Counselling

Royal Bay’s Counselling Team

A – El – Tebeth Barbour tbarbour@sd62.bc.ca

Em – Jc and International – Kim Hogan khogan@sd62.bc.ca

Jd – Pg – Christina Kadin ckadin@sd62.bc.ca

Ph – Z – Wendy Cooper wcooper@sd62.bc.ca

We are here to support you in whatever way we can.

As Dr. Bonny Henry said, “This is a time to be kind, to be calm and to be safe”

Our counselling supports will look different now, just as they do for our external community agencies. If you are wanting to talk to us, please email us and set up a time. Your visit may be via phone, in person and/or outdoors.
If you have an urgent personal counselling matter, you may enter the Counselling suite. Please have a seat on the couch and we will be right with you.

If you feel unsafe or have already done something to hurt yourself, please call 9-1-1

If you want to make a course change, please email your counsellor of record. Their email address are at the top of this page.

Kids Help Text 686868 Kids Help Phone 1-800-668-6868 (24 hours/day, 7 days/week)
Youth in BC youthinbc.com
- Crisis responders available daily from noon to 1:00am
Youth Space.ca or Text 778-783-0177 (6pm-midnight, 7 days/week)
- Provides online crisis and emotional support
- COVID-19 info, distractions, coping tools and more
Vancouver Island Crisis Line 1-888-494-3888 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
Crisis Chat viccrisis.ca (6:00pm to 10:00pm), Crisis Text 250-800-3806 (6:00pm to 10:00pm)
Suicide and Crisis Intervention 1-800-784-2433
- 24/7 Short term emotional support over the phone
High Risk Services 250-952-5073
- Students can self-refer to this service
- A clinician will contact you to schedule first appointment within 72 hours

Westshore 250-391-2223, Mental Health Clinic every Tuesday 9:00am to 12:00pm and Thursday 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Sooke 250-642-7748, Mental Health Clinic every Thursday 9:00am to 11:00am
Indigenous Services 250-952-4073 ask for an Intake worker
Multi-Cultural Outreach Services 250-952-5073 call to schedule intake
Eating Disorders Program 250-387-0000 call to schedule intake

Discovery Youth and Family Substance Use Services 250-519-5313 (Ext. 34345)
- Youth aged 13 to 19 who have concerns about alcohol or other drug use
- Youth who are affected by someone else’s use of alcohol or other drugs
Youth Empowerment Society YES 250-383-3514
- Provides outreach counselling services
Foundry Victoria 1-833-308-6379
- Virtual drop-in counselling for individuals aged 12-24 and their families
- Sessions through chat, voice only calls or video calls
Military Family Resource Centre MFRC 250-363-2640

Counselling support, support with deployment, support for parents

Pacific Centre Family Services 250-940-4373 (Voicemail is checked daily)
- Counselling services – Students can self-refer
Learning Through Loss 250-413-3114 / info@learningthroughloss.org
- Grief education and support for youth and families
Island Health Wellness Centre @ Belmont Secondary 250-519-3580 for appointments
- Tuesday: Doctor available from 9:30-1:00 (to book an appt. in advance, please call 250-519-3490).
- Fridays: Nurse Practitioner is available 9:00-3:30
- Virtual visits for youth