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07/14/2025

You’ve had questions about EMDR. It can feel a little mysterious if you’ve never experienced it.

This post is a quick primer but if you're still curious or considering EMDR, my latest blog goes deeper. I’ve broken down what it is and why I chose to become certified in EMDR.

📍Head here to read https://www.elitec-c.com/how-emdr-bridges-mind-and-body/

07/08/2025

Meet Alana Sookoor, MSW, RSW
Finding a therapist you connect with can be one of the most powerful steps in your healing journey and we’re thrilled to introduce you to Alana, a warm and compassionate Registered Social Worker here at Elite Counselling & Consulting.

In this honest and thoughtful interview, Alana shares:

💬 What drew her to psychotherapy

🌍 How she brings a trauma-informed, anti-oppressive lens to her work

🧠 Her favourite mindset shift for emotional growth

💖 What healing really means to her

If you’ve ever been curious about therapy or just want to hear from a grounded, heart-centred therapist, this conversation is for you.

🎥 Watch the premiere Wednesday, July 9 at 6PM on YouTube

🔗 Set your reminder here: https://youtu.be/3lTEZr7J860

Alana is currently accepting new clients. You can book a free 15-minute consult here https://elitec-c.janeapp.com/ #/staff_member/7

07/05/2025

New Season Launching Monday!🎙️

We’re back with Season 2 of Therapy Inspired. We’re kicking things off with a topic that’s not talked about nearly enough: Summertime Sadness.

Our first episode, “Summertime Sadness Is Real: Mood, Pressure, and Emotional Burnout,” drops Monday morning and it’s one so many of you will relate to.

Summer doesn’t always feel easy. From chronic pain and overstimulation to the pressure to “perform happiness,” this season can be emotionally exhausting, even when it looks sunny on the outside.

In this episode, we talk about: ✨ The nervous system and sensory overwhelm

✨ Body image, burnout, and comparison traps

✨ Why it’s okay to not feel joyful in summer and what can help

If summer has ever felt heavier than expected, this one’s for you. 💛

🎧 Tune in Monday morning on Spotify, or YouTube

07/02/2025

Meet Sarah Lamb, RP (Registered Psychotherapist) and compassionate guide for those navigating life’s messier chapters. Whether you’re struggling in your relationship, grieving a loss, or feeling disconnected from yourself, Sarah creates a space for real growth, deeper understanding, and healing.

She’s known for her warm, grounded presence and ability to ask the right questions, helping you uncover what’s holding you back and move toward the life and relationships you deserve.

✨ Now accepting new clients for individual and couples therapy.
📍In-Person session in Bowmanville & Virtual sessions available across Ontario.
🔗 Book your free consult - link in our bio.

06/30/2025

You cleaned the kitchen, organized the closet, scrolled a bit… but still feel off.

Sometimes, what we think is self-care is actually just distraction.
Not all coping tools bring us closer to healing, some quietly keep anxiety alive under the surface.

In my latest blog, I’m exploring one powerful takeaway from Building a Non-Anxious Life by Dr. John Delony:
Distractions aren’t always conscious but they can keep us stuck.

✨ Learn intergenerational survival patterns, and productivity narratives play a role and what can make a difference!

🔗 Read now at the link in bio.

Interested in what books this therapist suggests check out my booklist in the bio!

06/27/2025

Sometimes, it is hard to trust the good.

So many of the people I work with and if I’m honest, myself too, have been through seasons where safety felt fleeting and joy had conditions. Whether it's since the pandemic, since a loss, becoming a parent, or just after too many back-to-back stressors, it can feel like the next shoe is always about to drop.

This is trauma’s voice, and you’re not alone if you hear it.

BUT healing doesn’t just come from working through the hard, it also comes from letting yourself rest in the good.
Even just a moment.
Even if it feels unfamiliar.

You deserve peace that doesn’t come with strings attached.

✨ So today, if something feels good… pause.

Soak it in.
Let yourself feel it, not because everything is perfect, but because you are healing.

06/16/2025

While new fatherhood is often framed as a joyful time, many dads quietly struggle with sleep loss, role changes, and emotional overwhelm. Up to 1 in 10 fathers experience perinatal depression, yet few are asked how they’re really doing.

