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Francis Psychotherapy & Consulting Services, 1970 Brock Road, Ajax, ON (2026)

03/14/2026

Last Saturday at our Connect & Reset Women’s Therapy Group we gently talked about Trauma. How it’s become a buzz word. What it really means. How it impacts us differently. How it shows up and how we can support ourselves and each other.

We discussed intergenerational trauma, how colonization still impacts us, as well as how we can show ourselves compassion and care as we engage with others intentionally and break the harmful patterns.

After our discussion, the lovely and wise lead us through a very impactful Sound Bowl Meditation experience. She started off by teaching us the neuroscience behind it, and noted that it was more of a nervous system shift than a spiritual experience.
Put simply: Sound bowl meditation uses low, resonant vibrations to gently stimulate the vagus nerve. It helps activate the body’s parasympathetic nervous system, allowing the nervous system to settle and supporting relief from stress, anxiety, and insomnia.

It provided such a tangible and somatic release for the women.

Our women’s therapy group isn’t just about giggles and snacks. We are out here helping our community heal in real time.

If you are thinking about joining the next cohort, please send a DM to get on our waitlist.
And if you are looking for a compassionate and competent sound bowl practitioner, contact Chivon and tell her I sent you.

03/11/2026

There is something powerful about a room full of women having honest conversations about wellbeing, leadership, and the realities we are navigating today.

I had the honour of joining the Region of Durham’s International Women’s Day celebration for a panel conversation on “Balancing The Scales: the importance of health & wellbeing in achieving a balanced life for women and girls.” Expertly moderated by Uchechi Ezurike-Bosse, I was joined on the panel by Tracey Leung, VP, Environment , Health & Safety at Ontario Power Generation, Mesi-Meseret Haileyesus, Founder & CEO, Canadian Centre for Women’s Empowerment and Dr. Mary Carmen Lara-Villanueva, Equity, Diversity & Included Advisor, Town of Ajax where we discussed women’s mental health, holistic wellness, and what it really takes for women and girls to thrive in a fast paced and unpredictable world.

These conversations matter.

Because behind the titles, the responsibilities, and the expectations, many women are quietly carrying stress, burnout, anxiety, and the pressure to hold everything together.

When we talk about mental health openly, we make space for healing, for leadership, and for healthier communities.

Thank you to the Region of Durham for creating space for these conversations and for bringing together such thoughtful voices.

And to every woman in the room who shared, reflected, and leaned in. I see you.

If your organization is looking for a speaker who can bring real, relatable conversations about mental health, leadership, and workplace wellbeing to your team, I’d love to connect.

📩 Reach out to book a talk or workshop.

Here’s to bringing women’s issues to the forefront every day of the year!

03/07/2026

I have some therapy notes for all the couples working on their relationship.

👉🏾 Work on your relationship while you still have a relationship.

Couples who come to work on communication challenges, or to learn how to fight fairly, or even to recover from infidelity stand a better chance of success than those who come when
👉🏾 they no longer love each other
👉🏾 only one person wants couple therapy
👉🏾 they’ve tried absolutely everything else and they plan to get divorced if this doesn’t work.

Here’s the thing… therapists aren’t magicians. 🪄 We can’t fix something you don’t want. Or something that only one person wants. Or if this is your last ditch effort. Many times there’s individual work that needs to be done, and some people refuse to do it.

We want nothing more than for you to find happiness, and we help multiple couples find it.
But for a few people that won’t happen with them together.

If you are really ready to do some deep work to improve your relationship we have some great therapists on our team to support you.

Otherwise, we know some amazing lawyers.

Just saying…
🤷🏾‍♀️

03/05/2026

Last Saturday at our Connect & Reset Women’s Therapy Group, the brilliant Renae Thomas-James .renaethomasjames graced us with her presence and we had a TIME!! We literally got down and dirty 😆 as she taught about nature and your mental health with her signature talk “Nurture Nature and Nature will Nurture you.”

Say that 3 times fast! 😂

But on a serious note, she helped us realize that growing something (whether your thumb is green or brown) keeps our head out of the gloom and despair of the news cycle, lowers our cholesterol and boosts our endorphins.

After her talk we were all like children again as we got our hands in the cool soil putting our plants together chatting and laughing. Some of us excited, and others a little worried about taking home our new little friends.

But in the midst of it, there were so many life lessons. You just HAD to be there.
You don’t have to have FOMO though. A few of you have put your name on the waitlist for the next cohort. You should join us!
Just send me a DM and you’ll be the first to know when we will be starting the next group.

