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My counselling style incorporates several therapeutic approaches including the IITAP, Pat Carnes Sex Addiction Task model (CSAT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Solution-Focused Therapy Utilizing my own personal experience and journey of recovery from addiction, my philosophy prioritizes active participation, relationship building, flexible and adaptable methods, inquiry, and reflection based learning. I believe in a client-initiative, collaborative approach to healing.

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Mike P. Quarress has been committed to the field of Mental Health and Addictions for over 15 years serving individuals, family’s and couples struggling with a spectrum of Mental Health issues including sex addiction and betrayal trauma.

Mike uses a number of treatment modalities including Emotionally Focused Therapy, Somatic Experiencing, Mindfulness Therapy, Accelerated Resolution Therapy and Internal Family Systems Therapy. Mike brings his own personal experience, knowledge and passion into the work he executes utilizing credentials as a Clinician at the Masters Level and a Certified Sex Addiction Therapist Supervisor with the International Institute for Trauma and Addictions Professionals. Mike is also a Certified Canadian Addiction Counsellor through the Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation as well as a Accelerated Resolution Therapy Clinician with the International Society of Accelerated Resolution Therapy.

Peter’s journey into recovery began in 2016. A graduate of Camosun’s Mental Health and Addictions Program, Peter brings both personal experience and foundational knowledge of the many difficulties around Substance Abuse and Mental Health recovery. His extensive work with individuals in recovery-based supportive living gives him a unique insight into the many day-to-day challenges of early recovery, and the opportunities to learn and grow from those experiences. His ease and ability to connect with individuals has helped him connect with many clients on a deep, personal level and helped them achieve many successes.  Having worked in, and deeply involved in the Victoria recovery community, Peter has great connections and knowledge of the services and resources available to clients to help them achieve their individual needs and goals in recovery. 

As a deeply knowledgeable, intuitive guest speaker, and group facilitator with over 27 years of combined experience working in addictions and disabilities, Geri has made it her life’s work to contribute to the health and welfare of others when they need it most.
Training with world-renowned industry experts, she has both founded and worked with many different organizations that support some of society’s most vulnerable populations. For the past 5 years Geri has focused solely on supporting individuals recovering from addictions and codependency and integrates her training in somatic therapy to educate and teach participants how to resolve trauma within their nervous systems. Geri specializes in working with military professionals and individuals who suffer from PTSD. Geri completed her Somatic Therapy training with the Somatic Experiencing Institute at the University of British Columbia and is also a senior yoga instructor with 20+ years of experience recognized by the Yoga Association of British Columbia and the Yoga Alliance.

Dale has been a Registered Clinical Counsellor on Vancouver Island for 24 years. His counselling therapy work rests on foundational training in family systems theory,  in private practice and in residential addiction treatment as an inpatient counsellor and supervisor of family programs. Most recently, he has added a focus on somatic therapy and is at the advanced level of training as a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. Using his training and experience, along with having grown up in a family struggling with addiction, he helps people understand the role of disordered substance use and related relationship issues as management strategies to cope with the effects of trauma in their lives.