Provider: Pacific Centre Family Services Association
Free counselling for adults 19+ and transition-aged youth 17–19 in Metchosin and other Westshore communities.
Supports mild to moderate mental health concerns, substance use concerns, relapse risk, co-occurring mental health and substance use concerns, or the impact of another person’s substance use. Offers individual and group counselling, harm-reduction and relapse-prevention planning, stabilization, coping skills, treatment planning, and connection to health and community resources. Available in person, virtually, or by phone. Referrals from Island Health, physicians, community health providers, the Community Health Centre, and self-referrals are accepted. Intake starts with an assessment to confirm fit with the program.
Service Areas: Albert Head
Location: #200 - 324 Goldstream Avenue, Colwood, British Columbia
Provider: Pacific Centre Family Services Association
Free trauma-informed counselling for women and gender-diverse people in Metchosin affected by intimate partner violence or childhood sexual abuse.
Provides individual and group counselling, safety planning, support focused on safety and empowerment, understanding impacts of abuse and trauma, and referrals to community resources. Serves the West Shore from View Royal to Metchosin. Referrals are accepted from individuals, community agencies, primary care providers, and MCFD social workers. Counselling is available in person, virtually, or by phone.
Service Areas: Albert Head
Location: #200 - 324 Goldstream Avenue, Colwood, British Columbia
Provider: Pacific Centre Family Services Association
Team-based primary care for eligible people in Metchosin who lack a regular primary care provider and face significant barriers to care.
The Westshore Community Health Centre provides longitudinal primary care from family physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, and allied health professionals. Catchment includes Colwood, Langford/Highlands, and Metchosin. It serves people without a regular primary care provider who face significant barriers related to income, housing or employment instability, discrimination, limited social supports, health or social complexity, or other social determinants of health. This is not a walk-in clinic; patients must be attached to a provider. Applications are reviewed against the program mandate and available capacity; applying does not guarantee attachment.
Service Areas: Albert Head
Location: #200 - 324 Goldstream Avenue, Colwood, British Columbia