Inspiring stories. Practical advice. Local support.


Scroll below to find links to practical tools, local resources and wellness webinars based on the course I regularly run for the Canadian Mental Health Association.

From tight deadlines to conflicts with your neighbour, obstacles come in all shapes and sizes. The biggest one I’ve ever faced was an aggressive cancer.

At first I felt outmatched and unprepared. But as my treatment got underway, I discovered I had plenty of coping skills and tools I could leverage โ€” acquired through a lifetime of blunderful misadventures.

And thatโ€™s what these resources are all about: the little things you can do and the inner qualities you can cultivate to make whatever challenge youโ€™re facing a little bit easier.

โ€” Josh

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Mann Counselling & Consulting

Mann Counselling and Consulting offers support for various mental health challenges and relationship concerns in a holistic, culturally-appropriate, and growth-oriented way. Therapy is offered in English and Punjabi and designed to your specific needs in an empathetic, open-minded manner. Counselling provides a safe place for you to speak freely, knowing that what is shared will be kept confidential. In-person and flexible virtual appointments are offered. Looking forward to supporting you.

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Portree Counselling Co.

Portree Counselling Co. is located in South Surrey and offers online services throughout BC, providing evidence-based, client-centred, and trauma-informed care including Somatic Attachment Therapy, EMDR and ERP. Spencer supports individual adults (ages 19+) with anxiety, trauma, grief, attachment injuries and life transitions. She also works with perfectionism, people-pleasing and over-thinking. Portree Counselling Co. provides online booking and direct billing to select insurance companies. Book a free 15-minute phone consultation at the link. Spencer looks forward to connecting with you!

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Wellness Webinars

Rev up your resilience while enjoying a few laughs with this 16-part webinar series. Each module offers funny and heartfelt video lessons, reflection questions and practical tips and tools on how to make the tough times in life a little less tough.

Resilience Toolbox

Access dozens of how-to wellness guides and activities โ€” including breathing exercises, motivation maximizers, mindfulness practices and more. Because prickly problems demand well-equipped problem solvers!

Simply Blunderful

Funny stories. Good advice. Oodles of doodles. Enjoy this illustrated guide to flaming tennis balls, camping catastrophes and the many obstacles life throws your way.

Little Lauryn Lollipop and the Long Road Home

Discover wellness tips and tools wrapped inside a fantastical adventure for all ages.

Fireflies: Small gifts of gratitude

What fireflies light your skies? An inspirational poem about life’s everyday awesomeness.

Book Josh as a virtual guest speaker

Add funny stories, good advice and oodles of doodles to your next wellness or mental health event.


Local resources directory

We can all use support from time to time. And throughout the Surrey area, youโ€™ll discover all kinds of people ready to lend a helping hand. Explore the directory below to find local therapists and other wellness experts in the community. Got a suggestion to add to the directory? Let me know at joshmartinink@gmail.com.

A Kind Universe Counselling Services

Acheson Wellness Group

Alisha McKay Therapy

Amber L Alexander-Huggins, Counsellor, MS, RCC

Andrea Colliar Counselling

Angie Biln Coaching

Annu Gill Counselling

Arise Counselling

At Peace Counselling

Atlas Counselling

Bethany Counselling

Blue Bird Counselling

Curious Counselling

Danleigh Sokerov Counselling

Deema Elkaswani Counselling

Dignity Counselling

Dr. Paulo Matos Psychological Services

Edge Counselling & Consulting

Elizabeth Nardella Counselling

Emerald Counselling and Consulting

Empowerment Counselling

Goodwill Counselling

Grigore Counselling & Associates

Healing Source Counselling

Heather Pattern Counselling

Hope For Today Counselling Services

Jennifer Nagel Counselling & Consulting

Jerica Glassco Therapy

Keith Krull, Psychologist

Kheprer Counselling

Leah Kostamo Counselling

Leona Westra Counselling

Linda Masila Counselling & Consulting

Love This Therapy

Mann Counselling & Consulting

Maple Counselling

Moments Counselling

Musing Minds

Nuance Counselling

One Heart Counselling Clinic

Pacific Waters Counselling

Pellatt Counselling Services

Portree Counselling Company

Radiance Counselling Clinic

ReLeaf Therapy

Sacred Circle Counselling

Safe Haven Counselling

Sara Jaswal – Heart Centered Healing

SOAR Child & Family Counselling

Sojourn Counselling and Neurofeedback

SparkChanges Counselling & Coaching

Specialized Therapeutic Solutions

Storylines Counselling

Suenta Health

Surdel Counselling

Tea Time Counselling

The Compassion Centre

Tidal Trauma Centre

TJR Counselling

Vantage Counselling

Vistara Counselling

Vitality Collective

Waves of Wellness

Wellness Inspired

West Coast Clarity

Willow and Sage Counselling

For more options, visit PsychologyToday.

Altius Health & Performance

Angela Lu Studio

Arc Integrated Medicine

Ardour Wellness

Back & Body Wellness Centre

Bliss Osteopathy

Bodhi Tree Wellness Centre

Dr. Dhillon, Naturopathic Physician

Dr. Jenny Ma, Naturopath & Chiropractor

Dr. Jiwani, Naturopathic Physician

Dr. Justyna, Naturopathic Doctor

Dr. Victor Chan, Naturopathic Doctor

Forever Fit Personal Training & Wellness

Fountain Wellness

Fraser Valley Health & Wellness Centre

Habitat Wellness

Impulse Health & Wellness

Integrated Health Clinic

Jenna Howe & Associates – Osteopathy and Concussion Recovery

Kevala Yoga

Live Yoga Studio

Mind Body Shen

Move Health + Wellness

Newton Wellness Centre

Ora Fitness & Yoga

Origin Health

Osteopathic Resolutions

Oxygen Yoga & Fitness – Surrey Centre

Pacific Island WorkSafe & Wellness Clinic

Performance Integrated Health

Revive Wellness

Salius Physiotherapy

Salt Wellness Centre

Sandeep Malhi, Osteopathic Treatment

Semiahmoo Wellness Centre

Sequoia Wellness Collective

Seva Wellness Clinic

Still Within Yoga

Sweet Serenity Yoga & Fitness

The Nest Cloverdale Integrative Health

Therapy Now

Total Conditioning and Osteopathy

Unique Holistic Solutions

Vayusha Yoga Studio

White Rock Naturopathic

White Rock Osteopathy

Yihe 42 Yoga Studio

Yoga 360