BC Epilepsy Society’s Mental Wellness Program

We are pleased to announce that BC Epilepsy Society’s Mental Wellness Program is now accepting clients!

Information on the Program:

BC Epilepsy Society’s Mental Wellness Program is a one-on-one counselling program for people living with epilepsy and their immediate family who have an epilepsy related purpose for seeking counselling.

Clients will be charged a fee for this program, but a sliding scale will ensure it is accessible and affordable to all.

Information on our Counsellors:

Our counsellors are either Registered Clinical Counsellors or Canadian Certified Counsellors and the majority of them live with epilepsy themselves. They have also attended an epilepsy training program.

How Can I Take Part?:

There are two ways to access our program:

• Your doctor can refer you to our program. Your doctor can fill out our referral form which is linked here and fax it to our office at 604-260-0978. Upon receipt of your completed referral form, one of our staff will be in touch to have an online intake meeting with you.
• You can self-refer into our program. You can call our office at 604-875-6704 and schedule an online intake meeting with one of our staff members.

After the completion of your online intake meeting, we will schedule a session for you with one of our counsellors.

For more information on the BC Epilepsy Mental Wellness Program, you can reach the BC Epilepsy Society by phone at 604-875-6704 or by email at deirdre@bcepilepsy.com or sonia@bcepilepsy.com.

Acknowledgements:

A special thank you to Dr. Macrodimitris, a professional who has spent her career providing psychological interventions for people living with epilepsy as well as being involved in multidisciplinary research and program development initiatives in this area. We engaged her professional services to build a training program for our counsellors and to advise on the overall framework of the program. We are truly honoured to have her knowledge and expertise as the basis for our program.

Funding for this Program has been provided thanks, in part, to our I’m Still Standing Fundraiser for Mental Wellness. We would like to thank our organizers, sponsors, donors, funders, and attendees for helping us raise the funds needed to support this program.