In this Together

Support for family members of those navigating
mental illness and addiction.

Finding steadiness when someone you love is struggling

When someone we care about lives with mental illness and/or addiction, our world can begin to revolve around their pain. We worry, we adapt, we give—and over time, we can lose touch with our own needs and identity.

In This Together offers a place to pause, reflect, and reconnect—with yourself and with others who understand.

This 4-part workshop series blends gentle education, guided self-reflection, and meaningful connection to help you find balance, boundaries, and renewed strength.

You can love your family and take care of yourself. We’ll help you do both.

Connection & Understanding

A safe, compassionate space to share your experience with others who truly get it. You’ll break free from isolation and feel heard, supported, and understood.

Tools for Resilience

Learn practical strategies to set boundaries, manage stress, and prioritize your own emotional, physical, and spiritual health—without guilt.

Reclaiming Yourself

Rediscover who you are beyond your loved one’s struggle. Cultivate balance, clarity, and renewed purpose as you move toward a more grounded, meaningful life.

For more information or questions contact Nicole Marcia

E: nicole@fbcounselling.ca P: 778 651 3295

Each 90-minute session includes:

Guided reflection and discussion on a key theme (boundaries, compassion fatigue, identity, and resilience).
Education rooted in trauma-informed and evidence-based care.
Simple self-care and grounding practices to support emotional regulation.
Optional take-home exercises for continued reflection between sessions.

This series is open to partners, parents, siblings, friends, or caregivers supporting someone living with a mental health or substance use challenge.

No previous experience or participation in therapy is required—just a willingness to show up for yourself.

What To Expect:

Who this is for:

You might be feeling exhausted, anxious, or unsure how to help without losing yourself in the process. You may be carrying guilt or grief, or struggling to set boundaries with someone you love.

This workshop is for you if:

You want to understand your loved one’s experience while maintaining your own well-being
You often feel responsible for keeping the peace or holding things together
You’re ready to reconnect with your own needs, values, and identity
You want to build resilience, self-compassion, and healthy boundaries

You don’t have to do this alone. There’s a community of people walking this same path—ready to listen, share, and heal together.

What to know:

In This Together runs over four consecutive weeks.

Dates: 2026 Date TBA

Location: East Vancouver BC (not wheelchair accessible)

Cost: $240, price includes electronic workbook/journal

Space is limited to 12 participants to ensure a supportive, intimate group experience.

Questions? Call Nicole @ 778 651 3295

We understand the exhaustion, confusion, and grief that come from loving someone through mental illness or addiction.

We know how easy it is to lose yourself in their struggle—and how hard it is to ask for help.

Meet your Facilitators

We are highly trained professionals: a Clinical Counsellor and Yoga Therapist, and a Canadian Certified Addictions Recovery Coach and Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher, with over 19 years of lived experience in addiction recovery.

Nicole Marcia (she/her), MA, MC, RCC, C-IAYT is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and Yoga Therapist offering trauma counselling and yoga therapy for helping, healing and crisis response professionals in Vancouver. She supports clients navigating grief, trauma, anxiety, addiction, and other life challenges through her business Fine Balance Counselling & Yoga Therapy.
She holds Master’s degrees in both Yoga Therapy (2009) and Counselling (2024).
With over 15 years of experience working as a helping professional Nicole has also supported teens living with mental illness, women fleeing human trafficking, and those facing systemic oppression in various social service organizations.
Nicole has worked in psychiatric hospitals and addiction treatment centres, including as Director of Therapeutic Yoga Programming with BC’s Provincial Health Services Authority, and Onsite, North America’s first supervised injection site.
Nicole is a registered provider with the Crime Victim Assistance Program and holds a Silver Seal of Endorsement from the BC Professional Fire Fighters Association for advanced training in first responder trauma. She also teaches in Simon Fraser University’s First Responder Trauma Prevention program. https://www.finebalanceyoga.ca/

Dominique (she/her) is a Canadian Certified Addictions Recovery Coach (CACCF) with an advanced practice in Motivational Interviewing. She is a Certified Professional Coach (Erickson International) and a Trauma Informed Yoga Teacher with over 15 years of experience in the field of addiction.
Having worked in treatment centres, in hospital settings, with first responders and in private practice, Dominique partners with people to uncover their strengths, lean into their values and overcome the obstacles that have been standing in the way of their success.
As a person in long-term recovery from addiction, Dominique knows first-hand the many challenges that her clients and their families endure, as well as the potential for a joyful, healthy and connected life. Her lived experience as well as her extensive coaching experience help support those seeking addiction recovery as they create a life where they can flourish.
Born in Hong Kong to a Swiss father and an English mother, Dominique has travelled throughout the world and speaks three languages. She is an accomplished poet and photographer, who enjoys hiking and exploring the great outdoors with her husband and two children. http://www.dominiquevincenz.com/