Published on 2019 05 23 | by Lane Foster | in Accessibility, clinic, Counselling
An image of a stack of books with the word survivor in Mandarin, Spanish, Arabic, French and English. International and Newcomer Survivors, we are here to support you We here at VSAC believe it is critical to meet the language support needs of newcomer, refugee, and/or international student survivors, and are excited to offer information […]
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Published on 2018 07 17 | by Carissa Ropponen | in Counselling, Healing, News
How can you access crisis support at VSAC? For many people, the initial point of contact with our centre will be our Access Line. The Access worker will help you determine, by phone or email contact, which of our services best fit your current needs. Generally, if a person has experienced any form of sexualized violence […]
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Published on 2018 05 23 | by Carissa Ropponen | in Counselling
Have you wondered what VSAC’s services are like? In this 4 part blog series for Victims and Survivors of Crime Week we explore services that VSAC provides to survivors of sexual assault. Support Groups Courage, empowerment, hard work, and sometimes laughter. These are the words that VSAC Counselor, Shadi, uses to describe Victoria Sexual Assault […]
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Published on 2016 10 12 | by Nadia Khan | in Counselling
One of our counsellors, Nadia, shares what groups for survivors at the Victoria Sexual Assault Centre are all about.
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Published on 2016 09 13 | by Barb Peck | in Counselling
Often people are surprised when I tell them all of the things they can access our crisis and information line for so I’d like to clear up any misconceptions. The very first and most important message is: You don’t have to be in crisis to call…
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Published on 2016 07 19 | by Barb Peck | in Counselling
Using Imagery Rehearsal Therapy (IRT) is an effective and easy to do strategy that can reduce the frequency and severity of nightmares.
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Published on 2015 04 09 | by Guest Contributer | in Counselling
Challenging shame, recognizing substance use as a coping strategy, and clarifying that trauma healing can happen alongside substance use recovery…
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