My name is Steven Francoeur; I have a Master of Counselling and I have lived in Fort St. John for 13 years with my wife and two teenage children. I worked for the Federal Government for 22 years (7 years with the Canadian Coast Guard and 15 years with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police) and retired in 2021. As a police officer, I have done front-line policing for over four years, collision reconstruction for over five years, and my last five years were in community policing. I was drawn to counselling during my journey with PTSD.
I believe everyone is doing their best every day and is the expert in their lives. I am client-centred and will collaborate with you to address any problems or concerns you may be experiencing. I want to work with concerns of anxiety, depression, PTSD, trauma, grief/loss, and any other issues causing undue suffering for you.
I have training in Narrative Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD, and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). In April, I will learn Somatic Experiencing.
