Craig Fluter, CAC & CSUDA member — Canada’s leading interventionist. Not a coach — an addiction counsellor (CAC & CSUDA member). 18 years. Hundreds of successful interventions. Free confidential consultation 24/7.
Call Craig — 1.778.840.9351Based on Vancouver Island, Craig reaches Nanaimo quickly and leads every intervention personally.
Nanaimo and mid-Vancouver Island have limited access to credentialed intervention professionals. Craig's 18 years of clinical practice make him a significant step above recovery coaches operating in the region.
Craig works with the full spectrum of substances and mental health presentations seen in Nanaimo: alcohol, fentanyl and opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine, cannabis, gambling, anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, codependency, and concurrent disorders. He is trained to work with both youth and adults.
There are recovery coaches and there are certified counsellors. Craig is a CAC and CSUDA member — recognised designations in addiction counselling. Many interventionists operating in Vancouver Island hold only private coaching certificates. When the stakes are this high, credentials matter.
Nanaimo is about 45 minutes north of Craig’s office in Duncan. Ferries from Vancouver land at Departure Bay and Duke Point, so families flying or sailing in can meet Craig in Nanaimo. Public addiction and mental health services in Nanaimo are run by Island Health.
Craig is not an emergency service. If someone is in danger right now, call 9-1-1. These free public lines can also help:
In BC, free naloxone kits are available at many pharmacies. If opioids are involved, keep one in the house.
Craig Fluter, CAC, of West Coast Interventions. Acknowledged by Together We Can as Canada's leading interventionist with 18 years of full-time practice and clinical certification. Based on Vancouver Island.
Yes. Craig serves Nanaimo and surrounding communities including Ladysmith, Lantzville, Parksville, and Qualicum Beach.
Nanaimo is about 45 minutes north of Craig’s office in Duncan. Ferries from Vancouver land at Departure Bay and Duke Point, so families flying or sailing in can meet Craig in Nanaimo.
Nanaimo has a real problem. Craig has real answers. Not a hotline. A person.
Craig knows how to reach them — wherever you are in Canada.
Addiction gets worse with time. In BC, about five people a day died from toxic drugs in 2025 (BC Coroners Service). Rock bottom is not always a place people come back from.
Done badly, an intervention pushes people away. Craig has led hundreds. He knows what to say when they argue, bargain or walk out, and he has treatment ready so a yes means help that day.
“Seeing my daughter now in second-stage recovery is proof of the impact of his work.” — Sarah S., Google review. It starts with one call.
Craig had done the impossible and got my husband into treatment in 2018, and I knew he’d be able to help us again. With one phone call, Craig was on it. My husband is now sober and there is light at the end of the tunnel I could not previously see.
— Heidi P. · Maple Ridge, BC
The first call is always free, confidential, and carries no obligation. Craig answers personally, 24/7 for Nanaimo families.
Call 1.778.840.9351Free. Confidential. No obligation.