Your Path to Peace Begins in the Shade

Welcome to Shaded Path Counselling services,
where every conversation is geared towards understanding and supporting you. Let me help you find shelter for your journey and clarity for your mind, so we can discover
the path that's right for you.

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Services

supportive counselling for adults, professionals, and frontline workers

Adult Counselling

One-on-one counselling for adults. Online and in-person.

supportive counselling for youth, teens, and young adults

Youth Counselling

One-on-one counselling for youth aged 15+.

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Free Consultation

20 minute consultation, free of charge, to help a person explore their goals and gauge goodness-of-fit with counsellor.

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Appointments Outdoors

Want to get outside for a counselling session? Victoria has beautiful locations at parks and beaches that can be our office for the day.

Areas of Specialty

  • Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Loss

  • Attachment and Relational Trauma

  • Suicide and Self Harm

  • Addiction and Other Substance Use

  • Trauma Responses

  • Burnout and Front-line Worker Stress

  • Hoarding and Collecting

  • Non-Ordinary State of Consciousness Integration

Yvonne Paquette BSW MSW RSW mental health counsellor and social worker bio psycho social approach

My Education

I hold a Masters of Social Work from the University of Victoria, and an undergraduate degree in Social Work from the Nicola Valley Institute of Technology - an institution dedicated to Indigenous education, empowerment, and cultural preservation. I also completed post-graduate training with TheraPsil’, and a certificate and diploma in Social Service Work from Langara College.

I have continued my professional development with various courses and workshops regarding:
The neurobiology of trauma, the polyvagal model; trauma informed practice, anti-oppressive practice, Indigenous cultural safety; Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), Compassionate Inquiry, attachment theory, Shadow and Inner-Child Work, and more to come…

I am a registered member of the British Columbia and Nova Scotia College’s of Social Work, the BC Association of Social Work, and the Canadian Association of Social Work.

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Nicola Valley Institute of Technology NVIT social work graduate
University of Victoria Canada UVIC social work graduate
Langara College social service work graduate
San'yas anti-racism indigenous cultural safety training ally first nations metis health
BC Association of Social Workers BCASW registered member
British Columbia college of Social Workers BCCSW registered member
Nova Scotia College of Social Workers NSCSW registered member
Canadian Association of Social Workers CASW registered member

My Rates

My rates are based on 14 years of experience in front-line social work and crisis services. I offer private counselling and a sliding scale rate. My services are covered by most extended health insurance plans, and some EAP providers.

  • Private Counselling $150 per 50 minute session

  • $225 per 90 minute session

  • Sliding Scale rates between $110 - $150

Direct billing available for CVAP, FNHA, and ICBC

*** My counselling services are GST exempt, and tax deductible ***

insurance provider CVAP direct billing for British Columbia Crime Victim Assistance Program BCCVAP
insurance provider FNHA FNHB direct billing for the First Nations Health Authority
insurance provider ICBC direct billing for Insurance Corporation of British Columbia

Ready to find your own patch of shade?

Schedule a counselling session and start your journey toward balance.

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Contact Me

Feel the urge to take that first step? Have questions or don’t know where to start? Phone calls feel uncomfortable?

Reach out to me and I’ll help you figure things out at your own pace.