Sophie Bakerscott

She/Her
Clinical Counsellor

Healing is remembering you were never too much or not enough—just trying to stay safe in a world that didn’t always know how to meet you there.”

Specializes In:
Burnout & Life Transitions 
Identity Exploration & Self-Worth 
People-Pleasing & Perfectionism
Family of Origin & Intergenerational Trauma 
Boundary Setting & Relational Healing 
Shame & Self-Criticism

Loves Supporting:

Helpers and caregivers who are burned out 

Adults who are high-functioning but quietly overwhelmed 

Clients new to therapy who want a gentle, collaborative start 

People in major life transitions: endings, beginnings, and becoming

Women and gender-expansive folks exploring agency and voice 

Men in their 20s and 30s who are figuring out how they want to show up in the world—often navigating quiet tension between what feels expected and what feels true 

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Amanda Lertzman

She/Her
Registered Clinical Counsellor

“Healing comes from learning to open ourselves up to a path forward and it is moving through these challenges that brings growth.”

Seeking support is a powerful step on this journey.

Specializes In:
Anxiety
Depression
Self-Criticism
Life Transitions
Childhood Trauma
Spiritual Exploration
Attachment Wounds
Chronic Pain & Illness
Emotional Awareness
Emotional Expression
Self-Esteem & Self-Worth
Personal Development

Relationship Challenges
(ie. communication, vulnerability, boundaries)

Loves Supporting:
Exploration and strengthening of mind-body-spirit connection

Individuals hoping to better understand the role they play in relationship dynamics.

⁠Individuals seeking to find balance while managing chronic illness.

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Courtney Orser (Full)

She/Her
Registered Clinical Counsellor
Clinical Coordinator of New Tides


“By working together, we can provide you with the tools and insight needed to bring you back into alignment with yourself”

Specializes in:

Trauma and Complex PTSD
Neurodiversity (ADHD, Autism, AuDHD)
Anxiety & Depression
Self Esteem & Self Worth
Attachment Wounds & Relationships
Sexuality or Gender Exploration & Queer Identity
Typical, Alternative, Queer & Kink Relationships
Chronic Pain
Life Transitions

Also Loves Supporting:
Educators & Parents
Post-secondary students
Men who are excited about exploring their relationship to themselves and their own personal growth
Those wanting to examine relationship patterns that are feeling unhealthy (and possibly fit into relationship categories often described as toxic or codependent)

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Morgan McKusick (Full)

She/Her
Registered Clinical Counsellor
Founder & Clinical Director of New Tides

Certified Yoga Instructor
EMDR Practitioner


“You make sense, and you’re not alone. Let’s work together to build an understanding and appreciation of what’s happening within you”

Specializes In:
Trauma and Attachment
Anxiety
Self-Worth
Sexual Trauma
Emotion Regulation
Identity Formation
Body and Emotional Awareness
Relational Challenges (vulnerability; communicating needs; setting boundaries)

Also Loves Supporting:
Dancers yogis & movers
Counsellors in training & new counsellors
Women who take pride in identifying as strong, independent and/or self sufficient

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