar, Erin Kostachuk and Alyssa Fleishman (Alyssa is currently on maternity leave)
Sarah's website https://www.sarahhagar.ca/
Erin's website https://www.equanimitywellbeing.org/
Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council’s Teechuktl- Mental Health
https://nuuchahnulth.org/services/teechuktl-mental-health
No cost counselling for Nuu-Chah-Nulth youth and adults.
Island Health Social Worker at Tofino General Hospital
Erin Cassidy Erin.Cassidy@viha.ca
West Coast Community Resources Society (not registered clinical counsellors)
Liza: womensoutreach@wccrs.ca
Tristan, substance use support: tristan@wccrs.ca
Elena Richmond, Holistic Private Counsellor, True Nature Counselling, https://www.truenaturecounselling.ca, 604-396-7082 Elena is accepting new clients ages 12 and up. Virtual appointments only at this time.
Amanda Cameron, Holistic Private Counsellor, Inlet Counselling,
https://www.inletcounselling.com, 250-726-3841. Amanda is accepting new clients. Her practice is located at Whiskey Landing in Ucluelet.
Lex Venn, Somatic Therapist & Counsellor, Dare to Breathe, https://www.daretobreathe.ca/ Lex has moved out of the area but is still accepting clients online.
Lora McNeil, RCAT, RTC, DVATI, Art Therapist, westcoastexpressive.com, 250-726-5158 Lora is accepting online clients and offers mobile art therapy within Tofino.
* If you would like your services added to this list, please email information to executivedirector@pacificrimhospice.ca*
Mental Health and Substance Use, Island Health
Phone: 250-726-1282 No cost. Self-referrals welcome.
First Nation Health Authority (FNHA)
First Nation Health Authority provides extensive benefits for clients, no cost counselling for many sessions. There are three practitioners: Sarah Hagar, Erin Kostachuk and Alyssa Fleishman (Alyssa is currently on maternity leave)
Sarah's website https://www.sarahhagar.ca/
Erin's website https://www.equanimitywellbeing.org/
Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council’s Teechuktl- Mental Health
https://nuuchahnulth.org/services/teechuktl-mental-health
No cost counselling for Nuu-Chah-Nulth youth and adults.
Island Health Social Worker at Tofino General Hospital
Erin Cassidy Erin.Cassidy@viha.ca
West Coast Community Resources Society (not registered clinical counsellors)
Liza: womensoutreach@wccrs.ca
Tristan, substance use support: tristan@wccrs.ca
Elena Richmond, Holistic Private Counsellor, True Nature Counselling, https://www.truenaturecounselling.ca, 604-396-7082 Elena is accepting new clients ages 12 and up. Virtual appointments only at this time.
Amanda Cameron, Holistic Private Counsellor, Inlet Counselling,
https://www.inletcounselling.com, 250-726-3841. Amanda is accepting new clients. Her practice is located at Whiskey Landing in Ucluelet.
Lex Venn, Somatic Therapist & Counsellor, Dare to Breathe, https://www.daretobreathe.ca/ Lex has moved out of the area but is still accepting clients online.
Lora McNeil, RCAT, RTC, DVATI, Art Therapist, westcoastexpressive.com, 250-726-5158 Lora is accepting online clients and offers mobile art therapy within Tofino.
* If you would like your services added to this list, please email information to executivedirector@pacificrimhospice.ca*