Our Team

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Courtney is the Clinical Supervisor at Northstar. Her role includes offering individual sessions to clients addressing their issues related to trauma, anxiety, depression, loss and mood management. She is honoured to witness change and growth in both her supervisees and clients.

Ashley McIntosh is Northstar Recovery’s clinical counsellor and program lead. She has a master’s degree of Counselling and is a psychotherapist who provides group and individual therapy. For the past 25 years, Ashley McIntosh has dedicated her career to the treatment and prevention of disordered eating, anxiety, and addiction.

Leah is honoured to witness her clients overcome both internal and external challenges. She is a firm believer in the power of storytelling and talk therapy. With a background in Social Work, she brings a well-rounded and flexible approach to the counselling department.

Carol Anne has extensive experience with pre-treatment crisis situations and works as a counsellor in one-on-one sessions, with couples and families, as well as in group settings.

Carol Anne has been active in the recovery community for nearly three decades.

Dr. Joel Kalia has been treating people with chronic pain and addictions for over fifteen years. He believes in an interdisciplinary approach to help his patients learn self-management skills so that they take their health into their own hands. Dr. Kalia has training in psychology, neuroscience, medicine, and interdisciplinary pain management.

Christine’s interest in continued learning and passion for mental health, addiction medicine, and recovery have grown. She enjoys the variety in her present nursing career, which includes being a Clinical Nursing Instructor, assisting with the computer/online systems development at BC Children's Hospital, and inpatient nursing. Most recently, she joined the team at Together We Can and Northstar Recovery.

Hanna has worked as a nutritionist since 2015, specializing in oncology and chronic pain. She has found working in the addictions and recovery space exceptionally rewarding, being able to support clients in optimizing their health through dietary and nutritional interventions.

Alexandra is a registered dietitian with the College of Dietitians of British Columbia. Alexandra received her dietetics degree from McGill University and completed her clinical internship at Montreal General Hospital. Over the years, Alexandra has gained valuable experience working in both public and private healthcare with focuses in chronic disease management, digestive health, kidney health, pre/post-natal nutrition and more. Her goal is to provide clients with empathy and compassion while providing evidence-based nutrition care.