Our staff have extensive experience in dealing with addiction, mental health, life skills, family issues, and abuse issues (among other training). Along with personal and professional training, the staff at The Crossing Point are real, down-to-earth people who want to help you or your loved one. The Crossing Point prides itself on a highly skilled and compassionate staff that works hard for clients. Our staff also understands addiction and knows when to draw boundaries, challenge clients, and encourage clients to see things differently. We value balancing support and guidance with honesty and responsibility. Our staff want to empower clients, but also want to be honest with them when they are using old behaviors that no longer work for them. Lastly, The Crossing Point’ staff always works as a team and it is this team oriented focus that helps to deliver such a top-notch program.
Kari Dittman, RPS
Facility Manager
Kari joined Valiant Recovery in 2017, after managing a women’s addiction facility in Alberta for 5 years.
Kari loves her job and loves overseeing the center to assure that all the daily needs are being met. Kari is a relapse prevention specialist and facilitates a large variety of group sessions. When not teaching groups you may find her in the kitchen preparing delicious meals, or organizing the center to make everyones stay pleasant
Irina Gaudet, MA Psych
Counsellor/Facilitator
As a Psychologist in Russia since 2005, Irina worked for both the Technical College and Services and the Mental health center of Psychology. After Coming to Canada in 2018, Irina continued to provide private counseling via video conferencing, back oversees and had her degree converted to a Canadian Masters.
Irina holds a Masters degree in Specialty Psychology Management Degree in Specialty Psychology Management Degree in Entrepreneurship.
Christy Brown: Relapse Prevention Specialist, EMDR trauma therapist
Counsellor/Facilitator
Christy as been with Valiant Recovery and The Crossing Point for over 10 years, prior to her career in Addiction treatment she spent over 17 years of her life doing what she loves; counselling teens, women, men, and couples.
Christy has a passion for people, helping them with challenges and getting to the core reasons, the WHY behind their addictions, and compulsions. By helping them work through trauma, co-dependency, boundaries, grief and loss, healthy relationships, and forgiveness, she is able to see lives strengthened.
“I enjoy spending time with the clients and getting to know them on a real level and relate to them as a person. I like to laugh, have fun and have a good sense of humour, because although things might be tough and hard work, it is important to laugh and see the light side as well as dig deep and get things dealt with.”
Jackie Watson, MA Psych
Counselor / Facilitator
Jackie Joined our team after gaining over 25 years of experience working in healthcare, from Public care to Private centers. She was a Psychology instructor for the university, Executive Director at Metis Community services society, Therapist / facilitator at a private addiction center, and personal recovery coach. She is strong in her focus to help individuals overcome both addictions and mental health struggles.
Jackie has a Masters of Science in Psychology, Bachelors in Psychology and Bachelors in Social work.
Tracy Nickel: CCAC, ICADC, DATS
Admissions Director (ALL Locations)
Tracy Nickel comes to you with 16 years of social service experience, including a specialization in addiction/mental health treatment. She is proud to have been a part of hundreds of life changing miracles! Through the years she has found an intense passion in guiding people to live the life they deserve. Her work, years of education, and personal experience add to her expertise as an intake agent. Her story is one of struggle and redemption; it’s not always easy, but it has always been worth it. Her care, empathy, and expertise make her unique and dedicated to your every need when it comes to guiding you into treatment and choosing the right program that will set you up for success and long term recovery.
Tracy is a Canadian Certified Addiction Counsellor (CCAC), an International Certified Alcohol and Drug Counsellor (ICADC) and a Drug and Alcohol Treatment Specialist (DATS).
Kendall Prosser. BA
Facilitator
Kendall has been working at The Crossing point since April, 2022. She combines her eighteen years of personal recovery with her BA in education, eight years of working in Addiction field, as well as her intensive mental health and step work knowledge to teach and lead each client.
“I am in this field of work because it fills me, it is my passion. To see the light come back on in client’s eyes is the most beautiful thing.” Kendall
Royce Dockrill, Interventionist, Genesis Relapse Prevention, Intake Specialist.
Chief Executive Officer
Royce with his wife of 25 years, oversee all aspects of Valiant Recovery Treatment Centers. Prior to Valiant Royce owned and operated his own businesses since 1996. He has taken on many challenges in life, and overcome them with confidence and faith.
Royce in his spare time enjoys time with his wife and 2 daughters, and has a passion for giving of his time and resources in the audio department at their local church, and other churches abroad.
LeeAnn Dockrill: Interventionist, Genesis Relapse Prevention
Chief Operating Officer
LeeAnn oversees all aspects of Valiant Recovery Treatment Centers with her husband Royce, together they make a strong team.
LeeAnn’s voice is the voice you will often hear when calling the center for admissions. When shes not ansering phones shes providing support to staff, working on schedules, and managing programming.