Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Fraser Cascades & Hope
Corinna Landsberger
corinna.landsberger@familysmart.ca 1 (855) 887 8004Corinna is a mom of three and has lived in and around Abbotsford for 21 years. Her experiences as a parent, including parenting foster children, drew her to this work in a desire to make a positive impact. She values being able to support other parents and offer them hope for their child’s future.
Adolescent Day Treatment Program – Fraser East
Corinna Landsberger
corinna.landsberger@familysmart.ca 1 (855) 887 8004Corinna is a mom of three and has lived in and around Abbotsford for 21 years. Her experiences as a parent, including parenting foster children, drew her to this work in a desire to make a positive impact. She values being able to support other parents and offer them hope for their child’s future.
Adolescent Day Treatment Program – Fraser South
Sandra Spani
sandra.spani@familysmart.ca (604) 878 3400Sandra is a mom of three and a grandmother of three. She has lived in the Fraser Valley her entire life. She values being able to offer parents a space to share the hard things and their successes; to be themselves and let it all out if they choose – they are not alone.
Burnaby & New Westminster
Graeme Partridge-David
graeme.partridge-david@familysmart.ca (604) 878 3400Graeme is a dad of two. He was drawn to this work to share with other parents the same kind of support his family received from FamilySmart when they were struggling. It’s important to him to let parents know that they are not alone, and that they are not to blame for their kids’ situation.
Campbell River & Comox
Wendy Safruik
wendy.safruik@familysmart.ca 1 (855) 887 8004Wendy is a mom of three and a foster parent who has called Campbell River home for 13 years. She values being able to be the person who “just gets it” and helping others not feel alone, listening, offering hope, providing a safe space for parents to talk openly and honestly about their challenges.
Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore & Belcarra
Sarah Dover
Moira Hazlehurst
tricities@familysmart.ca (604) 878 3400 Moira is a mom of two sons and has lived in Port Moody for 19 years. She was drawn to this work to help parents and caregivers like she was helped many years ago. What matters most to Moira in her work is that families know she understands some of what they are going through.
Sarah is a mom of three who has called Coquitlam home for the last 15 years. She was drawn to this work by the opportunity to offer the kind of support that her family needed when they were struggling. What matters most to Sarah is to help parents feel seen, heard, accepted, resourced, and hopeful.
Gibsons & Sechelt
Diane Evans
Kelly Keurbig
Melina Auerbach
keltycentre@cw.bc.ca 1 (855) 887 8004 FamilySmart offers Parent Peer Support to all BC parents & caregivers at the Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre through a collaboration with BC Children’s Hospital.
Diane is a mom to two young adults. She was drawn to this work because she wanted to come alongside parents that are in situations similar to where she found herself while raising her kids. She values being able to support other parents when they are vulnerable and going through difficult situations.
Kelly is a Mum of “two of the best girls ever”. She knows from her own lived experiences that untangling the web of mental health services available can be overwhelming and she’s glad to be able to help others do just that. She values helping others to feel heard and to know what their options are.
Melina has been a parent peer support worker since 2019. She values being able to come alongside families in whatever way they need so they feel less isolated in the challenges they face, whether this is offering guidance for how to navigate services or offering empathetic and non judgmental space.
Kelowna, West Kelowna, Penticton & Vernon
Sheila Dyer
sheila.dyer@familysmart.ca 1 (855) 887 8004Sheila is a mom of two young men and has called Kelowna home for the last 11 years. Sheila was drawn to this work by the chance to give to families the support she wished she had herself, to let them know they are not alone in their mental health journey’s and that there is help out there.
Langley
Michelle Goetz
michelle.goetz@familysmart.ca (604) 878 3400Michelle is a mom of three. She was drawn to this work after she connected with FamilySmart when her middle daughter was struggling. She appreciated how helpful the support was through a very lonely, scary and difficult time. She wants others to know they are not alone and it gets better.
Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows
Jeannie Harnett
jeannie.harnett@familysmart.ca (604) 878 3400Jeannie is mom to three and has called Maple Ridge home for 33 years. She was drawn to this work by the opportunity to support other families through her lived experiences. What matters most to Jeannie is helping others feel less alone, to know they are enough and to see where they shine.
Mission
Monica Thimer
monica.thimer@familysmart.ca (604) 878 3400Monica is a mom of two daughters and has called Mission home for the last 11 years. She was drawn to this work because she knows how hard it can be to feel alone and experience the stigma and the shame. She values being the person she wished she’d had during the years she advocated for her daughter.
