Welcome

If you’re looking for support through life’s transitions, challenges, or simply need a compassionate space to talk; you have found it. I have a deep respect for the resilience you carry, even when you are struggling and offer you counselling that is warm and skilled to support as you heal, grow and change.

Clients

I work with adults at all stages of life, from early adulthood, to retirement and beyond. I worked with families in the childbearing years, with role and relationship changes, parenting challenges and reproductive health journeys and loss. I am keenly aware of the stresses of working in the healthcare and first responder systems were trauma, fatigue, moral injury and stress are common. Safe, confidential support can help you as you work toward more balance and wellness.

Approach

Most of the work I do is in an Integrated psychotherapy model, weaving elements of narrative, somatic, bilateral stimulation, parts work. To support those who have survived traumatic experiences, you may choose to work with EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) or ITATM (Integrative Trauma and Attachment Treatment Model). These techniques offer research based, effective support to help your recovery, to calm your fears, hurt and rage.

Thank you!

If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to me at skydasey@gmail.com

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Please note: At the moment my practice is full and I’m not able to accept new clients.

Welcome!

I am a registered social worker, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner® and Tao of Trauma & Co-regulating Touch/Table Work Practitioner, located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

I draw from my curiosity and compassion to hold space, explore, and co-create healing conversations with body and mind. I work with experiences folks have had around developmental, pre- and perinatal, relational, and complex traumas including stress; grief & loss; anxiety and depression; difficult life transitions; and challenging relationships.

Together, we will explore: turning inward, establishing a sense of safety, slowing down to listen to the body, co-regulation and settling of the nervous system; listening compassionately to emotions; connecting with inner wisdom and the innate capacity we have for healing; deepening relationships; finding more of “ourselves”; and, reconnecting to life energy, playfulness, and joy.

I have training in attachment theory, human development, complex and developmental trauma, the neurophysiology of trauma, and healing through somatic touch and table work. I integrate Somatic Experiencing, Internal Family Systems-Informed (IFSCA) and Attachment-focused principles to invite a compassionate, strengths-based, & resilience-promoting perspective to the folks with whom I share space.

I also offer co-regulating touch / table work – a holistic body/mind method that addresses ways in which emotional pain and stress are held in our bodies, supporting people to find nervous system settling and coherence. I have completed trainings in somatic touch skills and developmental trauma with Alaine Duncan, Kathy Kain, and Steve Terrell.

I offer a no-obligation 15 minute video consult for us to meet together, discuss your interest in my work, explore whether we are a good match in working to meet your goals, and possible next steps.

To those of you pursuing SEP training, I am qualified to offer personal sessions at the Beginner and Intermediate Levels to students in the Provinces of Ontario and Alberta.

If you are interested in working with me, I invite you to email me directly at mysacounselling@gmail.com.

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Hello! I’m happy you found your way here. I am a trauma-informed somatic practitioner integrating Somatic Experiencing® and partswork in a slow, relational, and co-created process.

I support adults navigating the impacts of developmental and relational/interpersonal trauma, including those healing from childhood abuse, sexual trauma, anxiety disorders, chronic pain and fibromyalgia, grief, and challenges with self-worth.

Somatic work invites a deep reconnection to the body’s wisdom and organic rhythms, and supports nervous system regulation, emotional resilience, and embodied self-trust. We also work with restoring access to joy and play, inviting these vital qualities back into the landscape of healing.

In addition to somatic dialogue based work, I also offer gentle somatic touch/table work to support the nervous system. For returning clients, I offer somatic art sessions, where we explore creative expression through mixed media art as a way of giving form and voice to what’s been alive within.

My professional foundation is rooted in trauma-informed yoga therapy (C-IYAT), Somatic Experiencing®, registered massage therapy (RMT), and medical acupuncture. Though I am not currently active in my RMT or acupuncture practice, my experience in those realms have shaped my understanding of the body’s capacity for healing.

Additionally, I have acquired professional training in embodied dance, group process work, clinical somatic movement, nidra, meditation and breathwork, vaginal steaming, and folk herbalism.

Beyond my private practice, I facilitate somatic group spaces for women to explore embodiment. I also educate movement and wellness professionals in the areas of musculoskeletal anatomy, somatics, myofascial release, and nervous system education, having trained over 400 professionals to date.

For 1x1 sessions, I invite you to book a free 20 minute initial consultation so we can get to know each other before diving in. I look forward to working together!

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