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BookAddiction Counselling in Vernon, BC
There is more to the story than the behaviour
Substance use or compulsive behaviour may have started as a way to cope, connect, escape, sleep, feel something, or feel less. Counselling offers a non-judgmental place to understand the pattern and what you want to change.
How Counselling Can Help
Understand the pattern and regain choice
Addiction is not a simple lack of willpower. A pattern can become harmful while still serving a real purpose. Understanding that purpose does not excuse the consequences. It gives us somewhere honest to begin.
The work looks directly at harm and responsibility while keeping your dignity intact. Your goals and readiness remain part of the conversation.
A Humanistic Approach
Samer takes a grounded, collaborative approach. The work considers your history, culture, relationships, values, and the full context of your life.
Sessions are available in English and Arabic.
If This Sounds Familiar
You may be tired of the cycle
You have tried to cut back or stop, but the pattern keeps returning.
You use something to relax, sleep, focus, connect, or get through the day.
You hide how much time, money, or energy the behaviour is taking.
People close to you are worried, angry, or losing trust.
Shame makes it harder to talk honestly.
You are in recovery, but the reasons you used have not disappeared.
You do not have to make complete sense of this before asking for support.
What to Expect
What happens in the room
Describe the pattern honestly
Understand what happens before, during, and after the behaviour.
Identify its purpose
Explore what the behaviour helps you feel, avoid, or manage.
Prepare for difficult moments
Develop ways to respond to urges, discomfort, and high-risk situations.
Learn from setbacks
Use setbacks as information rather than proof of failure.
Build a wider life
Reconnect with relationships, values, identity, and sources of support.
Sessions and Fees
Straightforward pricing
Individual counselling is available in person in Vernon and online. Text, email, or call if you do not see a time that works. Samer responds within one business day.
Check-In
30 minutes
$75
A focused session to process something specific.
BookSession
60 minutes
$130
Go deeper and work through patterns.
BookDeep Dive
90 minutes
$175
Extended time for complex situations.
BookExtended Health Benefits
Samer Dawood holds the MPCC-p designation with the CPCA and the RTC designation with the ACCT. Sessions may be claimable through some providers under some plans. Confirm eligibility directly with your benefits provider.
Vernon Locations
4415 29th St, Vernon, BC V1T 5B7
2749 30th St, Vernon, BC V1T 5C6, at Cedar & Soak
Phone or text: 778-212-8581
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Questions about addiction counselling
Do I have to stop before counselling?
Not necessarily. People seek counselling with different goals and levels of readiness.
What if I have relapsed?
A setback can be examined without shame for what it reveals about the pattern.
Can counselling support recovery?
Yes. Counselling can address triggers, identity, relationships, and life without a familiar coping strategy.
Does Samer provide detox?
No. Routine counselling does not provide medical detoxification or withdrawal monitoring.
Scope and Safety
Humanistic Counselling does not provide emergency response, medical detoxification, or withdrawal management. Withdrawal from some substances can involve serious medical risk.
If anyone is in immediate danger, call 9-1-1. If you are thinking about suicide or worried about someone else, call or text 9-8-8 in Canada.
Take the Next Step
Begin with a free consultation
A free 20-minute consultation is a simple way to meet Samer, ask questions, and decide whether counselling feels like the right next step.