Find the team member that best suits your needs.
RELATIONSHIP/FAMILY COUNSELLING, SECTION 211 REPORTS
Shannon Ritchie, MC, RCC
Shannon is the founder and Clinical Director of Currents Counselling. Her passion is in supporting couples and families. Shannon has over 10 years experience in understanding and assessing relationship dynamics. This includes working with highly conflicted couples, and supporting couples navigating separation and divorce. She understands that every relationship is different, and she does not believe in a one-size-fits-all approach.
Shannon works collaboratively with each couple, or family, to thoroughly understand, support, and heal, the most important relationships in their lives. Shannon has specialized training in issues of violence and trauma. Shannon is an approved provider with BC Emergency Health Services and the RCMP. In addition to counselling services, Shannon completes risk assessments and Section 211 Reports (Hear the Child and Views of the Child). Shannon is also an Approved Clinical Supervisor with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors. Shannon has a master’s degree in counselling and is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC).
Shannon offers virtual appointments with some in-person availability at our Salmon Arm location
Shawna Calhoun, MC, CCC
Shawna’s speciality and passion is in supporting children, adolescents, young adults, and their families. Shawna works with a range of concerns including self-worth, shame, anxiety, depression, trauma, violence, substance use, chronic pain, and grief. She also has experience working with youth and young adults with neurodiversity’s.
Shawna practices from a highly integrative and holistic approach which focuses on well-being – physical, emotional, mental, spiritual. Shawna offers a warm and youthful energy to her clients. Her work is adapted to the unique needs of each client.
Shawna utilizes interventions from, CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy), Narrative Therapy, Mindfulness, and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). Shawna is a Basic EMDR Trained Therapist who is a member of EMDR Canada & EMDRIA. When working with children and youth she also uses age-appropriate play, art, and expressive therapy. Shawna has a Masters Degree in Counselling and is a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC).
Shawna offers virtual appointments with some in-person availability at our Kamloops location
COUNSELLING, BASIC EMDR TRAINED THERAPIST
Bria Gatien, MC, RCC
Bria’s specialty is in supporting individuals, and their families, in healing and creating meaningful change in their lives. This includes support for issues of violence, anxiety and depression, and trauma. Bria also has specialized experience supporting individuals and their families, who are neurodiverse or experience developmental disabilities. Bria understands that people are navigating hard things and their feelings and responses often make sense, and are a normal reaction to, their circumstances. It’s through exploring and understanding what her clients are experiencing, or have experienced, that she can best support them in feeling better. Bria utilizes evidenced based approaches that include working with the nervous system to regulate emotions and to support the brain in creating new neuropathways. Bria offers a highly genuine, kind, and individualized approach. She works with individuals of all ages. Bria has a master’s degree in counselling and is a Registered Clinical Counsellor.
Bria is currently offering virtual appointments
COUNSELLOR, BASIC EMDR TRAINED THERAPIST
Zakary Zarichney, MSW, RSW
Zakary is a Registered Social Worker with a Master of Social Work degree. Zakary provides comprehensive and personalized assistance to individuals, couples, and families. Zakary’s approach combines evidence-based and holistic perspectives to address various issues, including anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, and complex relationships. Zakary is a Metis individual and a strong advocate for the LGBTQIA2S+ community. Zakary practices from an anti-oppressive and non-pathologizing standpoint, considering the overall well-being of individual's mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual selves. Zakary specializes in analyzing and evaluating the dynamics of relationships. Zakary has 5+ years of experience working with individuals navigating complex and dynamic relationships. This includes working with couples facing intense conflicts, infidelity, separation, and divorce. Creating a welcoming environment is important to Zakary; he aims to foster genuineness, transparency, warmth, comfort, collectivism, and empathy in his practice. Zakary offers a judgment-free space for individuals to understand their feelings, responses, and reactions.
Zakary offers in-person and virtual appointments at our Salmon Arm location
COUNSELLOR, RELATIONSHIP/FAMILY THERAPY
Emily Bostrom, MNTCW,
As a Narrative therapist, Emily sees you as the expert of your own life. She believes you know your stories best and how your experiences have impacted you. Together you explore your stories, strengths, and values, illuminating strong stories that already exist. She is here to witness your stories, be curious, and deeply listen so you can be safely heard. In these therapeutic conversations, there are no assumptions, no labels, no categories. As we revise old stories we make less room for fear and failure and more room for new versions of stories to emerge. Emily is often listening for what you cannot accept and what you have resisted, as this can show what you value, what you protect, and what you are fighting for. Emily is passionate about relationships. This includes our relationships with ourselves, with culture and society, and our relationships with the intangible things – like our relationship with anger. She understands how our stories are so relational as well as fluid and ever-evolving. Emily continually seeks to take a wider view of a situation and explore the influences of culture and community on the challenges we face. Emily holds a Masters degree in Narrative Therapy and Community Work. She has worked in the mental health field for 19 years. A big part of her practice is offering narrative letter at the end of sessions reflecting on the conversation and to offer springboards to further therapeutic benefits. Emily is in the process of being a registered clinical counsellor.
