Planting the Seeds of Healing and Growth.
One at a Time
Life is not a straightforward path, nor is it an easy one, it is filled with many twists and turns and ups and downs. At each point, whether it is one that has us rising or falling, there is change and challenges to navigate and opportunities to harness our own personal strengths, to help us excel and live our best lives possible.
You know your life best. My job is to empower and guide you to find solutions that fit best for you and your life circumstances, without judgement. It is not about what I believe to be right or wrong, but what you feel is most right for you to live your most authentic and happy life, while being mindful of the impacts of your decisions.
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Are you feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected from the life you want to be living?
You are not alone!
Many people privately struggle with anxiety, chronic stress, low self-esteem, imposter syndrome, shame, guilt, anger, or difficulties with communication and boundaries. You may notice mood swings, emotional overwhelm, an increasing sense of gloom, or a growing sense that you have lost touch with who you are. When these patterns persist, they can affect your relationships, your confidence, and your ability to feel fulfilled.
Counselling offers a supportive space to pause, reflect, and begin making sense of what you're experiencing. Together, we will explore patterns and experiences that may be shaping how you think, feel, and respond to life's challenges. Through compassionate, trauma-informed therapy, we will work together to identify what is helping you grow, and what might be holding you back.
My approach focuses on helping you build deeper self-awareness, emotional resilience, and healthier ways of relating to yourself and others. As we strengthen the foundation of who you are, you can begin moving forward with greater clarity, confidence, and self-compassion, creating meaningful and lasting change in your life.
Change begins with conversation. Book your free consultation today
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Life transitions, whether planned or unexpected, can feel overwhelming, disorienting, and at times even frightening.
Major life changes, such as starting a new career, entering or ending a relationship, divorce, retirement, becoming a parent, or grieving the loss of someone you love can disrupt your sense of stability and increase feelings of stress or uncertainty. Even positive changes can bring emotional challenges as you adjust to new roles, responsibilities, and identities.
Counselling during life transitions offers a supportive and compassionate space to slow down and make sense of what you're experiencing. Together, we will explore the emotions, questions, and uncertainties that often arise during times of change, helping you reconnect with your strengths and build resilience along the way. With the right support, life's transitions can become opportunities for growth, clarity, and deeper self-understanding.
You don't have to navigate these changes alone. Having someone walk alongside you can make the path forward feel more manageable, steady, and empowering.Trauma isn't just about what happened, it's about how your mind and body responded to the event itself. Everyone's experiences, emotions, coping skills, and support systems are unique, so what feels overwhelming or traumatic for one person may not affect another in the same way. There is no shame in the ways your body and emotions react to difficult experiences.
Trauma can show up as ongoing stress, anxiety, avoidance, shame, or feeling "stuck", and it can affect your relationships, confidence, and overall sense of wellbeing. Trauma-informed counselling provides a safe, compassionate, and non-judgemental space to explore these responses, process unresolved feelings, and develop healthier coping strategies.
With support, it is possible to understand and heal from the impact of past experiences.
You don't need to face this alone.
Reach out now for your free consultation and reclaim a sense of safety and control in your life by beginning to move forward with clarity, stability, and self-compassion.
Grief is a natural and deeply personal response to loss. While many people associate it with the death of a loved one, grief can arise from any meaningful loss - a job, a home, a relationship, a friendship, a cherished object, or a major life change. Everyone experiences grief differently, and it can bring overwhelming emotions, fatigue, confusion, or shifts in your daily life. When grief isn't processed, it can severely affect both your physical and emotional wellbeing.
As a Certified Grief Educator, I provide professional grief counselling in a compassionate, non-judgemental space where you can explore your emotions safely. Together we will work to understand how your grief is affecting you, develop healthy coping strategies tailored to your unique needs, and help you to find steadier ground.
With support, it's possible to navigate loss, honor your feelings, and move forward with greater clarity, resilience, and self-compassion.
Receiving news of a terminal illness, whether it's your own diagnosis or that of someone you love, can feel overwhelming, devastating, and life-altering. Shock, fear, sadness, disbelief, helplessness, and even denial are all normal reactions, and everyone processes this experience differently.
A terminal diagnosis often brings complex emotions, difficult decisions, and practical challenges. For the person who is ill, this can include understanding the diagnosis, advocating for care, making end-of-life plans, and spending meaningful time with loved ones. For family members, friends, and caregivers, it often means supporting a loved one while managing your own emotions, navigating guilt or uncertainty, and balancing your day-to-day responsibilities.
Counselling provides a compassionate, grounded space to explore your emotions, strengthen your coping skills and address both practical and relational challenges. As a trained professional and someone who has personally walked this path, I offer support to help you process your feelings, understand the types of supports you might need, and navigate this profoundly difficult time with compassion and understanding.Divorce is one of life’s most significant transitions, affecting your emotional, psychological, and even physical wellbeing. Whether you are considering divorce or already navigating its complexities, it can bring intense feelings of guilt, anxiety, grief, self-doubt, and fear, which can make daily decisions and routines feel overwhelming.
As a woman who has personally experienced divorce, I understand both the emotional and practical challenges it can bring.
Divorce counselling provides a safe, supportive space to process difficult emotions, improve communication, and develop practical strategies to navigate this transition with confidence. Together, we will work to help you reclaim your sense of self, manage the legal and personal complexities, and build a more meaningful, empowered life on the other side.
Adoption can bring immense joy, offering the chance to grow a family and providing opportunities that might not otherwise exist. Yet for adoptees, it can also bring complex and sometimes conflicting emotions that affect daily life, self-esteem, and relationships. Many adoptees experience feelings of grief, loss, shame, guilt, unworthiness, or ongoing questions about identity and belonging. It’s common to feel gratitude for your adoptive family alongside a deep curiosity or pull toward your biological roots.
Unresolved adoption-related emotions can contribute to attachment challenges, difficulties forming close relationships, and mental health struggles. Working with a counsellor who is trauma-informed and personally understands the adoption experience can make a profound difference. As an adoptee and 60s Scoop survivor, I bring firsthand understanding of the unique challenges and emotions adoptees face.
Adoption counselling provides a safe, supportive, and empathetic space to explore identity, process grief and loss, build self-esteem, and navigate complex feelings. Together, we will work toward healing, self-understanding, and forming healthy, meaningful connections with yourself and others.
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THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT BOOKING
I charge $150 per 60-minute appointment and $200 per 90-minute appointment.
So much of the success of therapy is dependent on the positive connection between the therapist and the client, so I always do a FREE video consultation with potential clients first to help make sure we are a good fit.
No two people are the same, therefore no treatment plan or modality will work for everyone. With this in mind, I have been trained in and continue receiving training in many different modalities such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Compassion Focussed Therapy, Critical Incident Debriefing, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Emotionally Focussed Therapy, Emotional Freedom Technique, Existential Therapy, Indigenous Focusing-Oriented Therapy, Interpersonal Therapy, Internal Family Systems, Mindfulness-Based Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Person Centered Therapy, Strength Based Therapy, and Trauma Focused Therapy.
What every client can be assured of is that they will be treated with the upmost respect, without judgement, and that the modalities pulled from will be dependent on their own uniqueness, as well as the uniqueness of their situation.
Lisa Wilder