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Hi, I'm Heather

My approach is a blend of the following:

Person-centered - listening to YOUR inner compass

Trauma-informed - understanding how the nervous system gets stuck in fight/flight/freeze and how to self-soothe

Somatic - learning how the body holds trauma and how it can become home again

Post-modern - deconstructing and reconstructing, listening to the voices from the margins of self and society

Mindfulness - compassionately noticing what is arising

Gestalt - seeing what's coming up in the moment as a fractal of what's happening within ourselves and our human family

Depth psychology - exploring what is below the level of consciousness

Jungian - tapping into the language of the collective unconscious

Transpersonal - connecting with what is beyond the individual self

Existential - making meaning

Anti-oppressive - unlearning constructs of privilege

Acceptance & Commitment (ACT) - embracing unconditional self-love AND meaningful action, guided by your core values

Narrative - reframing and retelling the story of you!

"It is my joy to do this work. I am honoured to witness you activate your aliveness through creativity."

A New Ecology of Transitioning: Cycling through Disintegration, Emptiness and Re-Emergence of Identity (Master's Thesis Abstract)

Front Porch Counselling: Mental Health Outreach to Youth at Risk, p. 26-27

Poetry Circle: Time Lapse

Life Surprising Itself: Creativity as Conduit for Response, p. 23-24

Grief Marked: Collaboration with Corps Bara Dance Company, 2022

Diploma in Social Work from Mount Royal College

BSW Bachelors degree in Social Work from the University of Calgary

Certificate in Expressive Arts Therapy from Langara College

MA in Expressive Arts Therapy from the European Graduate School

Therapeutic Play Practitioner - Green Stream and Red Stream from Rocky Mountain Play Therapy Institute

Licensed by ACSW to perform restricted psycho-social interventions

RSW #6189 Registered with the Alberta College of Social Workers, ACSW

RTC #2285 Registered with the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists, ACCT

ACTA #1053 Registered with the Association of Counselling Therapy of Alberta, ACTA

CATA #51935802 Associate Member of the Canadian Art Therapy Association, CATA/ACAT