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 Child With Attendance (Video Series for Parents from Kelty Mental Health)
ADHD
Awareness and Tools 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
