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Solera Health Quest, 120 6th Avenue SW, High River, AB (2026)

02/22/2026

After the Meltdown — When Your Mind Won’t Stop

The house finally goes quiet.

But your mind doesn’t.

Was it something I did?
Is it the medication?
Is it the school?
The environment?
Am I missing something?

You replay the moment over and over.
You worry about their future.
You wonder what tomorrow will bring.
You brace yourself for the next wave.

And before you know it, your own nervous system is stuck in survival mode — scanning, anticipating, preparing.

When your child struggles, your body often carries the weight too.

Feeling helpless doesn’t mean you’re failing. It means you care deeply.

Through talk therapy and gentle, body-aware practices, Elaine supports parents in calming their own nervous systems, processing the fear and uncertainty, and finding steadier ground — even when things feel unpredictable.

You don’t have to do this alone.

If this sounds familiar, you’re welcome to reach out and explore whether counselling may feel supportive for you.

Your first 30-minute session is complimentary.

Virtual and in-person sessions are available.

📍 Book at: www.solerahealthquest.com⁠

02/19/2026

Counselling Isn’t Just About Talking — It’s About Reconnecting

Counselling can be a space to think clearly.

But it can also be a space to feel clearly.

When we slow down enough to notice our breath, our posture, the tension in our shoulders — we begin to understand ourselves in a different way.

Somatic awareness (mind–body awareness) helps you tune in to what your body has been trying to communicate all along.

Calm isn’t something you force.
It’s something you learn to access.

When talk therapy is blended with gentle body-based practices, something shifts:
You begin to recognize your triggers.
You respond instead of react.

You feel steadier in everyday moments.
You trust yourself more.

Counselling can be empowering because it helps you reconnect with your own clarity and resilience.

Through talk therapy and somatic practices, Elaine supports individuals and families in building emotional awareness, confidence, and lasting calm.

If you’re curious about reconnecting with your mind and body in a new way, you’re welcome to explore whether counselling feels supportive for you.

Your first 30-minute session is complimentary.

Virtual and in-person sessions are available.

📍 Book at: www.solerahealthquest.com

02/17/2026

When You’re the One Doing All the Co-Regulating

You are the steady voice.
The calm body.
The one who absorbs the storm.

When your child is overwhelmed, you breathe slower.

When they escalate, you soften.

When they shut down, you stay present.

You are constantly adjusting your tone, your energy, your words.

And it’s exhausting.

Being the nervous system anchor for someone else takes an incredible amount of emotional energy.

You hold your reactions.
You swallow your frustration.
You try again and again.

But who co-regulates with you?

Over time, being “the calm one” can leave you worn down, wired, and running on empty.

You might notice:

~ You’re more irritable
~ Your body feels tense
~ You struggle to truly relax
~ You feel alone in carrying it all

Co-regulating doesn’t mean self-sacrificing. Parents need regulation too.

Through talk therapy and gentle body-based practices, Elaine supports parents in calming their own nervous systems, processing stress, and rebuilding emotional reserves.

Because when you are supported, your capacity grows — not from pressure, but from steadiness.

If you’ve been carrying more than anyone realizes, you’re welcome to reach out and explore whether counselling may feel supportive for you.

Your first 30-minute session is complimentary.

Virtual and in-person sessions are available.

📍 Book at: www.solerahealthquest.com

02/12/2026

🌿When Your Child Refuses to Go to School

Mornings shouldn’t feel like a battle but for some families, they do.

Tears.
Stomach aches.
Shutdowns.
Big emotions before the day has even started.

School refusal is rarely about laziness or manipulation.

More often, it’s anxiety, overwhelm, or a child who doesn’t yet have the words to explain what feels too heavy.

Elaine has worked with many children who struggle to attend school and with the parents who feel exhausted trying to help.

In sessions, she uses talk therapy along with creative approaches like art, games, music, and journaling to help children express what they can’t always say out loud.

These tools create space for kids to feel understood, build emotional awareness, and develop coping skills in a way that feels natural to them.