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03/04/2026

You need some truth my friend. It’s time to lock in. 🔐

Stop saying therapy doesn’t work if you do any of these 5 things:

1️⃣ You only go when you’re in crisis. Your therapist can’t help you unpack and recognize your childhood triggers, the intergenerational trauma, the slow build up or resentment or help you develop coping tools if you only go when there’s a fire? Your therapist needs to help you build an irrigation system, not provide you with a firehose when you have a 5 alarm blaze. 🚨

2️⃣ You won’t be honest with your therapist. I get it. It takes time to build trust for complete honesty. But 6 months into weekly sessions and you refuse to share that you’re adopted., when that might be the key to your healing. You’re sabotaging the entire process. Don’t get in your own way.

3️⃣ You and your therapist have no goal. Why are you in therapy? For real. What change do you want in your life? You are spending hard-earned money. Time to tell your therapist what you are hoping to change or heal. You can’t meet a target you don’t set.

4️⃣ Your therapist doesn’t have the experience you need. It’s one thing if you are working with a student/new graduate under supervision. But if you are working through deep trauma, or heaven forbid an abusive situation, now is not the time to work with a therapist with little to no experience. Ask questions in your consult call. “How long have you been doing this?” “Have you worked with others with issues like mine?” And if they are new (no shade to new graduates) the question is “Do you have a supervisor?” Different issues require different skills. Fit and experience matter.

5️⃣ You refuse to do your homework between sessions. That journalling, or hard conversation with your sister is all a part of the deep work. You have to get involved. Therapy isn’t a 5-star restaurant. It’s more like a meal subscription box. You get the best ingredients and the directions, but YOU still gotta cook the meal.

Ready to do the real work of healing? Our experienced team of therapists is here for you.
📍 In-person sessions in Pickering and Ottawa
💻 Virtual therapy across Ontario
Book your consultation through the link in our bio.

03/03/2026

Speaker Alert 🚨
Join me this evening as I Celebrate International Women’s Day with the Region of Durham.
I will be on a panel discussing women’s mental health, holistic wellness and overall wellbeing.

I will be alongside Tracy Leung, Vice President, Environment, Health & Safety, Ontario Power Generation, Mesi-Meseret Haileyesus, CEO, Canadian Center for Women’s Empowerment, and Dr. Marycarmen Lara-Villaneuva, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Advisor, Town of Ajax.

The conversation will provide tools to help women and girls thrive in today’s face-paced and unpredictable world.

If your organization is looking for a speaker who can translate mental health, equity, and wellbeing into real-world strategy that actually shifts culture, let’s talk.
DM me or click the link in my bio to explore booking me for your next conference, leadership event, or staff training.

03/02/2026

Sliding from Black History Month to Women’s History Month and sharing that I’m being honored by the Jamaican Canadian Association on Sunday March 8th with the “Women Who Inspire Change Award” alongside some wonderful women who I admire.

If you would like to join me at the event for lunch, you can grab your ticket here: https://buytickets.at/jamaicancanadianassociation1/2058876

If you’ve been following me long enough, you know I don’t do this work for accolades, but it’s nice to be seen!

Help me celebrate myself and these fantastic women by leaving a supportive comment below.

02/27/2026

You know what’s funny?

I’ll fly in, step on a stage, pour my heart out to a room full of leaders… and then come back to Instagram like I’ve been sitting quietly in my office the whole time. 😂

It recently dawned on me that I haven’t been talking enough about my speaking work.

In 2025 alone, I’ve had the honour of sharing on stages with organizations like Jane App, BrandActive, the Durham District School Board, the Professionelle Summit VIP Dinner, the Region of Durham, the City of Kitchener and more.

Some of these have been long-standing partnerships over years. Others were one powerful, one-time invitations.

But every single time I take the mic, my goal is the same:

To make complex conversations about mental health, leadership, burnout, racial trauma, and workplace culture feel human. Relational. Practical. Transformative.

No fluff or corporate jargon.
Just real talk that moves people and shifts culture.

If you’re planning a conference, leadership retreat, staff training, or panel for 2026, let’s talk.

📩 Send me a DM with the word SPEAKER or contact to ask about Roxanne.

Let’s build workplaces and communities that actually feel safe, inclusive, and mentally healthy.

02/10/2026

Proud moment over here!

Today, our associate Jermaine Morrison is lending his brilliance to Statistics Canada as he shares on Self-Care Strategies During Organizational Change. This is the heart of our work here.
Mental Health Education.

Organizational change can shake people. It can stretch teams, strain nervous systems, and quietly impact wellbeing long before anyone names it.
Jermaine brings his grounded, compassionate, and practical approach to helping organizations care for their people while navigating transition. The kind of care that goes beyond surface-level “wellness” talk and truly supports humans in real time.

We are so proud to have him on our team and grateful that his voice and expertise are being shared in spaces where they truly matter.

If your organization is going through change and wants thoughtful, impactful support and change for your community and teams, reach out to us today.

Jermaine is available for speaking engagements, workshops, and facilitated conversations that help teams feel steadier, supported, and resourced.

📩 DM us to learn more or to book him.

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