Kaitlyn is centered in the photo. They smile gently, their darkish-light hair rests on and behind their shoulders. They are standing in a lush forest with sun peaking through the trees behind them. Kaitlyn is wearing a light and dark vest overtop of a green long-sleeve shirt and dark pants.
Kaitlyn (they, them, theirs) - Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC)
Kaitlyn is currently holding a waitlist for new clients.
If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email Kaitlyn at [email protected]
Kaitlyn is currently holding a waitlist for new clients.
If you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email Kaitlyn at [email protected]
Availability - Virtual
Mondays 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Tuesdays 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Wednesdays 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Fridays 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
About
I support people who feel like they don’t belong. If you have learned to hate parts of yourself, have had to cut off access to joy and rest in order to survive, or have no idea how to explain what's happening inside yourself, we might be an excellent fit. I welcome bookings for both individual and relationship work.
My approach to counselling is personalized and adaptive. I have a lot of therapy tools for us to explore; if something doesn’t work for you, I assume the approach needs to change, not you! I have a long history of supporting people who are treated like the problem, including QTIBIPoC+ folx, survivors of violence and neglect, disabled and/or neurodivergent folks, people with complex trauma, and people who have experienced institutional harm.
My goal in counselling is to help you find a peaceful sense of home inside yourself. If that seems out of reach, we could start by making life a little bit easier. And if that seems out of reach, I really welcome you to book a consult to learn more about how we might work together.
Professional and lived experience
I come to this work through a mix of identities and experiences. I embody queer, gender fluid, neurodivergent, straight-sized, white, working-turned-middle class identities. I’m a third and fifth generation settler of Mennonite and Welsh lineages. I hold lived experience in and near complex trauma, incarceration, substance use, intergenerational trauma, sexualized violence, institutional violence and betrayal, and complex grief.
What are sessions with Kaitlyn like?
You can expect a mix of storytelling, parts work (IFS), imagination, gaming metaphors, body-based practices (somatic), adapted EMDR, and laughter, with each session shaped specifically for you. I’m here to help you build unique, personalized strategies for healing; my counselling has been described as collaborative, warm, and creative.
Counselling Approaches:
Selected Professional Training
I studied discourse analysis, identity construction, and meaning-making in a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree. As my interest in healing grew, I mixed formal and informal training in counselling, social work, and ethics. I completed my Master of Arts in Counselling Psychotherapy in 2022.
In my free time, I stay up-to-date on academic and popular literature about complex trauma, epigenetics, anti-oppressive practices, depression, family systems, body-centered healing practices, healing through spirit, institutional abolition, counselling for 2SLGBTQIA+ folks, identity-based trauma, substance use, parts work, and biomedical ethics.
Although I have academic training in these areas, I affirm lived experience as valuable knowledge. I take a non-expert stance in my work with people. No book, article, or opinion is more important than what you know about your experiences.
Rates
15 min Phone Consultation: No Cost
Individual Counselling:
50 min
Standard: $155
75 min
Standard: $210
Relationship Counselling:
50 min
Standard: $185
75 min
Standard: $245
*Sliding Scale Full/Closed
Kaitlyn can work with folks utilizing First Nations Health Authority funding, Crime Victim Assistance Program, Pineapple Support Society and Autism Funding Unit Funding.
Email Kaitlyn to be added to their waitlist [email protected]
Mondays 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Tuesdays 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Wednesdays 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
Fridays 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
About
I support people who feel like they don’t belong. If you have learned to hate parts of yourself, have had to cut off access to joy and rest in order to survive, or have no idea how to explain what's happening inside yourself, we might be an excellent fit. I welcome bookings for both individual and relationship work.
My approach to counselling is personalized and adaptive. I have a lot of therapy tools for us to explore; if something doesn’t work for you, I assume the approach needs to change, not you! I have a long history of supporting people who are treated like the problem, including QTIBIPoC+ folx, survivors of violence and neglect, disabled and/or neurodivergent folks, people with complex trauma, and people who have experienced institutional harm.
My goal in counselling is to help you find a peaceful sense of home inside yourself. If that seems out of reach, we could start by making life a little bit easier. And if that seems out of reach, I really welcome you to book a consult to learn more about how we might work together.
Professional and lived experience
I come to this work through a mix of identities and experiences. I embody queer, gender fluid, neurodivergent, straight-sized, white, working-turned-middle class identities. I’m a third and fifth generation settler of Mennonite and Welsh lineages. I hold lived experience in and near complex trauma, incarceration, substance use, intergenerational trauma, sexualized violence, institutional violence and betrayal, and complex grief.
What are sessions with Kaitlyn like?
You can expect a mix of storytelling, parts work (IFS), imagination, gaming metaphors, body-based practices (somatic), adapted EMDR, and laughter, with each session shaped specifically for you. I’m here to help you build unique, personalized strategies for healing; my counselling has been described as collaborative, warm, and creative.
Counselling Approaches:
- Trauma-informed and trauma focused
- Anti-oppressive
- Parts based
- Somatic
- Narrative
- Harm-reduction
- EMDR
- Kink and polyamory affirming
Selected Professional Training
I studied discourse analysis, identity construction, and meaning-making in a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree. As my interest in healing grew, I mixed formal and informal training in counselling, social work, and ethics. I completed my Master of Arts in Counselling Psychotherapy in 2022.
- Internal Family Systems, Seahorse Counselling (2024)
- Intensive Sex Therapy, University of Guelph (2023)
- Emotion Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) Core and Advanced trainings (2023)
- The Sexually Competent Therapist: Integrating Sex Therapy into Your Practice
- EMDR Comprehensive Basic Training, EMDR Consulting (2022)
- Trauma Certificate (102 hours), Wilfrid Laurier University (2020-2022)
- Restorative Justice Peacekeeper Training, Restorative Counselling (2021)
- Tarot and the Healing Process, SheHeWeAwakening (2020)
- Usui Reiki I and II (2020)
In my free time, I stay up-to-date on academic and popular literature about complex trauma, epigenetics, anti-oppressive practices, depression, family systems, body-centered healing practices, healing through spirit, institutional abolition, counselling for 2SLGBTQIA+ folks, identity-based trauma, substance use, parts work, and biomedical ethics.
Although I have academic training in these areas, I affirm lived experience as valuable knowledge. I take a non-expert stance in my work with people. No book, article, or opinion is more important than what you know about your experiences.
Rates
15 min Phone Consultation: No Cost
Individual Counselling:
50 min
Standard: $155
75 min
Standard: $210
Relationship Counselling:
50 min
Standard: $185
75 min
Standard: $245
*Sliding Scale Full/Closed
Kaitlyn can work with folks utilizing First Nations Health Authority funding, Crime Victim Assistance Program, Pineapple Support Society and Autism Funding Unit Funding.
Email Kaitlyn to be added to their waitlist [email protected]