Low-Cost Counselling

$35 per session and pro-bono if needed

Tania Burgi, Derick Baker and Samira Fraser are Masters of Counselling Students doing their practicums with Registered Certified Counsellor Shannon Husk.

Sessions will be available at the end of June. Please text Shannon at 250-588-3861 or email her at Shannon.husk@telus.net to get on a waitlist.

My name is Derick Baker, and I am a master’s student in counselling. I am interested in working with individuals across a range of ages, identities, and life experiences, with a particular focus on relationship dynamics, identity development, emotional regulation, social isolation, and interpersonal harm.

My clinical interests include the impacts of trauma and relational wounds and supporting both individuals who have caused harm and those who have experienced harm.

I am especially interested in understanding how digital health, online cultures, social influences, and experiences of disconnection can shape beliefs, behavior, and relationships. I approach this work through a trauma-informed, relational, and non-judgmental lens that emphasizes curiosity, accountability, and the possibility for change.

My approach to counselling is grounded in attachment, developmental, and behavioral frameworks, with an emphasis on building safety, insight, accountability, and meaningful change. I also have an interest in process and substance addictions and how they intersect with emotional regulation, coping, and relational difficulties.

I see counselling as a space where people can better understand themselves, recognize their strengths and patterns, and develop the insight and skills needed to create healthier relationships with themselves and others. While each person is an individual, none of us exists in isolation, and I believe meaningful change happens both within people and through connection with others.

My name is Tania Burgi (pronouns she, her). I live in the unceded territory of the Huuayaht peoples, near the village of Anacla, known colonially as Bamfield. I have worked in the private sector for over 25 years focusing on healthy dialogue and dignified work relations, group facilitation, and adult education. I have worked closely with high school teachers and students in community building and non-violent communication as a Certified Executive Coach. As the proud mother of four young adults who navigate a digitally influenced world, I am continually learning from their insights and marvel at the ability of today's youth to evolve and adapt in changing times.

My name is Samira Fraser. I would like to acknowledge that I feel privileged to be able to live, learn and work on the unceded, Coast Salish Territory of the Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ nations.

I bring to the table 20 years of experience working in the healthcare system as a Registered Nurse with special interest in Mental Health. In my past counselling sessions, I felt very comfortable dealing with mental health issues including anxiety, depression, bipolar, schizophrenia etc. I am looking forward working with individuals and families alike in trying to help them figure out their lives, while supporting them through process of change and growth. I tend to take holistic approach of person including their physical, psychological, spiritual wellbeing when formulating care plan. I feel very passionate about counselling and my ability to help and support my clients figure out ways to improve their lives. My counselling approach has a solid base in humanistic approach with belief in human capacity to grow and change. I am developing my competencies in Solution Focused Therapy, MI, Somatic therapy, Emotional focused therapy. In my private life I am a mother of wonderful teen boy who navigates multiple youth challenges, yet is very kind, intelligent and resilient, and constant source of inspiration to me.