Irene Champagne

Irene Champagne serves as an Instructor in the MC program at Vancouver Island University, where she has been a member of the Student Services Counselling Team for seven years. She is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BCACC and brings over 40 years of experience as a Human Services Mental Health Professional.

Her clinical expertise spans critical mental health domains:

• Addictions and Compulsive Behavior Therapy
• IRS Trauma Recovery
• Parenting and Perinatal Counselling
• Family, Couples’ and Sexuality Counselling
• Racialized Trauma Recovery
• Military PTSD Recovery

Ms. Champagne holds certification as a Critical Incident Stress Management and Debriefing counsellor and actively serves on the PHSA Disaster Psychosocial Services Volunteer Team. Her 17+ years of board service with the BCACC demonstrates deep institutional commitment.

With 25+ years mentoring pre-regulated clinical counsellors and ongoing consultation for licensed practitioners, she bridges academic training and real-world clinical practice through her private work.