CSAC employs an Executive Director, outreach staff, a Bookkeeper, and two dedicated Registered Counseling Therapists. Our organization is led by a group of volunteers who sit on the Board of Directors, and advise on the programs and services we provide in our communities.
Alana Weatherbee – Executive Director – director@colchestersac.ca
Lindsey Dryden – Community Programs & Intake Manager– info@colchestersac.ca
Lindsey is the Community Programs and Intake Manager at the CSAC. She has earned a Diploma in Social Services from Nova Scotia Community College and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Saint Mary’s University. With almost a decade of experience working in the non-profit sector, she is deeply passionate about supporting people through difficult moments and helping create spaces where individuals feel genuinely seen, heard, and valued. She cares strongly about community, connection, and meeting people with compassion and authenticity.
Marilyn Ebsary – Bookkeeper
COUNSELLING THERAPISTS
Theresa Robertson – Counselling Therapist – trobertson@colchestersac.ca
Theresa is a graduate of Acadia University with a Master’s degree in Counseling, as well as a Master’s degree in Education (which she readily uses to provide gender based violence education within the wider community). She is also a Registered Counseling Therapist candidate (RCT-C), with the Nova Scotia College of Counseling Therapists.
Theresa has spent the past 25 years counselling those impacted by domestic and sexual violence. Having spent much of her career working with at-risk children, youth, families, and adults. Her approach to counselling is both client-centered, and mindfulness based, using a non-judgmental, empathetic, and compassionate approach to supporting clients. She draws on integrated approaches to treatment, using a variety of treatment modalities that are based on your needs. Working collaboratively with you, helping you to navigate your psychological distress, moving you in the direction of empowerment. The treatment modalities she works closely with are Trauma Informed Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Solutions Focused Therapy, Sand Tray Therapy, as well as Somatic and Mindfulness-based interventions.
Nicole Johnston – Counselling Therapist – nwilliams@colchestersac.ca
Nicole holds a Masters of Counseling degree and is a Registered Counseling Therapist with the Nova Scotia College of Counseling Therapists. She began her career working with victimized youth and their families. She has since worked with both offenders and victims involved in domestic violence, sexual assault, and childhood sexual abuse. Nicole integrates a variety of therapeutic approaches, dependent upon the individual needs of each client. Nicole works from a strengths-based, client centered approach, aiming to empower and build upon client’s pre-existing strengths, values, and skills. She utilizes elements of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Solution Focused Therapy in her work. Trauma-informed practices guide Nicole in her work, and she strives to first and foremost create a safe space for her clients to process their experience. Nicole is currently completing her certification as a Play Therapist, and is trained in the Safe and Sound Protocol, which is a music-based trauma treatment.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
EXECUTIVE:
Chair – Deb Pryor (Town of Truro, Councilor Ward 3 and East End Community Association)
Vice-Chair – David McKillip (Retired, Education and Consulting)
Treasurer – Nancy Brenton (Childcare)
Secretary – Jillian Toonders (Burchell MacDougall LLP)
MEMBERS-AT-LARGE:
Jeanine Clague (Retired, Dietician)
Christine Blair (Municipality of Colchester, Mayor)
Susan Henderson (Canadian Mental Health Association – CEH Branch)
Cathy Hinton (Town of Truro, Mayor)
Karen Wade (Real Estate and Property Management)
