ABOUT MAREK
Hey it's nice to meet you.
I'm glad you are here.
It makes sense that you want to know more about me.
My path here hasn't been straight.
It's taken many different directions and yet here I am.
I've gone from studying computer science to working in construction and never truly understanding myself and what made me go in these directions.
I went back to school, did my personal work to figure out who I am and how I got here and worked through my addictions which is how I know I can help you or your loved ones as well.
I currently spend time volunteering with the Red Cross and Search and Rescue.
I am a member of BCACC and the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation.
Currently pursing my Master's in Counselling and CISM certification .
Certifications/Designations
(completed, waiting for designation)
Trainings/Modalities
(completed)
Certfied Grief Informed Professional (CGIP)
Certifications/Designations
(in progress)
Critical Incident Stress Management (CCISM)
Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP)
Certified Addictions-Informed Mental Health Professional (CAIMHP)
Certified CBT Clinician (CBT-C)
Certified Narcissistic Abuse Treatment Clinician (NATC)
Certified Mindfulness-Informed Professional (CMIP)
Certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (C-DBT)
Certified Completx Trauma Profession I/II (CCTP/CCTP-II)
Certified Level 1 SFBT therapist
Certified Personality Disorder Treatment Provider (C-PD)
Certified Mood Disorder Professional (CMDP)
Motivational Interviewing Program by Dr. Stephen Rollick
Grief Certification Training: Attachment-Based Treatment with Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy
Assisting Individuals in Crisis and Group Crisis Intervention
Trauma-Informed Culturally Competent Care: Ethical Considerations for Treatment
San‘yas: Indigenous Cultural Safety Training - Core Foundations
Trainings/Modalities
(in progress)
Solutions Focused Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Exposure Response Prevention
Dialetical Behaviour Therapy
Mindfulness Based Therapy
Somatics and Polyvagal
Internal Family Systems
Personality disorders
Trauma, Addictions, and Memory
Depression and Mood Disorders
Education
Master's in Counselling - City University of Seattle
Red Seal Sheet Metal - British Columbia Institute of Technology
Bachelors of Computer Science (Honours) - University of Manitoba
Personal Trainings
First Aid Level 1
Swiftwater Certification - JIBC
SAR Skills (in-progress)
ABOUT NORTHMARK
Northmark began with the idea of direction.
Perhaps that comes partly from my love of the outdoors and the importance of knowing how to use a compass when the path is unclear.
Perhaps it also comes from knowing what it is like to spend a long time without a strong sense of focus or direction—unless I happened to be working on the roof of a high-rise building.
For a long time, I knew I was capable of more, but I was not always satisfied or fulfilled by the direction my life was taking.
I wanted something solid: a name, a purpose, and a way of working that people could trust.
When I heard the name Northmark, something clicked into place.
The word north represents orientation, direction, and having something steady to navigate by when you are unsure where you are.
The word mark is partly a personal play on my own name, but it means something more to me as well.
It reflects the desire to make a meaningful mark—to build a life that matters, choose a direction with purpose, and leave something worthwhile behind.
Once the name was there, the rest began to flow: the landscape, the pathway, and the natural colours connected to the land I love.
Northmark Counselling was created to help you connect the dots, understand where you are, find your path, and begin choosing your own direction.
Not someone else’s version of your life.
Yours.