Breathing Space Counselling

03/14/2026

On now! Walk-ins welcome!

Delia and I would love for you to join us on Saturday! We have a lovely group of co-creators with juicy offerings 🐝

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More info and booking info here:
https://www.beecomingretreats.com/pop-up-events

Breathing Space Counselling
Parenting with Delia

03/13/2026

Delia and I would love for you to join us on Saturday! We have a lovely group of co-creators with juicy offerings 🐝

FREE ENTRY

More info and booking info here:
https://www.beecomingretreats.com/pop-up-events

Breathing Space Counselling
Parenting with Delia

03/11/2026

International Women’s Day was at the start of this week. I didn’t feel the need to rush a post on the exact day — but it still feels important to pause and acknowledge it.

Today we’re holding space for the many ways of being a woman. Women of all identities, abilities, cultures, and ages. Women whose paths look traditional and women whose paths look entirely their own.

To truly honour women, we also have to recognize that the old, narrow definitions of womanhood no longer fit the fullness of human experience. When we loosen those confines and expand what womanhood can look like, we make more room for belonging, dignity, and acceptance.

May we continue building a world where every woman and gender-diverse person feels seen, supported, and safe to take up space exactly as they are. Not just this week -- but always.

03/11/2026

International Women’s Day was at the start of this week. I didn’t feel the need to rush a post on the exact day — but it still feels important to pause and acknowledge it.

Today we’re holding space for the many ways of being a woman. Women of all identities, abilities, cultures, and ages. Women whose paths look traditional and women whose paths look entirely their own.

To truly honour women, we also have to recognize that the old, narrow definitions of womanhood no longer fit the fullness of human experience.

03/10/2026

Finding a counsellor is so much about the right “fit.” And, when a teen is looking for a counsellor? ... fit is everything. It’s where trust begins and the safety that is offered can slowly grow into a steady, secure space your teen can rely on.

Because the truth is — no teen wants to show up session after session to talk to someone they don’t feel comfortable with. That’s why we care so much about making the right match.

Today we’re highlighting two fantastic counsellors on our team who are especially passionate about supporting teens — creating a space where young people can feel seen, understood, and a little less alone while navigating the challenges of becoming who they are.

Want to learn more about working with them? Check out the link in our bio

03/07/2026

Finding a counsellor is so much about the right “fit.” And, when a teen is looking for a counsellor? ... fit is everything. It’s where trust begins and the safety that is offered can slowly grow into a steady, secure space your teen can rely on.

Because the truth is — no teen wants to show up session after session to talk to someone they don’t feel comfortable with. That’s why we care so much about making the right match.

Today we’re highlighting two fantastic counsellors on our team who are especially passionate about supporting teens — creating a space where young people can feel seen, understood, and a little less alone while navigating the challenges of becoming who they are.

Want to learn more about working with them? Check out the link in our bio

03/05/2026

🌿 When is mental health support needed?

The teen years bring plenty of emotional ups and downs — but sometimes these changes signal something more than the typical growing pains. What looks like "moodiness" is often dysregulation from stress and overwhelm. What sounds like “attitude” can be anxiety. What looks like "laziness or lack of interest" can be withdrawal from nervous system overload.

🌿 What should I look out for in my teen?

Significant and persistent shifts in mood, sleep and appetite. Changes in their friendships and how your teen navigates the expectations and pressures of school. These are all great indicators that can give you insight into where your teen might be struggling.

Remember -- the key word here is "persistent"

When sadness, anxiety, anger, or withdrawal lasts for weeks (or more), and these responses begin interfering with your teen's daily life—including activities they usually enjoy—support can be a healthy next step.

🌿 What should support look like?

Support is a circle of things: Rest. A good and trustworthy friend. Connection with a parent. Counselling. A doctor's visit for a physical check-up.

If you are the parent of a teen, it's really important to remember that your teen(s) do NOT need perfect parents — they need connected ones.

Parents who show up and try.
Parents who make mistakes and can admit them.
Parents who repair and reconnect.

Many of us are parenting teens for the first time and need help with it. Because teens can be hard to read and rarely give clear feedback, it's easy to feel like we are doing it wrong.

This is where counselling for parents can come in handy, too. The support we give ourselves benefits everyone around us.

You don’t have to navigate this alone. Want to learn more? DM us or visit the link in our bio. 🤍

03/03/2026

Being a teen today can be tough. They are growing up in a world of constant comparison, academic pressure, social media exposure, global uncertainty, and expectations that feel bigger and louder than ever before. Underneath it all are tender and growing nervous systems still learning who they are and where they belong.

