Our Team

Darrin Taylor

BA MTC CCAC CIP
Addiction Specialist

Axis CEO Darrin Taylor is a sought-after Canada interventionist and addictions counsellor, and the only board-certified interventionist in the Okanagan.

As a person in long-term recovery, Darrin is passionate about helping families discover hope, healing and a new future. His ability to calmly walk families and patients through interventions has allowed him to help all types of patients into treatment, from high profile executives and professional athletes to teenagers and seniors.

Darrin is a licensed counsellor, a board-certified interventionist and a graduate of Queen’s University.

Chris Bader

Registered Therapeutic Counsellor
Canadian Certified Addiction Counsellor

Chris is a Registered & Master Therapeutic Counsellor licensed with the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada, and an EFT & Gottman Method Couples Therapist.

As a Canadian​ Certified Addiction Counsellor, Chris has training and experience in assessment, counselling, intervention, and treatment of substance abuse and addiction related disorders as well as working with families who are affected by someone else's struggle.