Director:
Daye Hagel, M.A., C.C.C.
Read about Daye
Donetta "Daye" Hagel is a a Canadian Certified Counsellor (C.C.C.) with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, working currently in private practice out of Courtenay, B.C. She has graduate degrees in Counselling Psychology and in Anthropology, and directs and instructs the Mental Health Wilderness First Aid program.
A certified Level Three Guide with the Sea Kayak Guides Alliance of B.C., since 2004 Daye has amassed over 1,500 field days as a wilderness guide, including with Coastal Current Adventures, Outward Bound Canada, Capilano University, SKILS, Strathcona Park Lodge, and dozens of other organizations. Daye is a former Salt Spring Island Search & Rescue volunteer, and completed her provincial GSAR Training Certificate in 2013. She served as the Executive Director of the Sea Kayak Guides Alliance of B.C. from 2015-2020, and founded Mental Health Wilderness First Aid in 2018.
For five years Daye worked primarily with First Nations clients through Aboriginal Child and Youth Mental Health in Victoria, and as a full-time clinical counsellor with the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, travelling and serving remote communities. She has completed San'yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training and been humbled to work alongside Elders and traditional knowledge keepers from many First Nations in BC as well as the Canadian Arctic. Daye has completed specific training in narrative therapy, eco-therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, expressive play therapy, restorative justice, and myriad cultural trainings.
During her free time Daye enjoys quilting and amateur astronomy. She and her husband are raising their family in Courtenay, B.C. Canada.
A certified Level Three Guide with the Sea Kayak Guides Alliance of B.C., since 2004 Daye has amassed over 1,500 field days as a wilderness guide, including with Coastal Current Adventures, Outward Bound Canada, Capilano University, SKILS, Strathcona Park Lodge, and dozens of other organizations. Daye is a former Salt Spring Island Search & Rescue volunteer, and completed her provincial GSAR Training Certificate in 2013. She served as the Executive Director of the Sea Kayak Guides Alliance of B.C. from 2015-2020, and founded Mental Health Wilderness First Aid in 2018.
For five years Daye worked primarily with First Nations clients through Aboriginal Child and Youth Mental Health in Victoria, and as a full-time clinical counsellor with the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council, travelling and serving remote communities. She has completed San'yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training and been humbled to work alongside Elders and traditional knowledge keepers from many First Nations in BC as well as the Canadian Arctic. Daye has completed specific training in narrative therapy, eco-therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, expressive play therapy, restorative justice, and myriad cultural trainings.
During her free time Daye enjoys quilting and amateur astronomy. She and her husband are raising their family in Courtenay, B.C. Canada.
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Administration: Rachel Stevens, RHNRead about Rachel
Rachel is on maternity leave as of September 2022! All the best Rachel! Rachel is a mother to five young children. The majority of her time is committed to homeschooling, a great passion of hers. With a background in nutrition, she enjoys creating healthy meals to feed her growing brood. Rachel has completed Livingworks's Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training and is a regular volunteer with her church community. Camping, reading, painting and board games keep Rachel occupied in her spare (ha!) time. |