Coralee is from the beautiful island of Jamaica and has been living in Canada for the past 10 years. Living in Canada allows Coralee to live with a sense of awe and wonder as she navigates the different landscapes, cultures, and systems from small towns on the Prairies to large metropolitan centres. Coralee is a social butterfly who loves to travel and engage in new activities with her family and friends.

In Jamaica, Coralee served as a school counsellor and adjunct teacher educator. Coralee is a Certified Canadian Counsellor and Registered Clinical Counsellor in British Columbia. Coralee has had the privilege of serving in Indigenous communities as a mental health therapist and social worker. She has also worked in primary care settings and in community-based organizations, serving families and youths experiencing issues such as homelessness, grief and loss, addictions and other traumatic life events.

What motivates Coralee to do this work as a counsellor, is the resilience, drive, and capacity humans have for growth and change within relationships and with the right support. Coralee is a lifelong learner who values authentic caring relationships. Coralee’s philosophy of counselling is based on person-centred, solution-focused, trauma-informed, mindfulness-based CBT and social justice theories of counselling. Coralee is also trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).