Marcel Lemieux

Marcel is a Child and Youth Care Practitioner with a unique background in mental health counselling and strength and conditioning. Marcel has over 15 years of frontline experience supporting children, youth and families. He spent ten years in crisis intervention across pediatric emergency, inpatient and day treatment, residential care, child welfare and after-hours mobile crisis, and he brings that steady, practical approach to his work at Dimensions Centre.

At Dimensions, Marcel supports and develops group programming focused on coping skills, regulation, and healthy living. He also supports care coordination and helps families navigate services. and he contributes to veteran and first responder program development.

Marcel also works closely with veterans, first responders, and health care workers. He has had the opportunity to be able to develop, implement and direct a neurorehabilitation group for veterans. He is a strength coach, part-time professor in the Police and Public Safety Institute at Algonquin College and an advisory board member of the Canadian Strength and Conditioning Association.

Outside of work, you will see Marcel training  Brazilian jiu-jitsu, in the gym and spending time with his family and two adorable daughters.

Professional Certifications and Development:

• Advanced Diploma in Child and Youth Care, Algonquin College
• Trauma-Informed Care (Alberta Health Services)
• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (CPI)
• Sleep, Stress Management and Recovery Coaching (Precision Nutrition)
• Register Heath and Exercise Practitioner designation (Ontario Fitness Council)
• Sports and Performance Nutritionist (Sport Performance Institute)