The Importance of Your Professional Counselling Designation (FACT BC)

For many clients, a good counselling session can be tremendously powerful. Through sessions, they can heal from past trauma, gain a deeper understanding of themselves, and develop healthy coping mechanisms and habits to use in their daily lives. There is, however, an unfortunate wrinkle present in...

How to Know if an Addiction Counsellor Career Might Be Right for You

Addiction is a common and growing problem in Canada. According to recent figures, over a third of Canadians 12 years of age and older either smoke, use illegal drugs, or drink excessively (Statistics Canada, 2017). Even more worrying, every year approximately 47,000 die as a result of their...