Leap of Faith Counselling

Heather is a wonderful therapist. I’ve been working with her for a while now. I’ve since moved overseas but have remained with Heather despite the many miles and time zones between us. Heather’s warmth, insight and vast clinical knowledge and experience has helped me through many challenges including anxiety management and my emotional and psychological growth journey. She always seems to know exactly what I need to hear and how to gently guide the session, leaving me with a sense of accomplishment and of being supported. I would highly recommend Heather to anyone seeking a therapist.

After a near fatal work accident left me ready to throw in the towel, Heather helped me navigate through this incident and many others with new tools that allowed me to think beyond the loop of negativity and anxiety. It’s because of her help that I’m, once again, up and running, and able to tackle even greater challenges with ease of mind. Heather is extremely warm hearted and approachable when it comes to death, marital issues, loss of family, PTSD, and extreme occupational stress. She executes therapy techniques like Self Regulation Therapy and EMDR effectively. Heather also offers a caring, nurturing feel to the therapy, so you walk back into the world feeling reborn.

I love receiving counselling from Heather. Heather is very kind and supportive and has a wealth of knowledge and experience. I have especially loved Heather’s combination of practical “tools” and spiritual insight. Heather has helped me navigate some big life changes with grace and strong support.

Heather guided our sessions with patience and understanding, and we felt supported. We never felt forced or manipulated, but at the same time she asked that we be honest, creating a safe environment where we laid it all out on the table. I have never experienced honesty like that in my entire life, and it was profound. She always asked questions, allowing us to come to our own conclusions. At the same time, she found a way to keep the sessions on track, bringing us back if we were spiraling or stuck. She taught us how to listen, not only to each other, but to the physical sensations accompanying different emotions, and we still use those techniques today. At the end of each session, we felt like Heather had given us something to focus on or hang on to until the next session, some sort of common goal.

We absolutely love our sessions with her. We both feel we have an opportunity to speak and be heard and she does a great job of ensuring we are truly understanding what the other is communicating. Every time we go for a session, my husband and I come out feeling like a weight has been lifted, more open, and more connected with each other. We both appreciate her so much that we have been seeing her individually as well on occasion. Heather was recommended to me and I would, and have, happily recommended her to any of my family or friends who are looking for counselling services, whether that be personal or marital.

I worked with Heather for many years. In both her personal and professional lives, and as a colleague, she is gentle, compassionate, ethical and conscientious. Heather is always trying to improve on and develop her skills to serve clients. She reflects on her practice and seeks consultation when she feels it could be helpful. The highest compliment I can give her is that I would never hesitate to recommend and refer others to her.

I have known Heather for 30 years… As a therapist she is highly skilled and has extensive experience working with individuals and groups both face-to-face and online.  She is also herself: compassionate and caring, gentle and empathic, solid and engaged.  She listens well, is insightful and creative in her approach, and possesses wisdom far beyond her years.  I wholeheartedly endorse her as she begins her private practice.  She is now doing the work she was born to do and her clients could not be more fortunate to have her.