When a child feels seen and supported, school can begin to feel more manageable.

If your family is navigating school refusal, you don’t have to figure it out alone.

You’re welcome to reach out to explore whether counselling may feel supportive for your child.

In-person and virtual sessions are available to support families in the way that works best for them.

Your first 30-minute session is complimentary.

📍 Book at: www.solerahealthquest.com

02/10/2026

🌿 Problem-solving in families isn’t about finding the perfect answer.

It’s about learning how to pause, listen, and stay connected — even when things feel messy.

In many families, problem-solving turns into: someone feeling blamed, someone shutting down, or someone trying to carry everything alone.

But real progress often happens when the focus shifts from “Who’s right?” to “What’s happening underneath this?” When emotions are acknowledged, families can move from reacting to working together.

Challenges don’t mean your family is broken. They usually mean something needs attention, understanding, or support.

Elaine supports families through talk therapy and gentle, body-based awareness to help slow things down, strengthen communication, and find solutions that feel realistic and respectful for everyone involved.

If your family feels stuck in the same cycles, you’re welcome to reach out to explore whether counselling could help.

Sessions are available in person or virtually, offering flexibility for families during busy seasons of life.

Your first 30-minute session is complimentary.

📍 Book at: www.solerahealthquest.com

02/06/2026

🌿 Being a step-parent can be much harder than you expected.

You imagined building connection.
You imagined feeling welcomed.
You imagined finding your place in the family.

But instead, you might feel: out of place… unsure… walking on eggshells… or wondering if you’re doing it all wrong.

You care deeply — and that’s what makes it hurt when things don’t flow the way you hoped.

Step-parenting isn’t difficult because you’re failing.

It’s difficult because everyone is adjusting to a new family rhythm at the same time.

There are emotions underneath the tension — for you and for the children — that often go unseen and unheard. With support, understanding those emotions can make this role feel less confusing and less lonely.

Elaine offers a calm, compassionate space using talk therapy and body-based awareness to help blended families navigate these changes with more clarity and confidence.

You’re invited to reach out to explore whether counselling feels supportive for your family.

Your first 30-minute session is complimentary.

📍 Book at: www.solerahealthquest.com

02/02/2026

🌿 When a Child Says, “You’re Not My Mom or Dad.”

Hearing those words can feel hurtful, frustrating, or deeply personal.

But in blended families, this is often a child saying:

“I feel out of control in this new family.”

These moments can easily turn into power struggles.

We correct.
We defend.
We lecture.

And the child’s nervous system shifts into fight mode.

What’s often needed in these moments isn’t correction — it’s emotional understanding. When children feel understood, they don’t have to fight so hard to be heard.

Blended families don’t struggle because people are doing it wrong. They struggle because everyone’s nervous system is trying to find its place in a new dynamic. Learning to hear the emotion underneath the words can change everything.

At Solera Health Quest Counselling, Elaine supports parents and step-parents through talk therapy and somatic (mind–body) practices, helping families navigate these moments with greater understanding, regulation, and compassion.

Sessions are available in person or virtually, offering flexibility for families during busy seasons of life.

If this feels familiar in your home, you’re welcome to explore whether counselling feels like supportive guidance during this transition.

Your first 30-minute session is complimentary.

📍 Book here: www.solerahealthquest.com

01/30/2026

🌿 Building a Blended Family Takes Time — and That’s Okay

Blended families don’t come together overnight.

They are built slowly — through patience, communication, and learning how to hold space for many emotions at once. Joy and grief. Hope and hesitation. Connection and uncertainty.

It’s common for parents and caregivers to wonder if they’re “doing it right,” especially when everyone is adjusting to new roles, routines, and relationships. These transitions can stir up old wounds, big feelings, and moments of doubt — even when love and intention are present.

With the right support, blended families can grow stronger.

At Solera Health Quest Counselling, Elaine offers a supportive space using talk therapy and somatic (mind–body) practices to help individuals and families navigate change with greater understanding, regulation, and compassion.

