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Book an Appointment at NBHCFS Strawberry Medicine Clinic - This online booking clinic is for clients of Nezul Be Hunuyeh Child and Family Services

Accepting New Clients We are pleased to announce that Sara French is now accepting new FNHA clients for counseling services.

Additionally, Nathan Greyghost, our dedicated practicum student, is offering free counseling to anyone in need. We invite you to take advantage of these valuable services.

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Registered Clinical Counselling

"Two-Eyed Seeing" Clinical Counselling grounded in Indigenous Knowledge systems of wellness. Our Indigenous Mental Health Clinicians continue to attend training and ceremony to ensure they are good medicine for the people. Our vision breathes life into the strengthening of Indigenous kinship systems by healing through connection to self and the deeper world around us. It is by cultivating sp... Read More

"Two-Eyed Seeing" Clinical Counselling grounded in Indigenous Knowledge systems of wellness. Our Indigenous Mental Health Clinicians continue to attend training and ceremony to ensure they are good medicine for the people.

Our vision breathes life into the strengthening of Indigenous kinship systems by healing through connection to self and the deeper world around us. It is by cultivating spaces of compassion and understanding that we can be moved by our experiences and continue to learn and grow from them. It is with this knowledge that we hold this sacred space of healing for All Our Relations.

Our hiring practices are directed towards finding the right people with the right training that aligns with our vision. All of our Indigenous Mental Health Clinicians must have at least a Master’s Level of Education in Counselling, be of Indigenous Ancestry (and be connected to their community and ways of knowing and being), and be registered (or eligible to be registered) with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association with a designation of Canadian Certified Counsellor (C.C.C.), AND/OR registered (or eligible to be registered) with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors with a designation of Registered Clinical Counsellor (R.C.C.).

Counselling Practicum

Practicum students have completed 2 years of Master's level course work and will be guided by the entire Strawberry Medicine Team, as well as Supervised by our Indigenous Clinical Supervisor, Vanessa Carpenter. Practicum students offer lower cost mental health support.

Vanessa Carpenter R.C.C.

Stephanie Erickson R.C.C., C.C.C.

Welcome, I am Stephanie Erickson and I am an Indigenous Registered Clinical Counsellor and a Canadian Certified Counsellor. My counselling is guided by intuition, ceremony, and traditional teachings grounded in Strawberry Medicine.

Welcome, I am Stephanie Erickson and I am an Indigenous Registered Clinical Counsellor and a Cana... Read More

Sara French
(She/Her/Hers)

Ama Sqit (Good day), my traditional name is Kakeeka and I am St’at’imc and Ojibway. I am a; mother, daughter, sister, auntie, cousin, niece, friend, and an Indigenous Mental Health Clinician.

Focusing on holistic health, I strive to embed traditional ways of being and knowing with western knowledge systems to support and walk alongside those on their healing journeys. With a heavy focus on the therapeutic relationship, my foundations are in person-centered therapy, however, other modalities and techniques may be helpful and incorporated, such as solution-focused therapy and narrative therapy. Working in partnerships with my clients, we focus on finding and maintaining balance, while working towards healing and growth.

Ama Sqit (Good day), my traditional name is Kakeeka and I am St’at’imc and Ojibway. I am a; mothe... Read More

Tyra French

Deanna Gestrin
(She/Her/Hers) R.C.C.

Kalhwá7aľap (hello). I am a member of the Xaxli’p First Nation in the St’at’imc territory. I hold a Bachelor of Music degree, Bachelor of Education degree, Master of Counselling degree, and I am a registered clinical counsellor with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors. Registration #21626.

I offer counselling that is holistic, offered from an Indigenous perspective that is strength-based, person-centered and community-focused. My background in education and community service work has contributed to a diverse skill set that supports a range of individual and group challenges: anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, gender, sexuality, trauma, and relationship concerns. Traditional healing practices (for example, hand drumming, community-focused healing, connecting to ancestral wisdom), in addition to modern therapeutic techniques help to uncover the courage that resides within.

Harm caused by colonization has long-standing impacts on Indigenous people, however, we all hold gifts that when discovered (or uncovered) have the ability to nourish our root system and help us heal from past and current challenges. By entering into ceremony together in a trauma-informed respectful way, we can work together to develop insight, skills, and holistic balance.

Kalhwá7aľap (hello). I am a member of the Xaxli’p First Nation in the St’at’imc territory. I hol... Read More

Mr. Nathan Greyghost

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