Our counsellors work through a trauma-informed lens. We understand that the impacts of trauma reach far and deep, and that many aspects of our lives are often impacted by trauma. At an individual level, our therapists strive to support folks who have experienced trauma through validating experiences and associated distress, and by helping to establish coping and stress management skills. At a systems level, we are committed to using our privilege to impact change, and to challenge systems that fail to acknowledge their role in the perpetuation of trauma, and the resulting ripple effects that negatively impact marginalized communities.

We acknowledge the impact of discriminatory systems on QTBIPOC, two-spirit, lesbian, gay, queer, intersex, transgender and non binary people.  We acknowledge the collective and personal history of trauma in the postcolonial world, and the impacts of racist systems on Black, Indigenous, and People of Color’s experience of trauma.