Emily offers virtual appointments with some in-person availability at our Salmon Arm location
COUNSELLOR, NARRATIVE THERAPIST
COUNSELLOR
Christina Lang, MACP, RCC
Christina is experienced and passionate about supporting individuals and families! She has over 20 years’ experience in the field working with individuals and families as they experience and navigate complex challenges. Christina uses her extensive experience to understand behaviours linked to coping with trauma, anxiety, depression, addictions, grief, and relationships. She has a vast knowledge base in child development and neurodiversity and is trained in positive practices in behaviour support. She believes that behaviour is a form of communication and often significantly impacts relationships, sometimes leaving individuals, couples, and families feeling confused and disconnected from those they care for the most.
Her genuine, thoughtful approach puts clients at ease, creating feelings of safety and trust. Christina’s approach is individualized to her clients' needs, values, and goals. She utilizes evidence-based techniques, including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Gottman Method for Couples and Families, Solution Focused Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing. Christina holds a master’s in counselling psychology. She is in process of obtaining her registration as a Registered Clinical Counsellor.
Christina offers virtual appointments with some in-person availability at our Kamloops location
COUNSELLOR
Kiya Giesbrecht, MC, RCC
Kiya has a master's degree in counselling psychology and is a Registered Clinical Counsellor. Kiya joins Currents Counselling with a passion for working with children, youth and young adults in conjunction with their families. Kiya is welcoming to all and supports LGBTQIA2S+ with a person-centred approach & curiosity. She specializes in trauma and crisis intervention for high-risk youth & families, including suicide intervention and rebuilding hope. Working with parents and their children/adolescents, Kiya facilitates a safe environment for scary conversations, often utilizing an emotion-focused model. Kiya practices from a trauma-informed lens to create a safe space that holds room for insecurities, empathy & compassion. She often utilizes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to support those struggling with anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation and trauma. She is also skilled in using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), and Solution-Focused Therapy. Kiya values a transparent dynamic in the therapeutic relationship to foster positivity, trust, and hope.
Kiya offers virtual appointments with some in-person availability at our Kamloops location
COUNSELLOR
Ashley Broadfoot, B.Ed, M.Ed, RCC, CCPA
Ashley is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with a Bachelor of Education and a Master of Education Counselling. For more than 10 years she has worked as either an educator or counsellor in elementary, secondary, and post-secondary education systems supporting both students and families.
She has extensive experience working with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, generational trauma, stress, relationship conflict, parental support, and life transitional events. She uses a holistic model to support healing while providing a person-centered approach.
Ashley is a proud Indigenous Secwépemc woman from Secwépemc'ulucw and has a passion for supporting Indigenous people through adversity. She prides herself in providing an environment of curiosity and support to ensure all her clients feel heard and seen in their sessions with her.
Ashley is currently available for virtual appointments.
Ashley is currently offering virtual appointments
INTERN COUNSELLOR
Ella LaFleur
Ella is joining Currents Counselling as a master of arts in counselling psychology internship student. During her internship, she will be supervised by experienced counsellors, ensuring that she provides exceptional care to each of her clients. Ella is interested in Rational-Emotive Behavioural Therapy (REBT) as well as Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) but is excited to be part of a diverse team who will coach her through a range of modalities to find what works best for her clients.
Ella currently works as a teacher in Salmon Arm and has been in education for over 10 years in Alberta and British Columbia. She has always been interested in how to best serve youth and families in addition to her community, and recently the mental health piece has become a passion and priority. Ella has a warm energy and ability to listen deeply and be completely present with those around her; she endeavours to make her audience feel both seen and heard as well as understood.
In her own time, Ella can be found spending time outside with her family; they moved to BC for the hiking, biking, swimming, and sun! She loves to read, play and listen to music, and socialize, but also can be found with a peaceful ‘quiet’ coffee. As an intern, Ella will be offering services at no charge to individuals, couples, and families.
Ella offers virtual appointments with some in-person availability at our Salmon Arm location
INTERN COUNSELLOR
Megan Rolin MSW Intern, BSW, RSW
Megan is joining Currents Counselling as a Master of Social Work internship student. During her internship she will be supervised by experienced counsellors, ensuring that she provides exceptional care to each of her clients.
Megan is a Registered Social Worker with a Bachelor of Social Work degree. She has 5+ years of experience supporting children, adults, and families in a variety of settings, including daycares, schools, hospitals, and in the community. As an intern, Megan will be offering services at no charge to individuals, couples, and families.
Megan has a passion for creating a space of curiosity to promote healing and meaningful change in individuals’ lives. She recognizes and respects the diversity and uniqueness of an individual and supports their rights to self-determination. She understands the importance of genuineness, transparency, and authenticity in her practice and the power of a reciprocal client-practitioner relationship to increase skills, safety, holistic well-being, connection, and a sense of empowerment. Megan’s approach combines evidence-based and holistic perspectives to meet individuals where they are. She utilizes interventions from Narrative Therapy, Emotion-Focused Therapy, Response-Based Therapy, as well as an Anti-Oppressive lens.
Megan offers virtual appointments with some in-person availability at our Salmon Arm location
OFFICE MANAGER
Melody Isvik
Melody is the Office Manager for Currents Counselling. She has diverse experiences that include legal administration, sales, owning her own business and working with vulnerable populations. In her work with vulnerable populations Melody has supported elderly and those with unique needs and abilities, including neurodivergent individuals.
Melody has a kind and compassionate approach to life and understands the importance of being kind while supporting others whether in an administrative position or working one-on-one with individuals who require patience, kindness and compassion. She has a passion for helping others who experience barriers and is eager to find new ways to make life more enjoyable for those with unique needs and abilities.
