Savneet Singh · Vernon
Updated October 2, 2026
Counselling for Vernon, with Savneet
The North Okanagan’s centre, with a catchment of small towns where the counsellor nearby may be a neighbour.
Savneet works with clients in Vernon entirely by secure video. What changes is what getting to an appointment in person would have cost you, and that is the part this removes.
- First 30-minute consultation free, by video, with no obligation to book afterwards
- Individual counselling, $140 for 50 minutes
- Savneet does not offer couples counselling, EMDR or family counselling; Camille Granda does.
Paid at booking, with a receipt for your extended health plan; whether your plan reimburses it depends on the plan. Fees and coverage.
Vernon is where the North Okanagan comes for services. Interior Health runs a mental-health and substance-use centre on 14th Avenue that takes self-referrals, CMHA Vernon runs a free youth drop-in, and Okanagan College has its Vernon campus on College Way in Coldstream. What makes counselling here its own problem is the catchment, which runs north along 97A to Armstrong and Enderby and east through Lumby to Cherryville.
Two things follow from that. In the smaller towns the counsellor nearby may be somebody you already know, and when what you need is something specific, the search tends to widen down Highway 97 to Kelowna. Seeing a Registered Clinical Counsellor by video answers both at once: nobody in Enderby sees where you go, and the drive south drops out of the plan.
Her focus is anxiety, depression, trauma and attachment, personality disorders. Sessions run in English or Punjabi, including moving between them within one session.
For the fuller picture of accessing counselling from Vernon: waitlists, the health authority, and what is available locally. See counselling in Vernon.
Why a video session suits Vernon
- No Highway 97 for a specialist, A particular approach no longer depends on who between Enderby and Kelowna has an opening. Any counsellor trained in it who practises in BC is within reach.
- Armstrong to Cherryville, on the same terms, Coldstream, Armstrong, Spallumcheen, Enderby, Lumby and Cherryville get the same session as downtown Vernon, with no penalty for distance.
- No small-town waiting room, No reception desk, no parking lot and no neighbour in the next chair. The session happens behind your own door.
- Winter roads stop mattering, Highway 6 from Lumby or 97A from Enderby in snow is no longer part of the appointment.
Sessions in English or Punjabi
Savneet works in English and Punjabi, including moving between them inside one session. For a lot of people that is the difference between explaining a feeling and being understood the first time, and it does not require travelling to a bigger city to find it.
What Savneet works with
Anxiety
Cycles of worry and overthinking, and a nervous system learning that it is safe to slow down.
Depression
Helping small steps and small moments feel possible again, without pressure to snap out of it.
Trauma and attachment
Trauma at whatever pace feels right, sometimes before you are ready to look at it at all; and attachment patterns, so the way you connect with others starts to feel like a choice rather than a reflex.
Personality disorders
Building a steadier sense of self without losing what makes you who you are.
Savneet may suit you if you are
- Managing everything on the outside, while quietly struggling on the inside
- Carrying trauma or attachment wounds that keep showing up in your relationships
- Stuck in patterns you recognise but cannot seem to shift on your own
- Not sure if what you are feeling has a name yet, and that is okay
- Wanting to work in English, in Punjabi, or moving between the two
Reaching out does not commit you to anything. We can start with a conversation and see if it feels right.
Questions people in Vernon ask
How do I get public mental-health care in Vernon?
Through Interior Health, with no doctor’s referral needed. Call 310-MHSU (6478) or go to the Vernon Mental Health and Substance Use Centre on 14th Avenue; an intake clinician asks some screening questions, with your permission, and connects you with the right team. Starting privately as well does not mean leaving a public list.
Should I widen my search to Kelowna?
You can, and if a Kelowna practice has what you need at a time you can reach it, that is a fair choice. Count the whole trip, though: from Armstrong or Lumby a weekly appointment in Kelowna takes much of the day, and travel is one of the ordinary reasons a course of counselling stops early. A video session from home costs the session and nothing around it.
Does anyone in town need to know I am seeing a counsellor?
No. There is no office, no waiting room and no vehicle parked outside anywhere, so in Armstrong, Lumby or Enderby there is nothing for anyone to notice. What you tell people is your decision.
What free help is there in the North Okanagan?
Interior Health’s Vernon centre is the public route and is free. For ages 12 to 24, CMHA Vernon’s Youth Integrated Services Hub offers free drop-in counselling. 8-1-1 connects to HealthLink BC at any hour, and the Interior Crisis Line Network answers at 1-888-353-2273. If one of those fits, use it.
We were evacuated in 2021. Is it too late to talk about it?
No. What matters is whether it still shows up now, in the smell of smoke, a phone alert, or a summer you cannot relax into, not how long ago it happened. Evacuation counts even where the house survived.
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