For International Father’s Mental Health Day, MSW student Nadia Bellio, RM, IBCLC, shares insight into the unseen mental load many dads carry—and why support matters.

If you’re a new or expecting father, or you work with dads in your practice, this article is a must-read.

Visit the link read the blog and learn how therapy can support fathers in building healthy bonds and emotional resilience. Our team at Elite Counselling & Consulting Services is here when you're ready.

https://www.elitec-c.com/fathers-mental-health-breaking-the-silence/

06/02/2025

You’re seen as dependable, strong, resilient…
But inside, you might be exhausted from holding it all together.

Being “the one others lean on” can feel meaningful, until it starts to weigh on your body, your mind, your spirit.

This blog explores why we fall into this role, how it’s reinforced, and how can we begin to gently unlearn it.

It’s not about letting go of your strength.
It’s about giving yourself compassion too.

✨ Read “When You’re the One Others Lean On: How to Break the Cycle of Carrying Too Much” via the link in bio.

05/28/2025

Breaking Mental Health Stigma in Caribbean Communities

Join Kameela Osman () on June 2nd at 6 PM ET for a powerful conversation with licensed therapist and author Davrielle J. Peters (), where we’ll unpack the cultural narratives, intergenerational trauma, and silent battles that often go unspoken in Caribbean families.

We’re talking about what healing really looks like—and why representation, storytelling, and culturally informed care matter.

💻 Premiering on YouTube:
🎙️ Let’s keep the conversation going. This one’s for all of us who grew up in silence but are choosing to break cycles.

05/14/2025

As a recovering people pleaser/perfectionist when I came across this affirmation I had to pause and just let it resonate.

I no longer abandon myself for love. As I have worked and continue to work to shift old narratives that say self-love isn't a good thing or enough. This affirmation makes me think of all the relationships I compromised myself, my wants and needs, for validation or approval, out of fear of judgement or rejection, ultimately seeking love.

If this one resonates with you enough to read this caption save it and repeat! I no longer abandon myself for love.

05/06/2025

Ever feel like you're doing it all—but no one sees it?
The reminders, the planning, the emotional weight—it’s called the mental load, and it’s real.

Join us this Monday, May 12 at 1pm (EST) for a free virtual therapist-facilitated peer support group for moms.

This month, we’re unpacking the mental load and invisible labor—the work that often goes unnoticed but deeply impacts your well-being.

It’s free, but registration is required.
Each session stands alone—you can register for the ones that fit your schedule.

Connect. Share. Learn. Be well.

05/05/2025

New Blog Post
Why is it still so hard to talk about mental health? What keeps us silent and what actually helps us feel seen?

In honour of Mental Health Awareness Week (and World Maternal Mental Health Day), I’m sharing the latest blog:
“From Silence to Support: Reclaiming the Mental Health Conversation”

Whether you're supporting others or carrying your own invisible weight, this piece explores real barriers to reaching out and offers small but meaningful ways to hold space for yourself and those around you.

-Written with both heart and experience
- Rooted in compassion
- Centered in connection

🌺You don’t have to wait until things fall apart to get support.
✅Click the link in bio to read.

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About Kameela Osman, MSW, RSW, C. Hyp

Kameela is registered social worker, through Elite Counselling and Consulting Services she offers counselling / psychotherapy, workshops and consulting, in-person (Bowmanville, ON) and online, throughout Ontario. She holds both a Bachelors (‘08) and a Masters (‘09) of Social Work. She additionally is certified as a clinical hypnotherapist. She is experienced as a therapist, group facilitator and clinical supervisor. She founded Elite Counselling & Consulting after years in the non-profit field, and continues to ensure her practice incorporates her social work lens. Through her wide experience, she is adept at working with clients on varying issues, such as anxiety, depression, self-esteem, anger, parenting, and relationship issues.

Kameela believes in collaboration. Frequently noting that therapy isn’t something she does unto her clients, but together with. She uses her training in CBT, ACT, Mindfulness, Solution Focused, Trauma Informed Therapy, and more, to form an integrated approach to therapy. She is mindful that while she brings her knowledge of the field and experience, clients coming in hold privileged self-knowledge they may not share in therapy, thus therapy is reliant on engaging them in the direction of the process.

Kameela is motivated by truly believing that helping others create a better world themselves, creates a better world for all, herself and family included.