Meet the Counselling Team

I have been a visitor on Lkwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ territories since the early 90’s when I moved from Blackfoot territory to attend UVic. I’ve been a membe ... Read more

I have been a grateful visitor on the traditional territories of the Lkwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples since 2015. As an International Student Counsellor, ... Read more

I was born on Musqueam territory and have been blessed to be a visitor on Lkwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ territories since 2000. I am part of an extended family ... Read more

I have been a visitor on Lkwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ territories since 2008. I am grateful to be residing on these lands and honoured to be supporting studen ... Read more

I'm grateful and privileged to have been a settler during my life on the Squamish and Coquitlam territories and the territories on Southern Vancouver ... Read more

Greetings, my name is Tanya Kirkland and I have been a grateful visitor on the traditional territories of the Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ people since 2001. ... Read more

My name is Scott Kouri and I am a third generation Lebanese-English Canadian living on the unceded territories of the Lekwungen and SENĆOŦEN speaking ... Read more

My grandparents came to this Island over 100 years ago as Chinese settlers and were part of old Chinatown – a bit like the exhibit in the Royal BC mus ... Read more

Hello, my name is Laura Paetkau. I have been a grateful visitor on the territories of the Lkwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples since 2007. I have a deep appre ... Read more

I have been a visitor on Coast Salish territory for the majority of my life. The past 6 years on Squamish territory, and now again on Lkwungen and W̱S ... Read more

I am a Prairie transplant, born and raised on Treaty 4 Land in Saskatchewan of the Assiniboine, Blackfoot and Cree Nations, and moved to the Island in ... Read more

I was born on Musqueam territory and have spent a good portion of my life as a grateful visitor on the beautiful Lkwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ territories. I l ... Read more

Hello. I have been a settler on the Lkwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ lands since 1976. I have a deep respect for its beauty and fragility, and I am an active stew ... Read more