What is Westcoast Wellness Centre?
Westcoast Wellness Centre is our self-referral clinical counselling program, where we aim to make wellness within reach for all. With over forty years of experience, we have the expertise and resources to support families with a variety of therapeutic services. Through play therapy, parent coaching, and individualized care, we empower you every step of the way. We also offer a range of modalities, including Narrative Therapy, EMDR, DBT, Family Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Therapy, and CBT, to help you feel your best.
Available in-person at The Link or BC wide for virtual sessions.
We Can Help
We’re here to support you and your family—whether it’s helping your child or teen navigate neurodiverse needs like autism or ADHD, managing parenting demands, or coping with family challenges such as communication issues, trauma, violence, or chronic stress. We understand the impact of these challenges and are here to help.
Social service professionals—we’re here for you too. Whether you’re experiencing challenges such as compassion fatigue, burnout, vicarious trauma, boundary strain, or imposter syndrome, we understand the emotional demands of this work and offer support to help you recharge, so you can continue making a meaningful difference.
Meet The Team
Claudia Hui, M.S.W, R.S.W (She/Her)
I have over thirteen years of experience supporting individuals and families in community and mental health settings.
I believe that everyone has the innate capacity to heal from trauma and overcome personal challenges and I aim to provide a safe space to facilitate movement towards that path. My approach is grounded in building a collaborative and compassionate environment where the individual can explore their inner world and emotions with support and guidance.
Our minds and bodies have an innate capacity to heal themselves and the therapeutic relationship can help facilitate this. I hope to speak with you soon to see if I am a good fit to support your healing process.
Areas Of Specialization: Trauma/PTSD, complex and childhood trauma (foster care/adoptions, separation and divorce, family dynamics), stress and burnout, grief and loss, anxiety, and depression.
Certifications: EMDR, family mediation, dialectical behaviour therapy, synergetic play therapy, mindfulness-based practices, critical incident stress management.
Claudia is a Registered Therapist with the Crime Victim Assistance Program and First Nations Health Authority.
Morgan Jensen, M.C.P, R.C.C (She/Her)
I work with youth, families, and young adults.
With my prior work as a specialized Child and Youth Support Worker combined with my role providing counselling services to children, youth, and adults at Westcoast Family Centres, I have adopted a compassionate, holistic approach to supporting my clients. I welcome diversity and provide a space that is safe and non-judgmental for self-exploration, discovery, and personal growth.
Reaching out for support takes courage, and I honor you for doing so. I am here to help you harness your inherent strength to overcome challenges.
Areas Of Specialization: School and academic demands/difficulties, identity, interpersonal conflict, life transitions, trauma, emotion regulation, anxiety, and depression.
Certifications: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Parts Work for Treating Complex Trauma, Narrative Practice, Art & Play Therapy, Gottman Method Couples Therapy: L1, Crisis Intervention
Shannon Macalister, M.C., R.C.C. (She/Her)
I have over 15 years of experience working with children and families in community and educational settings.
I bring a person-centered, strengths-based, and trauma-sensitive approach to my counselling practice. My therapeutic approach is tailored to best fit each individual, child, and family, depending on their needs.
My goal is to establish a safe and compassionate relationship in which each individual feels deeply understood and supported. I believe in working collaboratively with each person to meet their goals and help navigate life’s challenges. I am passionate about supporting the emotional health of children by helping them to express their feelings and process experiences, facilitating their growth and development. When working with parents, my aim is to help provide insight into a child’s challenging behaviours and to offer strategies for making positive changes for families.
Areas Of Specialization: Play Therapy (aged 0-12 for behaviour issues, grief and loss, trauma), parenting support (aggression, resistance and opposition, sibling conflict, separation, food, sleep, anxiety), life transitions, grief and loss, stress, anxiety, and depression.
Certifications: Expressive Play Therapy, Attachment-based Developmental approaches.
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