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
Utku Ucay
He/Him
Registered Clinical Counsellor
“There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy.”
― Nietzsche
Specializes In:
Grief & Loss
Life transitions
Neurodiversity
Substance Use
Career changes
PTSD / Trauma
Sexual Assault & Abuse
2SLGBTQIA+ & BIPOC Folks
Couples & Relationships
(Monogamous/Non-Monogamous)
Relational Challenges
(ie. communicating needs, boundaries)
Coping Through Addictive Behaviour
(ie. gambling, sex, compulsions)
Loves Supporting:
Professional Athletes
Clients with immigration/refuge backgrounds
Mind body connection, sense of purpose & spirituality
Couples wanting to negotiate differences with tenderness, humour, laughter and kindness
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.
Donna Hutchinson
She/Her
Registered Clinical Counsellor
EMDR Practitioner
Certified Yoga Instructor
Personal Trainer & Fitness Instructor
“I don’t see people’s limitations - I only see potential! I believe with the right guidance, a tailored approach and a growth mindset, change is possible“
Online Counselling Only
Specializes In:
Disordered Eating
Anxiety & Depression
Exploration of Identity
Gender Identity Exploration
Sexuality Identity Exploration
Self Worth & Self Criticism
Body Image Challenges
Attachment Challenges
Relational Challenges
Trauma
Also Loves Supporting:
Action oriented clients who are ready to explore the boundaries of their comfort zone, stretch the limits of possibility with the goal of shedding the gunk that no longer serves them, and welcome in their new best self.
Claire Kimbley
They/She
Registered Clinical Counsellor
EMDR Practitioner
“We’re all just trying to be comfortable, and well fed, and unafraid.”
- Becky Chambers, A Psalm for the Wild-Built"
Specializes In:
Trauma
Self-Worth
Body Image
Grief & Loss
Life Transitions
Anxiety & Depression
Relationship Challenges
Sexual Identity Exploration
Gender Identity Exploration
Loves Supporting:
Indigenous clients, including those with intergenerational trauma
Clients who have experienced childhood emotional neglect and/or abuse
LGBTQ2IA+ clients
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)