About Me

UPDATE:

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I am now accepting new clients

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I’m Brett (all pronouns), a Registered Social Worker providing individual and family counselling via phone or online anywhere in BC, Canada as well as in-person sessions in Chemainus (Vancouver Island). I work with youth (age 10+) and adults. I am a queer and trans white settler with roots in Calgary and the West Coast, and am of French Canadian, Irish, Germanic and English ancestry. I live in Chemainus on Stz’uminus, Penelakut, Snuneymuxw, and Quw'utsun Territory.

I am a fat, non-binary, trans, queer, disabled person who is committed to anti-racist and decolonial / unsettling work. I am interested in working with white people to deconstruct and address the ways we perpetuate racism, as well as holding space for BIPOC.

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I support people in finding the sparkle, hope, and joy in life again. The weight of the world, trauma, and our personal experiences can sometimes be very heavy, which can lead to depression, anxiety, grief, loneliness, feeling numb or feeling burnt out. Counselling with me will strengthen the ways you cope, help you re-story what is going on for you (you are already the main character in your life!), and support you in changing negative or self-deprecating thought patterns.

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Many of my clients are neurodivergent and I love working with autistic people, people with ADHD, and other ways of being neurodivergent. I see these ways of thinking and relating as differences or gifts, not pathologies. Ableism is the problem, not neurodivergent people. 

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I have comfort and ease working with clients who are kinky and/or non-monogamous and have professional experience in the areas of sexual health and sex positivity. I have been working in gender-affirming (transgender) care since 2011. 

In my spare time I like to garden, raise chickens, make art, spend time with my family, and enjoy sitting under the roof of the forest. One of my most important roles in life is being a Dad, and I am passionate about supporting other families.