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Counselling

​​​​​​Request an Appointment!

You can request an appointment by contacting a counsellor at the numbers below.

GMS Counsellors:  

Angie Dirksen 

Phone: 250-870-5176 ext. 4516

Email: angela.dirksen@sd23.bc.ca


Sara Corothers

Phone: 250-870-5176 ext. 8439

​Email: sara.corothers@sd23.bc.ca


Office Hours: 9:00-3:30

We make every effort to return emails, or phone calls as quickly as possible. It may take time to respond, however, as we are often with students.

*If your request is sent after business hours, it may not be processed until the next business day.

*In case of an emergency mental health situation, please contact your doctor, or dial 911.  

Non-emergency help and crisis help is listed below

24 HOUR CRISIS SUPPORTS and COMMUNITY SUPPORTS:

  ​Crisis Supports ​

   ​​​The Foundry

Parenting Tools​​

General Parenting

Positive Parenting: The Nurtured Heart

Attendance Concerns

​​​School Refusal: Children and Teens (Signs, Causes, Strategies)

Helping Your C​hild With Attendance (Video Series for Parents from Kelty ​Mental Health)

ADHD 

Awareness and To​​ols for ADHD ​

Natural ADHD Remedies

Anxiety

Anxiety Canada Resources​

Gaming​

Gaming Addictions or Problems: Free Parent Course​

Sleep

Decoding Sleep Concerns​​​

Mindfulness Tools

Awareness of Thoughts Meditation.pdf Heart-focused breathing.pdf  CalmBreathing.pdf 

Self-Reflection Tools

self esteem and core belief challenge.pdfself-esteem-sentence-completion.pdf

strengths-questions.pdf strengths-exploration.pdf

Challenging Unhelpful Thinking Tools

cognitive-distortions.pdf  challenging-negative-thoughts.pdf