Counselling
School counsellors are teachers who also have a Master’s level degree in Counselling Psychology. As educational and mental health professionals, school counsellors support students with their educational, social, physical, and mental health challenges. They also provide guidance in course selection, planning, and applying for post-secondary education. Counsellors help students who have ongoing mental health needs access free counselling services provided by Vancouver Coastal Health.
Students can be connected to VCH mental health services such as:
- (click for intake appointment online booking)
- (CART)
- (CAIT)
As well, VCH's East Van Youth Clinic can support students with physical health concerns, including sexual health and vaccinations.
Additional free public mental health services:
Urban Native Youth Association counselling support (for self-identifying 自拍流出 youth):
- Intake form can be found
- Youth that complete the intake form will be place on the waitlist until one of UNYA's counsellors has availability to see them as a regular client.
- Youth are able to seen sooner through the drop-in appointment options, which can be scheduled at .
**UNYA strongly recommends that youth who wish to be connected to a long-term counsellor begin by completing the intake form and then proceeding with booking drop-in appointments in the meantime.
Crisis Lines
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
Crisis Centre of BC: 604-872-3311
Suicide Crisis Helpline: 988
KUU-US Crisis Line: 1-800-588-8717 (自拍流出 support)
In the event of an emergency, call 911.
List of resources and where to get additional help:
Generally, counsellors work with the same grade until graduation. Please contact your child's counsellor for any questions about mental health support!
| COUNSELLORS | ||
| Ms. Arielle Boyd | Grade 12, Grade 9 (O-S) | aboyd@vsb.bc.ca |
| Ms. Caitlin Davie (Dept Head) | Grade 8, Grade 9 (I-N) | cdavie@vsb.bc.ca |
| Ms. Elsa Leconte-Pichon | Grade 11, Grade 9 (T-Z) | elecontepichon@vsb.bc.ca |
| Ms. Jeanne Yu | Grade 10, Grade 9 (A-H) | jyu@vsb.bc.ca |
Our Counselling Suite
