Embedded Counselling

About Embedded Counselling

Counsellors are located across campus both at the main Counselling Services Centre, as well as “embedded” in several faculties and departments. Being embedded in a faculty or department means that embedded counsellors can tailor wellbeing support specifically targeting concerns that students in these faculties commonly experience.

What embedded counsellors help with

Embedded counsellors can help students navigate the full range of services available to them and provide information about resources on campus, online, and in the community. They meet students individually to find out more about their particular concerns and work collaboratively to make a wellness plan that is right for them. Embedded counsellors offer brief individual counselling, referrals, workshops, and outreach.

Meet the embedded counsellors

To book an appointment with your embedded counsellor, find your faculty or program below and follow appointment instructions. You can also learn more about their backgrounds and counselling approach on the Meet the Counselling Services Team page.

If you're a student living in residence, you can meet with a Counsellor in Residence during the day, early evenings, or on weekends.

Applied Science

Embedded Counsellor Gordon Lai

Gordon Lai, M.Ed, RCC.

If you are in British Columbia and would like to book an appointment with Gordon, please call Counselling Services at 604 822 3811 and indicate that you are a Faculty of Applied Science student.

If you're located outside of British Columbia, find support options specific to your needs.

Learn more about Gordon on the Engineering website.

Arts

Headshot of embedded counsellor Laura Harvey

Laura Harvey, MSW, RSW.

If you are in British Columbia and would like to book an appointment with Laura, please call Counselling Services at 604 822 3811 and indicate that you are a Faculty of Arts student.

If you're located outside of British Columbia, find support options specific to your needs.

Dentistry

Headshot of Embedded Counsellor Lisa John

Lisa John, M.Ed, RCC.

If you're in British Columbia and would like to book an appointment with Lisa, you can email her directly at counselling@dentistry.ubc.ca. Alernatively, you can call Counselling Services at 604 822 3811 and indicate that you are a Faculty of Dentistry student.

Find other wellness resources for Dentistry students.

Education

Headshot of Embedded Counsellor Michelle Lim

Michelle Lim, MSW, RSW.

If you're in British Columbia and would like to book an appointment with Michelle, please call Counselling Services at 604 822 3811 and indicate that you are a Faculty of Education student. Alternatively, you can email Michelle directly at edcounsellor.booking@ubc.ca.

If you're located outside of British Columbia, find support options specific to your needs.

Find wellbeing information for Faculty of Education students.

Forestry and Land and Food Systems

Headshot of embedded counsellor Nicole Adoranti

Nicole Adoranti, M.Ed, CCC.

If you're in British Columbia and would like to book a counselling session with Nicole, please contact Counselling Services directly at 604 822 3811 and identify yourself as either an LFS or Forestry student.

If you're located outside of British Columbia, find support options specific to your needs.

Learn more about Nicole on the Forestry website.

Peter A. Allard School of Law

Embedded Counsellor Andrea Falco

Andrea Falco, M.Ed, RCC.

If you're in British Columbia and would like to book a counselling session with Andrea, please contact Counselling Services directly at 604 822 3811 and identify yourself as a student from the Law Faculty. Alternatively, you can schedule a session with Andrea using the Allard Law Wellbeing booking page.

If you're located outside of British Columbia, find support options specific to your needs.

Find wellbeing information for Law students.

Medicine, Graduate and Postdoctoral Education, and Physical Therapy

Headshot of Embedded Counsellor Asmae el Bouhali

Asmae El-Bouhali, M.Ed, M.Sc.

If you're in British Columbia and would like to book a counselling session with Asmae, please contact Counselling Services directly at 604 822 3811 and identify yourself as a graduate student in the Faculty of Medicine. Alternatively, you can email Asmae directly at fomgrad.counselling@ubc.ca if you are a Faculty of Medicine Graduate and Postdoctoral Education student. If you are a Faculty of Medicine Master of Physical Therapy student, please email pt.counselling@ubc.ca.

If you're located outside of British Columbia, find support options specific to your needs.

Learn more about Asmae on the Faculty of Medicine website.

Pharmaceutical Science

Headshot of Embedded Counsellor Cassie Smith

Cassie Smith, MC, MBET, RP, CCC.

To meet with Cassie, please complete the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Counselling session request form.

Vantage College

Headshot of Embedded Counsellor Jen-Mai Wong

Dr. Jen-Mai Wong, R.Psych.

If you're in British Columbia and would like to book a counselling session with Jen-Mai, please contact Counselling Services at 604 822 3811 and identify yourself as a Vantage College student. Alternatively, you can email Jen-Mai directly at wellbeing@vantagecollege.ubc.ca.

If you're located outside of British Columbia, find support options specific to your needs.

World University Service of Canada and Mastercard Scholars Foundation

Headshot of Embedded Counsellor Nathan Edwards

Dr. Nathan Edwards,  R.Psych.

If you're in British Columbia and would like to book a counselling session with Nathan, please contact Counselling Services directly at 604 822 3811 and identify yourself as a student from the World University Service of Canada or Mastercard Scholars Foundation.

If you're located outside of British Columbia, find support options specific to your needs.

If you have questions

For more information about the Embedded Counselling service, please contact Anna Kline, M.Psych, RCC., Associate Director of Embedded Counselling at anna.kline@ubc.ca.

Headshot of Anna Kline, Associate Director of Embedded Counselling program
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