Resources | Lisa Stevenson Couns

If you or someone you know is in need of support, call the Crisis Line at 1-888-353-2273

(1-888-353-CARE) Or, in an emergency, please don’t hesitate to go to your nearest hospital

White Valley Community Resource Centre (Lumby): 250-547-8866 http://whitevalley.ca/counselling/

Vernon Interior Health Mental Health and Substance Use Services: 250-549-5737 www.interiorhealth.ca/locations/vernon-mental-health-substance-use

VictimLink – If trauma is a result of crimes like rape/relationship violence, assault or burglary. Call: 1 800 563 0808 (24 hours/day) www.victimlinkbc.ca
PTSD Association of Canada – Online resources for those suffering from PTSD.www.ptsdassociation.com
Crime Victim Assistance Program (CVAP) - Assists victims, immediate family members and some witnesses in coping with the effects of violent crime. It provides financial benefits to help offset financial losses and assist in recovery. Call: 1.866.660.3888
Archway Society - Wide range of supportive services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Services include safe shelter (transition house program), counselling, child and youth advocacy, outreach services, and collaborative community projects. Call: 250.558.3850 *To access transition housing Call: 250.542.1122 (available 24 hours a day/7 days a week)
WAVAW Rape Crisis Center - Offers trauma-informed feminist support to survivors of sexualized violence. Services are open to cis and trans women and people of all marginalized genders, including Two-Spirit, trans, and non-binary people. Call: 1.877.392.7583
Family Resource Center – Sexual abuse counselling. Call: 250.545.3390

ABI (Interior Health) - Assists adults living in the community who are 19 to 64 years old and have a documented brain injury. Acquired Brain Injury services also help families, caregivers, and staff in supporting individuals with brain injury and in understanding and managing the changes to their family that may occur after brain injury. Call: 250.549.5700
Brain Trust – Funded services free of charge include life skills support, clinical counselling, youth services, group programs, crime prevention and reduction program, caregivers support program. Call: 250.762.3233

Adult ADHD Center – Private Service which is not covered under MSP. Assessments within 2-3 weeks. http://www.parhar.com/private-adhd-assessments.html
Catherine White Holman Wellness Center – Trans and non-gender conforming care. Low barrier wellness services. Legal (update legal name and gender marker), ADHD assessments, as well as counselling. https://cwhwc.com/

Bills Place – 19 bed sober living community. Individuals must be willing and motivated to change, physically and mentally stable. Free Services: meals, access to after care programming, group therapy, case management and access to all of Turning Points services. Cost: affordable monthly fee that is based on client’s income. Call: 250.549.6144 Location: 2504 43 rd ave

Breathe2Relax - A simple, intuitive, and attractive mobile app designed by the National Center for Telehealth & Technology to teach breathing techniques to manage stress. The skills taught may be applied to those with anxiety disorders, stress, and PTSD.
Headspace - Targeted to anyone who wants to learn meditation to reduce anxiety and stress and improve their attention and awareness; good for a beginner to establish a regular meditative routine. May be applied to anxiety and depressive disorders, PTSD, and OCD, especially in conjunction with a health provider.
MindShift - Targeted to help adolescents, teens, and young adults gain insight into and basic skills to manage their symptoms of anxiety disorders, including GAD, social anxiety, specific phobias, and panic attacks. It’s also useful for managing worry, performance anxiety, test anxiety, and perfectionism.

Prideline BC – Peer support, information and referrals with BC. Call: 1.800.566.1170 (M-F 7pm-10pm)

PFLAG Canada - Information and support for parents, families, friends, co-workers and others with online support, resources and chapters to join in your community. www.pflagcanada.ca

Qmunity, BC’s Queer Resource Centre - Information, education, support groups, advocacy and referrals. Call: 604-684-5307 and www.qmunity.ca

Prism Services - Provides referrals to mental health/addiction services /support groups, counselling/ community resources. Call: 604.658.1214

Catherine White Holman Wellness Center – Trans and non-gender conforming care. Low barrier wellness services. Legal (update legal name and gender marker), ADHD assessments, as well as counselling. https://cwhwc.com/

Trans Care BC - Helps connect people in BC to gender-affirming health and wellness supports. The team includes health navigators, nurses, peers, and admin support staff, and also has access to a general practitioner for consultation as needed. It works alongside service providers and community contacts from across the province to help people find care and support as close to home as possible. http://www.phsa.ca/transcarebc/

Mood Disorders Association of BC (Free) – Provides wellness groups (CBT, mindfulness and fitness and nutrition) support groups, education and information for people living with a mood disorder or other mental illness and their significant others. www.mdabc.net Call: 1.855.282.7979. Email: info@mdabc.net
Anxiety BC - Information, programs and about and practice effective strategies to manage anxiety on their own, at their own pace. CBT, self-help tool kits, descriptions of specific anxieties. www.AnxietyBC.ca