The Counselling Department
Tel: 604.323.5221
E-mail: counselling@langara.bc.ca
We are located in the B building, Room B111.
Our hours are as follows:
Monday - Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Who We Are
Counsellors:
- Fraser Archibald, Department Chair
- Ricki Bertrand
- Michele Bowers
- Tim Charters
- Kaveh Farrokh
- Terry Kornutiak
- Janet Laloge-Holme
- Stefanie Thomas
- Christine Peterson, Assistant Department Chair
Student Services Assistants:
- Steve Daniell
- Adrian Livesley
- Reba Noel
Receptionist:
- Lena Alsayegh
After Hours Emergency
Below are some community contacts available to assist you after 1730 hours and on weekends and holidays when the Langara Counselling Department is closed. If the first line you try is busy, you can call any of the other numbers, even if the numbers are not in your area.
General Crisis Counselling & Suicide Prevention
Vancouver: 604-872-3311 (24 hours/day)
Burnaby/New West/Surrey: 604-951-8855 (24 hours/day)
Richmond (Chimo): 604-279-7070 (8am to midnight)
Outside the Lower Mainland: 1-877-820-7444 (24 hours/day)
Victimlink 1-800-563-0808 Toll free number
24 hours/day crisis support and information line for anyone who has experienced or is experiencing violence.
- immediate crisis support for the victims of family and sexual violence
- information about, and referral to, victim services and other resources
- basic legal information and awareness of rights
- violence in intimate relationships
- criminal harassment/stalking
- childhood physical or sexual abuse
- elder abuse
- help for all other victims of crime
Sexual Assault Crisis Counselling
WAVAW: 604-255-6344 (24 hours/day) (Women Against Violence Against Women)
Sexual Assault Services:
Emergency Department, Vancouver General Hospital 604-875-4995 (24 hours/day)
Mental Health Emergency Services
1-877-384-8062
4:30 pm - 11:00 pm Monday to Friday;
1:00 pm - 11:00 pm on weekends and holidays
Shelternet.ca provides information for women looking for a shelter or wanting to make plans to leave an abusive relationship. Information is available in French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Tien, Vietnamese, Punjabi and Farsi.
