Find the therapist that best suits your needs.
Our team
THERAPY, SUPERVISION, CLINICAL DIRECTOR AND FOUNDER
Sara Mackie, MSW, RSW
Sara Mackie, MSW, is a dedicated trauma-informed therapist specializing in holistic therapeutic practices. With a focus on helping individuals navigate through their traumas, Sara incorporates various modalities such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), polyvagal theory, and mind-body somatic integration into her therapeutic approach. Her compassionate methodology is particularly tailored to support highly sensitive individuals, providing them with a safe space to explore and heal from past experiences. Through her expertise and empathetic guidance, Sara empowers her clients to embark on a journey of self-discovery and resilience, fostering growth and emotional well-being.
For more information on Sara’s continuing education and studies visit HERE
Anna Larmer, RSW, BSW, Certified Yoga Instructor
Anna is a Clinical Therapist and Registered Social Worker currently working on completing her Master of Social Work with a specialization in trauma. Anna works with trauma survivors of all ages including children and couples and is passionate about helping clients heal and move forward through self compassion, safe connection, nervous system regulation and mindfulness. Anna's work is guided by an anti-oppressive approach, internal family systems theory, attachment theory, polyvagal theory, the Gottman method and trauma-informed yoga. Anna's areas of experience involve working with children and youth, people who identify as BIPOC, intergenerational trauma, grief, PTSD, IPV, attachment wounds and relationship conflict, divorce, step parenting, sexual abuse, self esteem, personal development, eating disorders and inner child work. Anna integrates a mind-body spirit approach in seeing the individual as a whole rather than treating isolated symptoms, recognizing that each person is the expert of their own life.
Laura Gallivan, LCT, CCC
Laura is passionate about helping her clients work through their difficult emotions and become more self-accepting, develop a deeper capacity for intimacy, and form more satisfying relationships. Her work is grounded in a belief in the power of compassion and self-awareness to transform lives and facilitate healing. As a psychodynamically-oriented practitioner, she helps her clients build this awareness through exploration of their inner life, with particular focus on understanding how past experiences shape thoughts, feelings, and relationships in the present. Laura values a therapeutic process that considers the whole person. She works collaboratively to ensure her clients feel heard and respected. Laura is a graduate of McGill University’s Master’s in Counselling Psychology program. She did her clinical training at both the McGill Psychoeducational & Counselling Clinic and the Argyle Institute of Human Relations. In these settings, she worked with adults of various ages who struggled with trauma, anxiety, depression, and OCD.
Rebecca Pearson, LCT-C, CCC
Rebecca (she/her) is passionate about assisting clients in fostering self-esteem and self-compassion, and believes that everyone deserves to feel connected to themselves and others and empowered in life. Rebecca has a background in supporting folks with complex trauma, neurodivergence, anxiety and panic, depression, relationship issues and attachment wounds, and self-esteem. She is grounded in trauma-informed approaches and the mind-body connection, drawing on a blend of Internal Family Systems, polyvagal theory, mindfulness and self-compassion practice, and an interpersonal process approach.
Rebecca strongly believes in the healing power of an authentic therapeutic relationship, and brings humour, non-judgment, safety, and heart to each and every session. She is honoured to support clients on their individual journeys. Rebecca completed a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Psychology from Dalhousie University, and a Master of Education in Counselling from the University of New Brunswick.
Talheen Naqvi, CCC
Talheen is a compassionate and skilled rehabilitation and mental health counselor with over five years of experience specializing in trauma and severe mental illnesses. She holds a Master’s in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling from the Illinois Institute of Technology and has worked extensively with adolescents and adults, addressing complex issues such as trauma, homelessness, and addictions.
Talheen has had the opportunity to work with diverse populations in the US and Pakistan, enriching her understanding of cultural and individual differences in mental health. Her approach integrates biopsychosocial assessments, DBT, Trauma-Focused CBT, and individualized treatment planning to support holistic healing and empowerment. She has experience managing community engagement and outreach activities, including screening camps and awareness sessions, to address stigma surrounding mental health and increase professional help-seeking behavior.
As a certified member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, Talheen is committed to providing a safe and nurturing environment for her clients. Her dedication to evidence-based practices, including family psychoeducation and vocational rehabilitation, ensures that each client receives tailored support on their journey to mental health and wellbeing.
Jocelyn Anderson, MSW, RSW
Jocelyn Anderson (they/she) is a Registered Social Worker who provides individual counselling to adults and adolescents. They have a particular focus on trauma, grief and loss, anxiety, and 2SLGBTQ+ identities. Jocelyn also supports those experiencing political / environmental grief, helping folks stay sustainably engaged in causes they care about without becoming avoidant or burning out.
Jocelyn supports folks to strengthen their mind-body connection in a trauma-informed way. In doing so, she draws on EMDR, parts work, somatics, polyvagal theory, and mindfulness approaches. She strongly believes that everyone is the expert of their own experience and will be happy to work with each individual to find what works best.
As a trauma-informed clinician, Jocelyn is invested in co-creating an empowering therapeutic relationship rooted in choice and collaboration. They approach this work from a place of non-judgment, curiosity, humour, and warmth. She intends therapy to be an affirming, healing and celebratory space.
Jocelyn is a proud member of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
Anja Spears, MSW, RSW
Anja is a Master’s level social worker with a passion for providing support to individuals from a place of trauma-informed and anti-oppressive practice. Anja has worked in various areas of social work practice with individuals of all ages who have experienced complex trauma to re-establish a sense of felt safety, autonomy, and healing in their lives.
Anja has experience working primarily with adolescents and adults coping with complex trauma, grief and loss, depression, anxiety, substance use, parenting/caregiving, burnout and compassion fatigue, interpersonal conflict, and emotional regulation. Anja’s experience has had a particular focus on working with First Nations individuals, families and communities and supporting advocacy within systems. Anja believes that understanding the contexts in which harms occur and the layers of one’s identity and social location is paramount in supporting others.
Anja offers a client-centered and strengths-based space that seeks to rebuild a sense of safety and recognize individuals as the experts of their own experience. Drawing on a blend of therapeutic approaches including narrative, psychodynamic, and mindfulness-based, Anja’s practice goals involve supporting others to see their own inner strength as we work toward transformative growth and healing, together.
Brittany McQuinn, LCT-C
Hi, I’m Britt!
Here are some words I use to describe myself:
neurodivergent
queer
musician
mother
gamer
beauty-seeker
trauma-informed
I might be a good fit for clients who:
have (or suspect they have) ADHD, autism, learning disabilities or other neurodivergence
are creative
are queer
have religious trauma
have strong emotions
experience depression and anxiety
are feeling stuck
I’m a person-centered therapist. I believe you are the expert on your own life, and my role is to support you in reconnecting with your inherent wholeness.
My approach is rooted in warmth, compassion, and curiosity, drawing inspiration from the teachings of Jung and Rogers. I teach clients digestible neuroscience and use polyvagal theory to help us make sense of your experiences. I integrate approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and elements of Internal Family Systems (IFS) as needed.
