Team

BridgePoint’s programming is delivered by a multidisciplinary team that includes professionals, paraprofessionals, and peer support workers. Each team member brings a unique combination of training, lived experience, and clinical expertise to support participants in their recovery journey.

Our team includes individuals with backgrounds in mental health, nutrition, social work, counselling, expressive arts, body-based therapies, and trauma-informed care. This diversity is intentional and responsive to the varied needs of those we serve. All members of the team share a deep understanding of eating disorders and are committed to BridgePoint’s philosophy of compassion, curiosity, and whole-person healing.

Leadership Team | Dyad leadership model blending clinical and administrative expertise

BridgePoint is guided by a committed leadership team with deep roots in the field of mental health and eating disorder recovery. Carla Chabot, Executive Director, brings over two decades of leadership experience across non-profit, government, and health sectors. She is passionate about advancing holistic, community-based care and has played a key role in expanding BridgePoint’s onsite and virtual programming across Saskatchewan.

Lauralyn Blackburn, Program Director, provides clinical leadership rooted in trauma-informed care, relational healing, and the Body Trust® model. With a background in counselling and extensive experience facilitating group-based and individual support, Lauralyn ensures that programming remains inclusive, responsive, and grounded in best practice.

Together, Carla and Lauralyn lead with compassion, strategy, and a deep commitment to participant-centered recovery.

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Intake Team & Participant Support | Admission co-ordination and management of the recovery support line

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Kitchen Support Team | Prepares participant nourishment and overnight support
Thanks to Rhonda, Sharie, and Barb, our kitchen team is truly the heart of BridgePoint. Their flexibility and dedication help ensure participant support is available 24/7. At BridgePoint, the kitchen is more than just a place for preparing food—it’s a space of connection, care, and healing. The kitchen team offers informal peer support with grace, compassion, and a deep commitment to creating a welcoming environment.
Program Facilitators | Comprised of a multi-disciplinary team of professionals, paraprofessionals and peer
Program Facilitation & Recovery Support Team

Our diverse team is integral to leading BridgePoint’s programming and fostering participant safety. The team brings a wealth of knowledge and experience from the fields of psychology, social work, nutrition, physiology, counselling, and overall health and well-being. Together, they create a safe, inclusive, and trauma-informed environment that supports recovery and growth.

Nutrition Team
- Janine Lefebvre, RD
- Rhea Lewandoski, RD, M.Sc., CEDS
- Jackie Reimche, M.A., B.Sc. (Nutr.), RHN, CCIEDC, ADII, Body Trust® Provider
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Counsellors
- Shayna Southern, M.C., Registered Psychologist (Provisional), Body Trust® Provider
- Kelsi Kowalchuk, B.Sc. (Hons), B.A., M.Sc., M.Ed. (in progress)
- Hannah Lemke, BSW, RSW, MSW
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Youth & Caregiver and General Program Facilitation
- Kara Carlson, B.A. (Hons), ADII, Body Trust® Provider
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Yoga & Mindfulness
- Becky Giles
Equine
- Janelle Kapeller
Nursing
- Jenn Frehrichs, RN
Leadership
- Lauralyn Blackburn, Program Director, Body Trust® Provider
- Helen Uhrich, Senior Program Facilitator
General | Financial Coordination and miscellaneous administration
General inquiries about payables can be sent to: Sharie Jensen, Financial and Kitchen Coordinator Email Payables

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Testimonials

I trust everyone and the confidentiality and the trust here. It's difficult at times, very emotional and it's hard dealing with a lot of feelings but it's what you have to do and it feels so better much and so supportive.

There's no comparison to anything else I've tried and it’s a real blessing and an opportunity to be able to come here and an opportunity not to be taken lightly. It's a privilege to be here and I know that I will leave here a different person.

I can identify the issues and accept them and be able to learn how to work with that. I think over time we can say goodbye to the eating disorder. There is freedom at the end of the tunnel, but it takes work.

It's not about being broken and getting fixed, it's that we are all individuals who have pain and we're learning how to cope in a very healthy way.

The fact that BridgePoint operates so differently than the traditional medical model was very refreshing, and proved to be vital to my experience and healing.