Together We Can Create Long Lasting & Meaningful Change
The foundation of work involves creating a space that is conducive to your needs. We provide you with compassionate, nonjudgmental, and professional support to help you through difficult times and challenges when you and your loved ones need it most.
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With you taking the role of the expert in your life, we take your lead in guiding us in understanding your emotional experiences. It's not meant to be an easy process and one that can be painful at times. But whether we're walking along side you or taking your lead rest assured we'll always be there when look back and extend our hand to you until you no longer need us.
WHAT WE OFFER
To see a comprehensive list of what we offer go directly to our services section below or give us a call and we would be more than happy to answer any questions you may have.
Counselling & Psychotherapy
We believe there's nothing out there that works for everyone so we develop specialized treatment plans for each client we work with. The level of support can range from short-term to intensive.
Student Intern
Program
Our Student Interns offer an overflow of enthusiasm, passion, and fresh ideas. All Student Interns are regulated professionals and participate in specialized training and weekly supervision.
Community
Connections
We value connection, breaking barriers, and believe that as a collective we can strengthen community. Our Student Interns Offer accessible care to diverse families, children & youth.
Support
Groups
Whether you need additional support or just want to connect with likeminded individuals, we make it happen. We offer groups for peers & members of our community looking to connect, clients, and members of the public.
Accommodation
We are all about breaking barriers & bridging gaps. Accommodations are provided on an individual basis and based on availability.
If you have any questions we are more than happy to assist you!
Services
We offer accomodated sessions, where we may shorten or extend the length of a session. We also provide intensive therapy in some cases, and dependent on availability we may also accommodate evening and weekend sessions.
Available OnlineOffered at a flat rate of 180.1 hr 180 Canadian dollars
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Why do people seek therapy?Often what leads people to seek therapy is feeling disconnected, stuck, or realizing that our old ways are no longer working or have become a sources of pain. Therapy needs can look very different based on intersectionality, stage of development, life transitions, and exposure to trauma.
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What is trauma?To provide you a comprehensive understanding of trauma we pull from the work of leading experts in the field that include, Bessel van der Kolk, Peter Levine, Gabor Mate, Stephen Porges... People often think trauma is what happens to us e.g., parents divorce, a car accident, or sexual abuse. These are traumatic events, whereas trauma is what happens within us and as a result of traumatic events. What happens within us is we disconnect from our emotions, disconnect from our body, have difficulty being in the present moment, develop a negative view of our world, a negative view of ourself and the defensive you of other people and these perspectives keep showing up in your life in the present. The notion that only vulnerable people experience trauma quite naïve, what may be traumatic for one person may not be traumatic another person. Trauma lives in the body and until we address our trauma we pass it on to our children.
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Is trauma therapy helpful?Like many things in life the more time, energy, and resources we commit to something the more likely we are to achieve desired outcomes. Trauma therapy is similar to joining the gym with an intention. With the guidance of a personal trainer you limit risk of injury, understand your limitations, focus on different parts of self, reach goals, and move through the process more effectively. With that concept in mind, trauma therapy is most effective with a trained therapist who has done their own healing. Healing trauma can elicit discomfort. But if we maintain consistency, set intentions, and find a comfortable pace to move through the process; you can expand your sense of self and capacity to manage the pain. Of the many forms trauma therapy, we emphasis mind-body connection, though often most neglect in therapy, research shows it produces best outcomes.
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What type of time commitment and frequency can clients expect?The length of time in therapy and frequency of sessions varies significantly from one individual to another. This is determined in collaboration between client and therapist. As a starting point we often recommend weekly sessions so that clients can establish a secure base and develop a felt sense of trust, safety, and comfort, which are known to produce better treatment outcomes. The nature of your concern, type of therapy approach being used, and what you hope to gain from therapy can typically provide a general sense of commitment. For clients looking to take part in a deeper level of work or wish to address complex concerns, a comprehensive assessment that looks at the whole person and various aspects of intersectionality that clients would like to incorporate into session. Clients are always informed of assessment results in advance and decisions are made based on your feedback.
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Benefits of working with a Student Intern?We have developed as a Student Intern Program with you in mind. We understand that therapy can be costly for many people. Our goal is to limit barriers in accessing much needed services, by offering sessions at a reduced cost. All Student Interns are members of a Regulatory College, and in the final stage of completing their Maters. Our Student Interns have a prior experience in the field and are expected to take part in rigorous ongoing training prior to and through the duration of their internship along with ongoing supervision to ensure you are receiving quality care.