OFFICE HOURS S t a f f Monday– Friday N l a k a ’ p a m u x Information: (exception statutory holidays) H e a l t h -Diane Lepine-Thomas, BFA,CAC,TOT, 8:30am - 4:30pm Manager/Facilitator, Wellness Programs S e r v i c e s Work cell: 250-315-7345 CLOSED 12:00pm - 1:00pm For Lunch S o c i e t y -Shayla George, Wellness Programs Facilitator
Mental Health & Addictions Counsellors:
-Elizabeth Perdok-Waboose, BHSc. M.Ed. CP CCC #13570 Clinical/Clinician Supervisor Mental Health & Addictions Clinician Work cell: 250-378-7631
-Wanda Dexel, BA-Psych, CPCA Work cell: 250-378-7596 Nlaka’pamux Health Child & Youth Counsellors: Services Society -Stacey Hebner, BCYC , RPC 3973 Child & Youth Manager/Counsellor Healing Through Work cell: 250-378-7986 2088 Quilchena Avenue PO Box 1624 Traditional Practice, -Melissa Dexel, BSW, RSW Work cell: 250-378-7784 Merritt BC, V1K 1B8 Knowledge, &
Phone: 250 378-9772 -Trish Rainville, Dip. Prof. Counselling Awareness Work cell: 250-315-7995 Fax: 250 315-0283
-Erin Aleck, Work Cell: 778-254-3607
Kuu’Us Crisis Line: #1 800 588 8717 Mental Health Support
#310 6789 (no need to dial area
code) Emergency #911 © 2019 NLX Health
Community Support Our Vision: Services Provided • Liaison with communities to fill in To provide support to the Nlaka‛pamux Addiction Services the gaps in services Nation through the traditional values • Provide workshops by community • Assessment held by the communities we serve request • Counselling • Access to resources and • Education Guiding Principles: information • Referral Services Honouring the voice of Elders Service Delivery: Promoting holistic health and Mental Health Services balance through Medicine Wheel • Self-Referral teachings • Assessment & Intervention • Agency Referral • Trauma informed Practice • By appointment Raising awareness of life choices • In community offices and goals through understanding • Counselling that all of creation is in constant • Education • Family, couples and individual motion or flux • Indigenous Focusing Oriented counselling support Therapy – Healing Intergenerational Rebuilding family and community Our services are inclusive and collabo- Trauma connections through healing our rative with the twelve communities we • Eye Movement Desensitization and Intergenerational trauma serve: Reprocessing Trauma Therapy Creating collaboration within • Complex Care Intervention Lower Nicola Indian Band communities Cooks Ferry Indian Band Child and Youth Counselling Our Program strives to provide the Nicomen Indian Band highest quality of service to our • Ages 4—18 Lytton Indian Band communities. We are dedicated • Individualized plans based on clients Skuppah Indian Band professionals who are committed to needs, age, and interests. Siska Indian Band providing consistent service to the • Family involvement encouraged Kanaka Bar Indian Band • Sessions available in school , or in communities we serve. Ashcroft Indian Band community Oregon Jack Creek Indian Band • Expressive Play Therapy • Indigenous Focusing Oriented Thera- Nooatich Indian Band py Shackan Indian Band Coldwater Indian Band Please note-we are unable to respond to crisis situations. We will however, follow up on any referrals related to a crisis situation. We ask that you inform individuals that we are there to support them with ongoing counselling