Sex offenders come from all walks of life and all socioeconomic groups. Untreated, they continue to offend. Changing the offender's behaviour is necessary if we want our community to be a safer one. Treatment that attempts to discover what goes on in an offender's mind may promote safer methods of control than years of unconstructive detention. The major objective of therapy is to restore the sexual offender to the point where they are no longer a danger to other people.
People can and do change.
A complete program description can be provided upon request. Direct consultation with any counsellor is available at our office in Courtenay at 575 - 10th Street. He has 31 years experience in working with families, groups and individuals and has taught counselling methods at the UBC School of Social Work, the BCIT School of Nursing, North island College and the UVic School of Social Work. He also pioneered in the community treatment of sexual offenders in Canada. Mr. Kirmmse has been practising on Vancouver Island since 1973 where he now makes his home.