mental Health & substance use

approach

At Central Island Counselling, our clients will immediately find an advocate with compassion, acceptance and expertise. We work in collaboration with each client and those they choose to invite into their counselling process. Privacy and confidentiality are be held in the highest regard.

training and experience

Gillian has worked for two of the top rated substance use treatment centres in North America. She has also worked provincially for Child, Youth Mental Health (CYMH) as a Clinician and for Island Health providing outpatient youth and family substance use counselling and social work services in the acute care settings.

  • EMDR Certified Therapist

  • Narrative Therapy

  • Motivational Interviewing

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

  • Emotion-Focus Family Therapy (EFFT)

  • Harm Reduction

  • Culturally Safe & Inclusive

  • Trauma Informed Practices