Counselling can help create room for honest conversations, emotional safety, and steadier connections as families find their rhythm.

If your family is in a season of adjustment, you’re welcome to explore whether counselling feels like supportive guidance during this transition.
Your first 30-minute session is complimentary.

📍 Book here: www.solerahealthquest.com

01/28/2026

🌿 Understanding the Patterns That Keep Showing Up

Have you ever found yourself thinking…

“Why does this keep happening?”
“Why do I react this way every time?”
“Why do I end up in the same situations again and again?”

Patterns aren’t random.

They’re often shaped by early experiences, coping strategies, nervous system responses, and beliefs formed long ago. Without support, these patterns can quietly run in the background — influencing relationships, self-worth, emotional reactions, and decision-making.

Noticing a pattern is the first step.
Understanding it is where real change begins.

Counselling offers a space to gently explore:

• repeated emotional reactions
• relationship dynamics that feel familiar
• triggers that seem bigger than the moment
• coping habits that once helped but now feel limiting

At Solera Health Quest Counselling, Elaine blends talk therapy with somatic (mind–body) practices to help clients recognize patterns not only in thought, but in the body — where many responses are first learned and stored.

When patterns become conscious, new choices become possible. And change starts to feel less forced — and more natural.

If you’ve been curious about why certain cycles keep repeating, you’re welcome to explore whether counselling feels like a supportive next step.

Your first 30-minute session is complimentary.

📍 Book here: www.solerahealthquest.com

01/22/2026

🌿 Wanting Boundaries… But Not Knowing Where to Start

You know something needs to change.
You feel stretched too thin.

Resentful at times.
Over-giving.
Over-explaining.
Over-accommodating.

You think, “I need boundaries.”

But then comes the next thought:
“What would those boundaries even be?”
“How do I say no without guilt?”
“What if I hurt someone?”
“What if I’m the problem?”

When boundaries were never modeled, respected, or safe to have growing up, it makes sense that creating them now feels confusing — even frightening.

Many people don’t just struggle to set boundaries… they struggle to know what they need in the first place.

This is where counselling can help.
At Solera Health Quest Counselling, Elaine combines talk therapy with somatic (mind–body) practices to help clients:

• identify their emotional and physical limits
• notice where the body says “too much”
• understand the fears underneath people-pleasing
• practice expressing needs with clarity and calm

When the body feels safer, the voice becomes steadier. When needs are understood, boundaries become clearer.

If you’ve been wanting boundaries but don’t know where to begin, you’re welcome to explore whether counselling feels like supportive guidance.

Your first 30-minute session is complimentary.

📍 Book here: www.solerahealthquest.com

01/20/2026

🌿 When Your Emotions Finally Have a Safe Place to Land

There is a quiet kind of relief that comes from being able to say what you’ve been holding inside.

Not censoring.
Not minimizing.
Not brushing it off with “I’m fine.”

Just speaking what’s true — and having it met with understanding.

Many people carry emotional weight for years.

Unspoken grief.
Unprocessed anger.
Fear that feels too big.
Tears that never felt safe to fall.

Holding it all together becomes exhausting.

But when someone is given a space where their emotions are welcome — not judged, not fixed, not rushed.. something softens.

Breath returns. Shoulders drop. The body realizes it no longer has to stay guarded.

That is often where healing begins.

At Solera Health Quest Counselling, Elaine offers a supportive environment that blends talk therapy with somatic (mind–body) practices, helping clients feel safe enough to express, release, and understand what they’ve been carrying.

When emotions are validated instead of dismissed, the nervous system settles.
When feelings are witnessed instead of hidden, clarity emerges.

And the weight begins to lift — one honest moment at a time.

If you’ve been longing for a space where you don’t have to hold it all together, you’re welcome to explore whether counselling feels supportive for you.

Your first 30-minute session is free.

📍 Book here: www.solerahealthquest.com

01/18/2026

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