About Us
We absolutely love what we do and consider it one of life’s greatest privileges to do this work!
Our therapists are passionate about counselling and about building meaningful, long‑term relationships with our clients. We believe healing happens in safe, trusting relationships - where you feel supported to show up as your authentic self and move toward your therapy goals.
We offer inclusive, trauma‑informed counselling, and are committed to providing a welcoming, affirming space for individuals, couples, and families. Our therapists are trained in anti‑oppressive, anti‑racist, and LGBTQ+‑affirming therapy, and we approach every client with cultural humility, respect, and care.
Our counselling approach is rooted in attachment‑based therapy and a strong understanding of the mind‑body connection. We recognize that emotions and trauma are often held in the body, and we use gentle, evidence‑based techniques to support nervous system regulation, body awareness, and a growing sense of safety, so meaningful healing can happen at your own pace.
Our team of registered psychologists and counsellors bring diverse life experiences, training, and areas of expertise. This allows us to thoughtfully support a wide, yet specialized range of concerns, including trauma, anxiety, relationships, identity, and life transitions. We look forward to welcoming you into a safe, supportive space where you feel seen, understood, and empowered.
Our Values
Safety
Emotional safety is a core human need, the presence or absence of which has critical implications for every interaction and decision we make. Appreciating that a culture of safety starts at home, we are intentional about creating and maintaining safety within our team. We believe that counsellors who feel safe and regulated are better able to foster that emotional safety for their clients. For us, creating safety also means being trauma informed – we honour our clients’ experiences, defenses, boundaries, and goals, meeting them with acceptance, compassion, and respect.
Safety
Ubuntu
A philosophical concept derived from the South African isiZulu language meaning, I am because you are, acknowledging our shared humanity. We exist alongside, and because of those around us.
We understand that the mutual exchange of empathy, compassion, trust, collaboration, and respect for the dignity of others is critical to creating a society that feels safe and connected. In advancing the care and humanity of our clients, our team, and our community, we advance our own – promoting a mutually beneficial environment in which we all win.
Ubuntu
Integrity
Integrity and ethical conduct are at the core of our interactions with our clients, within our team, and in our wider community. We know that a big part of feeling secure with your counsellor is your ability to trust that they are being honest, authentic, and ethical in their work. Our commitment to you is that we do what we say, and we say what we do, no surprises!
Integrity
Holism
We see our clients for the whole people they are - with minds, bodies, hearts and hurts, and within the context of their past, present, and future. In order to survive our world, many of us learned to rely on our minds to keep us safe, neglecting both the needs and the wisdom of our bodies and emotions. We believe in the importance of integrating experiences and the parts of self into a cohesive, connected, whole so you have access to all the information your mind, heart, and body hold.
Holism
Authenticity
Our therapists strive to show up as their genuine, authentic selves every day and we hope this makes it easier for our clients to be their real selves in session, and in their daily lives. Authenticity means that how we show up in our work and for our clients is consistent, reliable, relatable, and predictable - because we are just being ourselves. Having peace of mind about who their therapist is fosters a sense of safety, allowing clients to feel the freedom and vulnerability necessary to heal.
Authenticity
Our Why
Our fundamental goal is to do our part in fostering a more connected world. A world where people are more connected to their experiences, their bodies, their beliefs, and their emotions. A world where people are deeply and meaningfully connected in their relationships with one another, their culture, and their community. Where people are connected to the land on which they live, work, and play, and all of the natural world around them.
We believe that connection fosters a sense of belonging, cooperation, and responsibility. That a connected world is a loving world, an accountable world, a safe world. That a world in which we are connected to ourselves, others, and our environment is a world that is well and, therefore able to flourish.
We are working towards building a more connected world one client, one couple, and one community relationship at a time.