North & West Vancouver
Prince George
Kathy Buhler
kathy.buhler@familysmart.ca 1 (855) 887 8004Kathy is a mom of two daughters and has called Prince George home for 27 years. She was drawn to this work in a desire to help others feel heard, understood and less alone. For Kathy, what matters most in her work is validating parents’ feelings and experiences, sharing hope, and compassion.
Richmond & Foundry Richmond
Amy Tam
amy.tam@familysmart.ca (604) 878 3400Amy is a parent to two young adults, and has been part of the Richmond community for over 25 years. Amy was drawn to this work when she learned that sharing her own lived experience could help support other parents just like her to know that they are not alone and to recognize their own strength in supporting their children and youth who are struggling with their mental health. Languages: English, Mandarin, Cantonese
Short Term Assessment Response Treatment (START) – Fraser Health (Newport)
Tammy Music
tammy.music@familysmart.ca 604-878-3400Tammy is a mom of three and has been a Parent Peer Support worker for ten years. She values the ongoing learning in this work and being able to share with other families what might help. Tammy wants other parents to know “You are not alone, you are important and there is help and hope for your family”.
Smithers & Bulkley Valley
Surrey, Delta, White Rock & South Surrey
Jagdeep Hayre
Michaela Bisson-Montpetit
surreydeltawhiterock@familysmart.ca (604) 878 3400 Jagdeep is a mother of two children and has called Surrey home for the last number of years. After experiencing the stigma and shame in her family’s own journey through the mental health system Jagdeep’s wish in supporting parents is for them to know that reaching out for help is a strength not a weakness. She wants families to know they are not alone, and help is possible. Languages: English, Punjabi
Michaela is mom to one daughter and has called White Rock home for 20 years. She was drawn to this work by a strong desire to help others and give back the way others helped her along the way. She wants other parents to know that they are not alone and reaching out for help is a sign of strength.
Surrey Memorial Hospital’s APU
Sandra Spani
sandra.spani@familysmart.ca (604) 878 3400Sandra is a mom of three and a grandmother of three. She has lived in the Fraser Valley her entire life. She values being able to offer parents a space to share the hard things and their successes; to be themselves and let it all out if they choose – they are not alone.
Surrey Memorial Hospital’s CAPSU
Tammy Music
Sandra Spani
CAPSU@familysmart.ca 604-585-5666 Ext 777499 Tammy is a mom of three and has been a Parent Peer Support worker for ten years. She values the ongoing learning in this work and being able to share with other families what might help. Tammy wants other parents to know “You are not alone, you are important and there is help and hope for your family”.
Sandra is a mom of three and a grandmother of three. She has lived in the Fraser Valley her entire life. She values being able to offer parents a space to share the hard things and their successes; to be themselves and let it all out if they choose – they are not alone.
Squamish
Vancouver
Jamie Agtarap
Melina Auerbach
vancouver@familysmart.ca (604) 878 3400 Jamie, a Parent Peer Support Worker since 2015, values providing parents and caregivers a space where they feel heard and validated so they can continue growing their capacity and skills to manage the hard and enjoy the good.
Melina has been a parent peer support worker since 2019. She values being able to come alongside families in whatever way they need so they feel less isolated in the challenges they face, whether this is offering guidance for how to navigate services or offering empathetic and non judgmental space.
Victoria, Sooke & Westshore
Lisa Tate
lisa.tate@familysmart.ca 1 (855) 887 8004Lisa is a mom who followed her heart when parenting her two sons. She has called Victoria home for 24 years and was drawn to this work to give hope and inspiration to families whose children are struggling. In her work, it matters most to help parents understand they are their child’s biggest asset.
You live anywhere in BC
Diane Evans
Kelly Keurbig
Melina Auerbach
keltycentre@cw.bc.ca 1 800 665 1822 FamilySmart offers Parent Peer Support to all BC parents & caregivers at the Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre through a collaboration with BC Children’s Hospital.
Diane is a mom to two young adults. She was drawn to this work because she wanted to come alongside parents that are in situations similar to where she found herself while raising her kids. She values being able to support other parents when they are vulnerable and going through difficult situations.
Kelly is a Mum of “two of the best girls ever”. She knows from her own lived experiences that untangling the web of mental health services available can be overwhelming and she’s glad to be able to help others do just that. She values helping others to feel heard and to know what their options are.
Melina has been a parent peer support worker since 2019. She values being able to come alongside families in whatever way they need so they feel less isolated in the challenges they face, whether this is offering guidance for how to navigate services or offering empathetic and non judgmental space.