Our Team

Our staff bring both lived experience and professional training to support our residents. All program team members have long-term sobriety and understand addiction firsthand. Our senior clinical staff are Certified Drug and Alcohol Counsellors.

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Stacie Yarrow
Program Director

Vivian Gietz
Operations Director

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Jessica Boatman
Lead Counsellor

Gabby Brown
Client Care Worker

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Claudette Samson
Client Care Worker

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Emily Droege,
Caseworker/Counsellor

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Michelle Reaume 
Intake Coordinator

Affiliates

Charlford House also relies on the amazing work of these contracted and volunteer affiliates:

Rebecca Barr Music TherapistRebecca Barr, SEAc, BMT, MTA started music therapy work at Charlford House as a student in 2014. After graduating from Capilano with a Bachelor’s in Music therapy in 2016, she became a certified music therapist through th…

Rebecca Barr
Music Therapist

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Victoria Heard
Yoga Instructor

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Penny McIvor
Bookkeeper

Molly McGregor
Recovery Life Coach

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Da Eun Chung
Art Therapist

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Hitesh Patel
Pharmacist