First Nations Health Authority

In BC, the FNHA pays for access to culturally safe and trauma-informed cultural, emotional, and mental health services for Indigenous people with a status card.

Here’s their website for more details.

I’m a qualified mental health provider for the FNHA.

I provide counselling/therapy in person, virtually, or by phone.

“The truth about stories is that that’s all we are.”

— Thomas King

All you need to do is tell your story.

I’m here to listen, and I’m trained to help.

I’ve been blessed with teachings from my own academic background—the classes and books that give you a Masters degree and some good knowledge.

But the wise, resilient people I’ve worked with in the cities and on the reserves have shared their teachings with me, too. I have a humble awareness of some challenges and some gifts that come with being an Indigenous person on these lands.

I understand that we are whole beings: spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical. And I know that culture is medicine.

How to access FNHA funding.

  1. Contact me to set up a free conversation. We’ll see if we can connect in a good way. (If we can’t, I can help you find a therapist you can talk to.)

  2. I’ll get your info—address, birthdate, status number—and submit it to FNHA. You don’t have to do any paperwork.

  3. You and I will start booking sessions when it works for you. I’ll bill FNHA directly. You don’t have to pay anything.

  4. If you want to switch to a different counsellor/therapist at any point, let me know. You’re in charge.

  5. All you need to do is tell your story.