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Lianna (she/ her) is a Mental Health Clinician with the North Shore Primary Care Network. She graduated with a University of Toronto’s Master of Social Work degree 23 years ago with a clinical specialization. She has enjoyed the opportunity to engage in various levels of professional practice and has maintained a commitment to client centered, inclusionary and evidence based practices.

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Briana is a Registered Social Worker and started with the team in May 2023 after earning a Masters of Social Work from the University of British Columbia. She is born and raised in Ontario, and has been supporting families and youth in crisis since 2018. Briana’s counselling approach is grounded in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, mindfulness-based practices and a trauma informed approach, and she is dedicated to facilitating supportive and collaborative spaces for clients to share and feel understood. Briana enjoys spending her free time reading and being in nature with her friends and family.

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Virginia is a Registered Social Worker (RSW) with a Master of Social Work degree from New York University. She brings compassion, empathy, and authenticity to her practice, creating a supportive and emotionally safe space where clients feel heard and understood. Virginia takes a client-centered, trauma-informed approach, drawing from a range of therapeutic modalities including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing, Brief Solution-Focused Therapy, and techniques from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). She tailors her approach to meet each individual’s unique needs and believes that clients are the experts of their own experiences.

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Ava (she/her) is a Registered Social Worker having obtained her Masters of Social Work from the University of Toronto with a specialization in health and mental health. She has extensive experience supporting adults with mental health challenges (e.g., anxiety, depression, life transitions, etc.) and system navigation in community mental health. Ava approaches her work from an anti-oppressive, anti-racist, trauma-informed, and person- centered lens to create an emotionally safe and compassionate space for clients to feel heard and supported. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, star gazing, and striving to make the perfect cup of coffee.

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Brandon is a mental health clinician with the North Shore PCN Mental Health Support Team. Brandon holds degrees in philosophy and social work from UBC. Brandon’s professional experience includes training support workers within non-profit settings to provide individualized support for neurodivergent individuals, in addition to working with multiple non-profits and health care teams within the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver and throughout the Lower Mainland. Brandon is passionate about applying compassionate, culturally safe care, and adopts a strengths-based, person-centered counselling framework, using approaches from motivational interviewing, mindfulness-based cognitive behaviour therapy, compassion-focused therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy. When not working, Brandon enjoys listening to podcasts and audiobooks about mental health, psychology, and philosophy, and enjoys hiking throughout the North Shore.

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Daisy is a Registered Social Worker (RSW) with a Master of Social Work degree from the University of British Columbia. She provides a warm, empathic approach to counselling that is trauma informed, strength and evidence-based, and which considers the intersecting social, cultural and environmental factors that impact wellness. Daisy is committed to supporting individuals in their healing and personal development journey. She offers guidance in navigating life’s challenges, strategies that build emotional resilience, and tools for self awareness that empower individuals to reach their goals, build healthier relationships and persevere in muddy waters to see clearer days. Importantly, Daisy values the therapeutic alliance that is built with the client and nurtures that relationship through compassionate listening, transparency and respectful communication.

My one to one and group work with youth, adults and older adults in the non profit and public health sectors (addiction treatment, hospital, primary care, and outreach), has allowed me the privilege of working with individuals from all walks of life.

Daisy uses an array of treatment approaches that are tailored to the individual and their specific needs. This person centred approach may include: • cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) • narrative therapy • dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) • nervous system regulation therapy • mindfulness therapy • intersectional feminist approach • body image neutrality • intuitive nourishment • trauma informed yoga • creative art expression

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Kelsey (she/her) is dedicated to providing compassionate support and guidance to individuals navigating life’s challenges. With a Master of Social Work, specializing in health and mental health, and a background in recreation therapy and gerontology, she brings a unique blend of expertise and experience to her counseling practice. Kelsey is informed by evidence-based practices while staying grounded in principles of social justice and equity. She collaborates closely with clients to identify their strengths, explore challenges, and develop personalized strategies for growth and healing.

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