About Vic

I believe that people are incredibly resilient. Over the last decade, if there is one take away from every role I’ve had, it is the strength to overcome and continue. The courage to share those vulnerable moments with me has made a lasting impact. With this, people’s never ending resilience has become one of the foundations of my counselling practice.

I’ve always known I wanted to help others, as a teenager I had the opportunity to take part in mentorship programs. When I went to university I began working with the YWCA after school programs for children and youth - focusing on education and group work.

I spent the next five years working in the shelters in Vancouver, supporting people through a suicide hot-line and working in housing crisis management. These roles often meant I was working with people during their worst day and finding a path to manage difficult emotions and find viable outcomes.

Following graduation from my bachelors of social work I became a victim service worker. This role focused on supporting survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual assault. This was some of the most powerful work I had the opportunity to do in my career. It solidified the impact of supporting people one-on-one, allowing me to witness the depth of resilience and its key role in their healing journey.

Upon graduating from my master’s of social work I transitioned into healthcare. This role encompassed working with a wide variety of people in hospital and community settings. This role continued to allow me to specialize in individual and family counselling. Even in a busy hospital, slowing down to work collaboratively towards outlined goals held extraordinary value in their transition through the healthcare environment.

So much of our work is focused on doing but I always saw the value in listening. It can be incredibly difficult to move forward without addressing or understanding what we have been through and how we got to the present.

Which brings me here; all of my professional experience has been so varied but the one common thread throughout them all is overcoming hurdles through connection, resilience and support; as well as a bit of clinical insight!