Over the next little while, I’ll be sharing a short series on teen mental health. When we offer teens spaces to feel heard, understood, and guided, we strengthen their coping skills and their sense of self. These are solid stepping stones on the path to adulthood.

03/02/2026

Today is World Compliment Day. There are so many recognition days throughout the year that I don't feel compelled to touch on all of them. But this one feels especially important right now.

When I Googled what today is about, it says: Today is a day to spread joy through simple verbal affirmations of appreciation.

This definition is simple and beautiful.

But the deeper truth about a compliment to me is this: We all have an inner critic. A part of us that picks apart what we say, do, wear, and how we come across to others.

Often, that critic is wrong.

One of the simplest ways to silence another person's critic is through a sincere and simple compliment. When you express your love aloud, it can overwrite the story they have in their mind. It can silence their critic (even briefly) and invite them to allow in something good and kind.

A compliment from the heart has the power to silence the ego.
It costs nothing but has the potential to change everything.

Compliments are not always easy to give or receive. Sometimes we feel shy, embarrassed, or filled with self-doubt: am I being "too forward" or "too much" by speaking up? Receiving can be just as hard. You find yourself wanting to deflect, dismiss or change the subject. The ego has a hard time accepting another's kindness.

And this makes the practice of it even more important. It's a muscle worth building. It's a muscle that leads to a more loving world.

So the next time you feel something loving bubbling up inside you (towards a loved one or a random stranger), why not take the risk of letting it spill out and be spoken?

You might never know the depth of your loving impact on that person, but you'll very likely feel the joy that comes from loving someone else out loud.

02/27/2026

Hi, I’m David, a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor and member of the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada. I have experience supporting and working with individuals, couples, and youth, as a counsellor, teacher and facilitator. I approach counselling with a creative mixture of modalities to meet my clients where they are at, and give them the tools they need to achieve greater agency in their own lives.

I offer counselling for individuals and couples in the following areas:

🌿Nervous system regulation (overcoming chronic fight/flight)
🌿Self-esteem and self image
🌿Anxiety and depression
🌿Midlife crisis
🌿Grief and loss
🌿Nonviolent communication
🌿Overcoming codependency
🌿Attachment Theory education & practices to improve relationships
🌿Boundary setting
🌿Trauma (including childhood trauma / C-PTSD)
🌿Grounding/calming practices
🌿Creative expression & practice
🌿Problem-solving and goal setting
🌿Stress management

I will bring my whole self to my practice as a professional counsellor. I deeply want to know what makes my clients tick and I draw from a wide range of tools as I support their learning and growth. If I can walk alongside even one client as they transform from the inside out, I know my work will feel fulfilling.

I am currently available for sessions: Mondays (2pm-8:30pm), Wednesdays (9:30-3pm) and Sundays (10am-2:30pm).

02/25/2026

I remember when my daughter started elementary school and I first became aware of Anti-Bullying Day. The pink t-shirts, the assembly songs about kindness, the posters taped up along the hallways.

Around that same time, I joined a few online parent groups — and slowly, it started to feel more serious. Stories of children being left out, whispered about, even targeted and hurt. My chest would ache reading them. It reminded me of moments from my own childhood.

But this year, as I slip on my shirt, I find myself seeing and holding it all through a wider lens.

Children are born reaching for connection. They come into this world wired for love. And over time, so many external forces become part of what influences and shapes them. We are living in a time where division is amplified. Where politics, media, and public discourse often model a new kind of bullying—one that is unapologetic, more cruel, and often normalized. And that tone trickles down. From leaders to communities. From communities to homes. From homes to playgrounds.

Kindness cannot live in T-shirts, songs or even Instagram posts, alone. It must be embodied.
..in how we speak to one another...in how we repair our relationships when we misstep and get it wrong...in how we move through conflict at home — parent to child, child to parent, partner to partner...in what we consume, what we amplify, and what we refuse to participate in.

The systems we live inside don’t always echo kindness -- and naming this matters.

But the small, human-to-human moments of embodied kindness matter more. They matter because of the larger forces at play. Kindness is our act of resistance. The revolution that comes from this, is Love.

Today and always, I hope you are able to extend kindness to others -- but also take in the kindness that is offered to you.

We all participate in shaping the world our children inherit. Let's make our choices with kindness guiding the way ❤

02/21/2026

Today we honour Mental Health Nurses — the ones who hold so much, often without recognition.

They carry more than charts and shifts — they carry stories, trauma, hope, and compassion. They sit with pain, steady the crisis, and witness stories few others will ever see.

We see you, and we honour the care you offer so generously.
May you remember that the care you give so freely is something you deserve, too.

May you give to yourself the depth of compassion you extend to your patients every day.

Thank you for all you do 💜