Depression Counselling

What this is

Depression is more than a bad week. It can look like a loss of interest in things that used to matter, a tiredness that sleep doesn’t fix, difficulty concentrating, or a heaviness that makes small tasks feel large. It can also be quiet — someone getting through the day while feeling almost nothing. None of that is a personal failing, and none of it is permanent.

Counselling helps by giving the low mood somewhere to go and something to do — understanding what’s underneath it, and building, at your pace, ways back toward the things that matter. Our counsellors are culturally safe and trauma-informed, and they understand that for many First Nations people depression can be tangled up with grief, history, and trauma that was never given room to heal.

Who it’s for

• First Nations people in British Columbia, on or off reserve.
• Anyone whose low mood, exhaustion, or loss of interest has hung around and is wearing them down.
• People who have tried counselling before and left because it didn’t fit.

If depression is showing up alongside anxiety, grief, or trauma, that’s okay — you don’t have to separate it out before reaching out. We’ll start where you are.

Our approach

We practise culturally safe, trauma-informed care: the work moves at your pace, you decide what’s talked about, and nothing is required of you that you haven’t agreed to. Our counsellors are FNHA-registered and bill FNHA directly, so for eligible members the counselling itself may be covered — we’ll help you check your eligibility before you book.

Getting started

Send us a message or call. Tell us a little about what’s going on and whether you’d rather meet by video, phone, or in person in Chilliwack, and we’ll help you check your eligibility and match you with a counsellor.