Also offering: Therapeutic groups, mindfulness retreats and wellness workshops.
With over 30 years of experience, Jacqueline brings a compassionate, integrative approach to therapy. Her work combines psychological science with mindfulness and body-based practices to support emotional resilience and meaningful change.
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Trauma therapies: EMDR & Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART).
Clara is a Clinical Social Worker from the Annapolis Valley supporting youth 14+, adults and couples. With over a decade of experience, she has a particular focus on trauma and its effects on emotions, relationships and sense of self. Her curious, collaborative approach draws on attachment, relational and somatic therapies. She is trained in EMDR and has advanced training in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART).
Clara uses mindfulness to help clients pause automatic reactions and notice how they interpret their experiences. These pauses create space for new perspectives and greater choice in how they respond to themselves, others and life’s challenges.
Tessa is a Clinical Psychologist (Candidate Register) from the Annapolis Valley supporting adults 19+. She brings a collaborative, client-centred approach, helping clients work toward goals that are meaningful to them. She draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), adapting her approach to each client’s needs.
Tessa weaves mindfulness and self-compassion into her work to help clients connect with what matters, navigate difficulties with greater kindness toward themselves and build resilience.
Jennifer is a Registered Counselling Therapist–Candidate supporting children ages 8+, teens and young adults up to age 30. A former elementary school teacher and school counsellor, she brings a warm, creative and collaborative approach that builds on each client’s strengths.
Jennifer draws on cognitive behavioural, acceptance and commitment, somatic, expressive arts and play-based approaches. With experience as a yoga and mindfulness coach, she integrates mindfulness and body awareness to help clients understand their emotions, develop coping skills and connect with their own resilience.
Vanessa Wotherspoon is a Registered Psychologist and former teacher with more than 20 years of experience. She provides psychoeducational and ADHD assessments for ages 5–65 and counselling for ages 5–25. Drawing on her backgrounds in psychology and education, she helps individuals and families understand their strengths and challenges through a comfortable, collaborative assessment process.
In counselling, Vanessa supports young people with anxiety, low mood, self-esteem, emotional and behavioural concerns, and learning, attention and executive functioning difficulties. She draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Motivational Interviewing, with room for creativity and play. As a certified Yoga in Schools instructor, brings an understanding of mindfulness, movement, and self-regulation to her work with young people.
Lavina is a Registered Counselling Therapist–Candidate providing online counselling to adults and older teens ages 16+. Her compassionate, collaborative approach is grounded in trauma-informed and attachment-based perspectives, helping clients build emotional awareness, self-understanding and practical coping skills.
She draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotion-Focused Therapy and Internal Family Systems (IFS). Having lived and taught internationally, Lavina values diverse experiences and backgrounds. She welcomes clients of all faiths and none, incorporating spirituality when guided by the client’s own beliefs and preferences.