Carolyn Heppner is a registered service provider for the Crime Victim Assistance Program (CVAP) through the BC Ministry of Justice.

Counselling for Crime Victims

Being a victim or witness of crime, abuse or any form of violence can leave lingering traumatic effects. Family members of crime victims may also experience symptoms grief, loss, trauma and psychological harm.

Counselling can help you develop coping strategies and ways of managing, reducing or resolving traumatic symptoms.

Please visit my Trauma page for more information on trauma, symptoms and treatment.

I have advanced training and experience using Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing or EMDR in treating trauma and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). EMDR is a quick and highly effective treatment for Trauma that has been recommended by the World Health Organization.

Financial Assistance

The Crime Victim Assistance Program (CVAP) covers counselling services including EMDR. If you are a victim of, or witness to a crime where you or someone else was injured physically or emotionally, you may be eligible for financial assistance from CVAP.

In order to process payment, your counsellor will require a copy of the letter of approval for funding from the Crime Victim Assistance Program as well as your claim number.

Please refer to links below for more information regarding your eligibility and how to register with the Crime Victim Assistance Program.

For more information or to book a free 15 minute no cost/no obligation phone consultation please contact me.

*** 2022 Update – Please note my CVAP client spaces are currently full so I am unable to accept new CVAP clients at this time.

Links

Ministry of Justice Victim Services
http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/victimservices/index.htm

How Crime May affect you
http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/victimservices/affect-you/index.htm