Hiiye’yu Lelum: House of Friendship in Duncan, BC is a community-centred support organization offering holistic addiction and counselling services for adults whose substance use and related life patterns have already begun affecting work, family, housing, or emotional wellbeing. Rooted in Indigenous cultural perspectives and serving the broader Cowichan Valley, this centre helps people connect recovery work to daily life.
Addiction Counselling When Everyday Life Isn’t Working
People tend to reach out here when managing substance use on their own hasn’t held and the impact, such as emotional stress, strained relationships, or unstable routines, is showing up in the life they’re still living. Hiiye’yu Lelum’s Addiction Services provide respectful, culturally grounded support through individual, couple, and family counselling that explores patterns of use and helps develop healthier habits within the context of community and culture.
Recovery Support Woven Into Community Life
Support is offered in a community environment where referrals to residential programs are available if deeper care is needed, and counselling is complemented by holistic thematic education, including lifestyle workshops, cultural values, grief and loss, and relapse-prevention conversations. This setup helps residents begin to integrate recovery into daily roles and routines.
Services That Connect Beyond the Single Session
In addition to counselling, Hiiye’yu Lelum offers a range of support services (like family support programming and workshops to build healthy lifestyles) that help people and their loved ones navigate broader life challenges alongside recovery work. The focus is on practical engagement and community connection.
For Adults Who Need Real-Life Support and Cultural Connection
This setting is often used by adults, particularly those connected to Indigenous communities or facing intersecting social challenges, who recognize that substance use has already begun disrupting the life they’re still living and who need a supportive outpatient environment where recovery can unfold through counselling, cultural grounding, and community support.
