At Plum, we approach trauma with compassion and agency.

We invite a gentle space for emotion, and are grateful that you are reaching out for support.

About Plum

At Plum Counselling, we are here to support children, youth, and adults with symptoms of trauma, anxiety, low mood, and stress. We aim to create a warm and empathetic environment throughout the counselling journey.

We offer flexible counselling options for persons across BC. Support is available in-person at our Dawson Creek location, as well as, virtually and by phone.

At Plum Counselling, we are dedicated to supporting individuals affected by trauma. Our approach is grounded in trauma-informed and responsive practice. We offer specialized support for those experiencing symptoms of trauma and gender-based violence, using a range of therapeutic approaches to meet your needs.

We are continually working towards building an inclusive, equitable, and culturally responsive mental health space. Please ask about fully funded counselling, free mental health support, and options for direct billing.

  • Counselling Sessions with Integrated Approaches

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Meet Vanessa

Vanessa Key Craig BSW, MSW, RSW (She/her) Founder

Vanessa is a Registered Social Worker with an anti-oppressive, narrative, and somatic lens. She an approved service provider with FNHA, CVAP, and AG Safe BC, and is currently accepting new clients for in-person, virtual, and telephone sessions.

It is with much gratitude that Vanessa lives and practices on Treaty 8 territory and the traditional home of the Cree, Dane-Zaa, Saulteau, Sikanni and Slavey First Nations peoples. She offers virtual, telephone, and in-person counselling options out of a centrally located accessible office space in Dawson Creek BC. Vanessa offers both weekday and Sunday availability.

She supports children, youth, adults, and families with symptoms of trauma due to Complex Trauma, Early Childhood Trauma, Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Neglect, Gender-Based Violence, Sexual Violence, and Racialized Trauma.

Vanessa has a range of training, education, and experience, including a Master of Social Work from Dalhousie University in 2019 and a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of Victoria in 2012. She is dedicated to decolonizing her approach and advocates for cultural sensitivity and competency in therapy. Vanessa creates a comfortable and inclusive space where children, youth, adults, and families can explore mental health, trauma, goals, stories, and healing.

Her areas of specialization include trauma and gender-based violence, and draws from an Integrative Approach using:

Somatic Experiencing (SE)

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)

and Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT)

“Plum is about equitable and compassionate support. This means supporting children, youth, adults, and families in building meaningful relationships and new meaning-making using Integrated Approaches. I often invite compassion for our defence mechanisms, for what has happened in the past, and for what has been missing”.
— Vanessa/Founder

What we do

At Plum Counselling, we offer sessions with a gentle approach. Our practice combines various therapeutic approaches to support children, youth, adults, and families.

Our practice is rooted in trauma-informed and trauma-responsive practices. We specialize in supporting persons with symptoms of trauma due to gender-based violence, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and childhood abuse. Session’s invite compassion and understanding for how trauma influences relationships and meaning-making. We provide a supportive space to explore relationships, boundaries, coping strategies, grounding techniques, distress tolerance, and emotional regulation.

Counselling options include:

  • Individual sessions for children, youth, and adults

  • Couples sessions

  • Family sessions

  • Funding

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 FAQs

Contact Us

Phone: (778) 200-8754

Address: Unit # 8 929 106 Ave, Dawson Creek, BC, V1G 2N8

Email: vkeycraig@plumcounselling.ca