Connected Counselling & Psychological Services

01/13/2026

Alert for q***r racialized therapists!

If you’re looking for a brave and supportive space to gather, learn, and build solidarity with other Two-Spirit, q***r and trans therapists of colour, this consultation group might be a place where you belong.

Join Shadi K for small-group consultation every four weeks, where we can bring cases, but also talk about how the work, and the world at large, impact us as q***r racialized professionals.

Shadi specializes in relational and societal trauma, bringing compassion and an intersectional lens to their understanding of human struggles. They primarily practice Somatic Transformation and are trained in EMDR. Their work is also informed by Response-Based Practice, which was developed within anti-violence work, and focuses on dignity. Scroll down to learn more about Shadi.

This offering is designed for a small cohort with no more than 8 people so that you can build meaningful relationships with one another; there is also access to a private chat group so you can remain connected between sessions.

01/12/2026

ProChoiceYQL is hiring for some great gender affirming care and reproductive and sexual health care navigator positions!!!

Learn about career opportunities at Pro-Choice YQL, a nonprofit dedicated to reproductive health access. Explore roles like Fund Developer and Outreach Coordinator.

01/12/2026

A beautifully written and explained offering on how we can continue to work toward decolonial and anti oppressive understandings of our brains, emotions, nervous system.

01/08/2026

Cool event alert!

Join Pro-Choice YQL and Ubuntu- Mobilizing Central Alberta in Red Deer to talk about:

- patients’ rights and confidentiality
- consent
- STBBIs/STIs/STDs for when, where, why, and how to get tested
- abortion care and support
- types of birth control

This event is open to anyone who wants to learn and is a no-judgement environment!

12/30/2025

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This year, we helped over 320 people get abortion care, gender affirming care, STBBI testing and treatment and birth control. Community donations are what make that possible. Help us continue on in 2026 with a $26 donation today.

Donate via Canada Helps: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/126795
Donate via e-transfer: info@prochoiceyql.ca

12/24/2025

Happy holidays to everyone out there. Please enjoy this song as it made us laugh!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSlV4SaksXD/?igsh=MWQydmMxM2VpYnVibg==

12/18/2025

This can be a hard time of year for so many folks. Check in on each other if you can.

12/02/2025

Great website with great resources if you or someone you care about struggles with anxiety!

Anxiety Canada provides self-help resources, programs and services for children, youth, adults and educators on anxiety.

11/28/2025

Join us on December 9 at 6:00 PM CST to deepen your understanding of Canadian history with this RS101 Webinar.

You'll more about the history of the residential school system, the legal fallout, and the ongoing legacy of the system as seen through intergenerational trauma, ongoing systemic oppression, MMWIG2S+, and how healing and reconciliation can begin.

Register now to reserve your spot: https://umanitoba.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gmgTrijISXi9ENJbU3gYnw #/registration

11/27/2025

🤷 If it works, it works.

Thanksgiving holiday 😂🙌🏳️‍⚧️

11/27/2025

Settlers, this webinar was created because too many of you are trying to “do the right thing” while still being run by colonial reflexes you didn’t choose… but CAN unlearn.

If you want your solidarity with Indigenous Peoples to move beyond theory and into your body, choices, and relationships, this is where that work can begin.

In this session, we break down the instincts that show up under pressure (the defensiveness, the distancing, the silence, the saviourism) and teach you how to transform them into practices that build trust, responsibility, and real connection.

If you’re ready to un*fck your conditioning and show up in a way that actually supports Indigenous Peoples and also offers you transformative healing, join us:

📅 Nov 26
⏰ 6 PM MST / 8 PM EST
📍 via Zoom
🧰 Includes the Relentless Indigenous Solidarity: Compassion Toolkit

Register through the RIW Patreon: Tier 3:
patreon.com/u71040194

Come with courage. Leave with clarity.