Envision Counselling Services available in Moosomin, Rocanville
June 8, 2026, 8:33 am
Ashley Bochek, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Cam Brown of Envision Counselling, recently moved to Moosomin and offers counselling services to the community at their office at Broadway Commons on Main Street.
Envision Counselling and Support Centre is a safe space open to anyone in the public in need of support. It is a free counselling service available now in Moosomin and Rocanville.
Brown is originally from Estevan and moved to Moosomin to offer counselling services to the area. She worked previously at St. Joseph’s Treatment Centre in Estevan.
“I’m from Estevan, I was born and raised there. I moved to the United States after high school to play volleyball, so I spent two years down in Williston, North Dakota, and then I went to school for two years down in Florida to play volleyball. That is where I got my Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.
“Then, I moved back home with the idea of still going back to Florida eventually, but then plans changed, and I ended up staying at home where I got a job at the treatment center in Estevan. I started off as a support worker there where I would serve the clients food, and hang out with them, not doing any kind of counselling, but I knew I was interested in doing it.”
Brown completed her Masters of Psychology last August while working at the treatment centre.
“Then I got asked to be a counsellor, and I was really hesitant at first because I thought it was too fast, and they told me, ‘We wouldn’t have asked you if we didn’t feel like you were ready or not capable of doing it,’ so then I became a counsellor and stayed at the treatment centre for three years, and in the middle of that I decided to do my master’s. I have a Masters of Psychology. I finished it last August.”
She says working at the treatment centre while taking her masters aligned a lot of concepts in psychology and counselling.
“In school we focused on different types of therapy. We’d have a week or so where we would just do Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) or Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), all these different types. It was cool because I’d learn about it at school, and then would see it implemented at work. So, that was really cool to see that first-hand. Not a lot of people have that opportunity, so that was really neat to see. I was coached a lot by my supervisors at the treatment centre as well. They helped me a lot.”
Enjoyed time at treatment centre
Brown says her career in counselling just happened.
“When they asked me to be a counsellor, it was kind of sprung on me, but I have addiction in my family, and I find it very interesting too—I’m very interested in how the brain works, and with addicts especially—I think the more that I stayed there, the more I could see myself doing this, but I was always open to doing more than that.
“I was unsure of what I wanted to do. I always told people my major was volleyball, and then counselling just happened from working at the treatment centre.”
Brown says she has always been intrigued and had an interest in the human brain and the operations of it.
“I always wanted to do something with a mental aspect. I am obsessed with the brain and what it can do. I’m really into Criminal Minds or criminal shows because I think ‘Why are they doing that?’ and ‘What brings them to that point?’ I am always seeing the other side.
“I think that one of the the coolest things I’ve learned about the brain is that—this has to do with addictions—when people do not have the chemical anymore, not drinking, or doing drugs, anything like that, they still can actually activate the same pathways that they were, without the substance. They could be three years sober and be still activating those pathways.”
Confidence in counselling
Brown describes counselling as being a sounding board and offering different perspectives to clients.
“You really have to be confident in counselling because, especially with the addicts I was working with, they will sniff out fear, and so in the beginning when I was still learning and not feeling confident it felt like people didn’t take me seriously.”
“It’s about being their sounding board is how I describe it,” said Brown. “Maybe you say one thing to me and I just shift the words a little bit, or shift my language a little bit, or maybe I’m saying the exact same things that you’re thinking or you’re saying, but just in a different way, so I’m offering another perspective. I’m not giving advice or telling people what to do. No one learns that way.”
Envision Counselling
Brown is a Rapid Access Counsellor with Envision Counselling. She has an office in the Broadway Commons building on Main Street and is in Rocanville at the Medical Centre on Tuesdays.
“I got into Envision Counselling because I knew I wanted to move to Moosomin, and there’s not a whole lot of mental health resources here, and I knew I wanted to do something with mental health, and luckily Envision had an opportunity for me, and they have been so supportive.
“I am a rapid access counsellor. We take away the crisis, it’s for people who are in need of counselling immediately, and it could be for anything. I only do 12 years and older. I haven’t started with the children quite yet.
“It’s not a long-term counselling program because of limited resources here and it is free to the public”
Reach out for free counselling
Envision Counselling is open to everyone and is a free public service. An increase in provincial government funding allowed Envision to expand to Moosomin.
“There are a few different ways to reach out. Anyone can call me at 306-453-2405 and there are posters around town,” said Brown. “They can call that number and request a counsellor for this area, so in Moosomin and in Rocanville, and then the intake lady will help them with booking.
“There’s a website called Counselling Connect Saskatchewan. I find that’s the easiest way to book an appointment. You just follow the steps that are on there make sure the service area is Moosomin and Rocanville.”
Brown began working in Moosomin last month.
“The first week I started with two clients, and I thought it wasn’t enough to keep me busy. This past week I’m finally at four, and I feel that’s a good spot for me. I know some people who are in school aren’t done until four, and I think if someone is willing to come see me consistently, then I can adapt my schedule to help people with their schedules.”
Importance in Moosomin
Brown says small towns are in need of more mental health services and resources.
“I feel small towns get overlooked and I think Moosomin lacks mental health resources, Saskatchewan lacks resources. People have to travel so far from Moosomin to find help and support, I think it is important to have it local and have it right at your fingertips to utilize. I just hope it gets utilized. I hope now that it’s here the community uses it and knows there is support for anyone who needs it.”
Self-reflection in counselling
Brown says counselling has challenged her and taught her many lessons.
“It challenges me. I’m used to being comfortable in things, and I’ve learned being comfortable isn’t always the best thing, you want to be uncomfortable, you want to challenge yourself, and I like the idea of challenging myself. I like the idea of not knowing what’s going to happen and I like how each day is different.
“It’s a lot of self-reflection in this job, and so that’s what keeps me coming back. There’s so much reward in it. There’s risks as well, and not everything goes perfectly, but I that’s life. I love that I don’t know what I’m doing every day, or how my day is going to go.”
Love for counselling
Brown says watching her clients grow and see different perspectives is rewarding.
“I think it’s the lightbulb moment I see in my clients. It’s when you’re talking with someone and they’re like, ‘Oh, I understand that,’ or ‘I see that.’
“I have glasses that look at a situation, from a different outlook and point of view, and then to give someone those glasses and for them to be able to see that is super rewarding. I don’t know what happens after a meeting or phone call, some people call and book again, but I really don’t know what’s going to happen, so just for the 50 minutes I have with people, and for them to see a different perspective, and better understand, or view a situation differently is probably the best part of my job.”
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