Dakova Health

03/17/2026

New to town? Between providers? Just need support now? 🍂

Our Nurse Practitioner is accepting new clients. 👨‍⚕️

Simple. Supportive. Thoughtful care. 💛

🔗 https://dakovahealth.ca/

03/08/2026

Wondering if ADHD might be part of the picture? 🧠

Dakova Health provides Nurse Practitioner-led ADHD evaluations and counselling support to help you better understand what’s going on and explore the right care options.

📅 Book now or learn more via https://dakovahealth.ca

02/28/2026

Please meet Dr. John Lawlor — a skilled, compassionate, and solution-focused mental health and addiction professional with over 17 years of clinical and leadership experience.🍂

Dr. Lawlor's work spans inpatient, outpatient, and continuing care settings, with expertise in building person-centered, culturally aware, and trauma-informed programming grounded in evidence-based practice.

What sets his approach apart is a deep understanding that recovery is not just symptom reduction — it is about social connectedness, empowerment, and building a life worth sustaining.

We’re grateful for the leadership, depth, and integrity he brings to this field.

Leadership in Recovery. Depth in Clinical Practice. Commitment to Long-Term Change.



https://dakovahealth.ca/our-team

02/25/2026

Private, personalized Nurse Practitioner care designed around your mental health and overall wellbeing. 🌿

At Dakova Health, we provide comprehensive consultations, medication management, and supportive care for individuals navigating stress, burnout, life transitions, and complex health needs — delivered with discretion and clinical expertise. 🤍

Private fee-for-service appointments available.

Book your consultation today. 📅

https://dakovahealth.ca/

Dakova Health in Duncan, BC offers mental health & wellness services, specializing in trauma, addiction, compulsive behaviors, grief, loss, anxiety and depression. Schedule an assessment now.

08/04/2023

How does trauma have an ongoing effect on one's ability to emotionally regulate?

When someone experiences trauma, their brain and nervous system can become dysregulated, disrupting their ability to manage emotions effectively. Trauma can alter the brain's structure and functioning, leading to changes in the areas responsible for emotional processing and regulation. As a result, the individual may experience ongoing heightened emotional responses, increased sensitivity to emotional triggers, and difficulties in returning to a baseline state of calmness.

There are various therapeutic approaches, such as Somatic Experiencing, that can help to re-regulate the nervous system and bring our bodies back to a state of health and wellness. We are grateful to offer these services at Dakova Health.

08/01/2023

Hello August 🦋✨🤍 It's a new month and the perfect time to embark on your journey to the highest level of self-love. Reach out today and let's chat about where to begin.

💻 info@dakovahealth.ca
📞 1-844-222-2007

07/25/2023

Practicing gratitude improves mental health by enhancing positive emotions, reducing stress, promoting resilience, and boosting our self-esteem. Gratitude triggers feelings of happiness and pleasure, fosters optimism, and contributes to a more positive outlook on life.

Incorporating gratitude into our daily routine can be as simple as keeping a gratitude journal, expressing thanks to others, or taking a moment each day to reflect on positive experiences.

How do you practice gratitude?

07/07/2023

EMDR is an evidence-based therapy which is used to help individuals process and heal from traumatic experiences and distressing memories. This approach uses bilateral stimulation (such as eye movement, sound or taps) to stimulate both sides of the brain while focusing on the traumatic event. The therapist will guide the client’s attention back and forth between the memory and the present moment, facilitating the processing and integration of the traumatic material. EMDR aims to reduce the emotional and physiological distress associated with trauma, and replace negative beliefs with more adaptive ones.

At Dakova Health, EMDR therapy is offered by our highly educated counselor, Peter Pederson. Contact us today to learn more and book your first EMDR session

07/04/2023

What is mindfulness? And how can it benefit our mental health?

Mindfulness can be described as intentionally focusing one's attention on the present moment while utilizing a curious, open and non-judgemental attitude. It involves a deep awareness of your thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations and the surrounding environment, without getting caught up or "stuck" on anything.

Engagement in regular mindfulness practice shows various benefits for both physical and mental health -- including increased self-awareness, stress reduction and improved emotional regulation. Mindfulness practices can even improve focus and concentration, as it trains the mind to stay within the present moment.

And the best thing about mindfulness practice? The benefits are present whether you are practicing for a minute or an hour! Today, we challenge you to take a 5 minute break, close your eyes and practice mindfulness.

06/30/2023

Words to live by 🦋💙 From our team at Dakova Health, we wish you a happy and healthy weekend!

06/28/2023

The symptoms listed above can easily be attributed to a lack of sleep or simply a “bad day” – but have you ever considered that they may be the lingering effects of trauma? Traumatic experiences have sneaky ways of continuously impacting our minds and our bodies.

When we experience something traumatic, our sympathetic nervous system automatically kicks in and our bodies go into fight, flight or freeze mode. If this reaction doesn’t complete itself, it can become “stuck”, leaving us with persisting feelings of anxiety, stress or fatigue.

The good news is that there are counselling modalities, such as Somatic Experiencing, that can guide us through these incomplete reactions in order to rid us of excess energy and return our minds and bodies to a state of wellbeing. If you believe you or someone you love is struggling with unresolved symptoms of trauma, reach out today and let our team assist you on your journey to positive health and wellness.

06/23/2023

Ending off the week with a lovely quote about vulnerability

Vulnerability is not weakness; it is our greatest measure of courage. When we let go of our attachment to the outcome of situations, we gain the freedom to live our lives more authentically.