Tag: Trauma Counselling
A Conversation with Mari, Trauma Counsellor at FSGV
Mari, a Trauma Counsellor at FSGV, is currently working toward getting her PhD in Expressive Arts. She sat down with us to talk about art-based experiential lea...
Read MoreThere’s More Support for Survivors: What Client-Led and Trauma-Informed Means at FSGV
Making support for victims and survivors equitable means making it free; making it trauma-informed means making sure it's client-led and that survivors get to d...
Read MoreThere’s More to Jessica’s Story
For most of the last nine years, I was a reclusive shut-in. Now, as I write this, I'm planning my next trip to Mexico and two months ago I went to Spain with my...
Read MoreThere’s More to Mae’s Story
FSGV employee, Mae, reflects on how accessing a program like the Sexual Abuse Intervention Program as a child might have impacted her life - and how the work sh...
Read MoreWhat is Poverty Reduction?
At Family Services of Greater Vancouver, we often talk about the work we do in "poverty reduction." But what does this really mean? There are a few definitions ...
Read MoreCreativity in Counselling: Meet Katrina, a Trauma Counsellor at FSGV
Katrina Grabner (she/her) is a Registered Clinical Counsellor at FSGV with an MA in Psychotherapy and specialization in art therapy. Katrina has always worked w...
Read MoreUn/Interrupted Campaign Launch
Un/Interrupted campaign raises awareness for youth exploitation and human trafficking, calling on all members of society to uphold youth rights
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