Originally from France, Marie traveled across Canada and arrived in Whistler in 2019. She fell in love with the surrounding nature and decided to settle in our beautiful community. With a background as a psychiatric nurse and training in mindfulness meditation and sophrology, she brings a holistic approach to her work. Passionate about psychology and social work, she is dedicated to making a positive impact to help our community thrive. She believes that by truly listening to others, we can create a safe space to express thought, emotions and needs. During her time off, she loves to spend time in nature, snowboarding, hiking, paddling or doing creative activities like drawing, painting or journaling.
Originally from France, Marie traveled across Canada and arrived in Whistler in 2019. She fell in...
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Originally from Ontario, Shalissa has called Whistler home since 2014, an avid snowboarder in the winter and lake jumper in the summer! Shalissa brings with her to WCSS an education in Psychology and Sociology. She has a passion for helping and understanding people of all different ages, genders, and cultures. After volunteering at the Foodbank, Shalissa was eager to begin a rewarding career in Outreach and is new to WCSS as of November 2022. She is looking forward to interacting with the amazing people in our community, and fostering a healthy and happy lifestyle through encouragement and support
Originally from Ontario, Shalissa has called Whistler home since 2014, an avid snowboarder in the...
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Izumi immigrated to Whistler in 2004 and fell in love with the strength of the community of Whistler, where people help and care for each other. Her life experience and previous work supporting immigrants in this community has led her to understand the importance of advocating and the need to have a diverse, equitable and inclusive community where people feel safe and know that their voices are valued. She nurtures those goals in her own practice, offering culturally aware and inclusive support to clients, without judgement. She is grateful to be raising teenagers in this beautiful land, where she is committed to the lifelong educational journey of a settler to learn about Indigenous people, their culture, their history and their relationship to the land. She has a certificate for Equity Diversity Inclusion, is trained in Mental Health First Aid, Critical Incident Debriefing, Allyship for Racism, Understanding Stigma, Racial Literacy.
Izumi immigrated to Whistler in 2004 and fell in love with the strength of the community of Whist...
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