Binche Whut’en health is very pleased to welcome Peter to the team.
Peter Hopwood has been a practicing Mental Health Counsellor since graduating with his Master’s Degree in Psychology in 2010. Over the past ten years, Peter has worked with children and youth, families and adult individuals in the Prince George/Vanderhoof/ Fort St. James region. For the past six years, he has lived and worked exclusively in the Fort St. James area. The vast majority of experience gained working with First Nations Members and in First Nations communities such as Tlazt’en, Binche, Nakazdli and Yekooche.
Most recently Peter worked for Northern Health as a member of the Mobile Support Team servicing the Tl’azten, Binche and Nakazdli communities. His services include Mental Health and Addictions Counselling as well as providing help navigating Federal and Provincial Government bureaucracies.
If anyone wants to go into a Substance Use treatment facility, Peter is available, in community, to assist in providing the five or six counselling sessions often required before entering Treatment. In addition, Peter has training in SMART Recovery facilitation and recently facilitated a group in Fort St. James. He plans to provide more SMART Recovery meetings as well as other groups depending on Binche members interest and suggestions.