Counselling and Coaching Services
The Right Mental Health Practitioner Can Help You Make Lasting Change
Everyone needs support and guidance in dealing with mental health and understanding our complex and sometimes overwhelming emotions. I support my clients from a place of believing wholeheartedly in their ability to develop and use the tools they need to live the lives they desire. I try to show them how many unique and valuable qualities they have already in their tool kit, and help them see and believe their own inner strength, wisdom, and capability. It's also likely that I'll bring a bit of what we call 'woo' into the healing space we create together, because sometimes there aren't words to describe the powerful connections we can make with ourselves, with others, with the natural world around us, and with our ancestors.
I'm a certified counsellor trained in dealing with grief, mindfulness techniques, and spiritual guidance. I am also a reflective writing coach. I use guided journaling techniques to help my clients support their mental health through writing. In addition to my experience in coaching and counselling, I will begin a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology in 2025, though I am NOT a licensed psychotherapist at this time. My skills support my clients in dealing with a number of issues including the following:
Developing emotional intelligence
Dealing with complex emotion
Learning deeper self-awareness
Grief and loss
Interpersonal relationship issues
Marriage and relationship challenges
Communication skill issues
Low self-esteem
Creative blocks
Defining new career paths
Developing a self-care practice
Creating a healthy approach to sexuality and intimacy
Developing a spiritual practice that suits your unique beliefs
Healing some negative religious experiences
I offer the following types of counselling and coaching services:
Individual Counselling
Counselling for Relationships
Intimacy Coaching (for individuals or people in relationship)
Grief Counselling
Career and Manifesting Counselling
Uncoupling Counselling (for individuals or for people ending a relationship)
Reflective Writing Coaching
Counselling for Religious Trauma
Divine Feminine Coaching
Nature based healing (forest bathing, walking and talking therapy)
"Working with Cat has genuinely changed my life. I’ve been working with her for almost four years now and she consistently provides a non-judgemental and supportive space. I know I can depend on her to give me that space to open up and explore a variety of topics and issues. What I also love about working with Cat is her ability to open up my mind and challenge me with such grace and gentleness. Working with her has been a true joy and blessing.”
— EMILY
The Difference Between Counselling and Psychotherapy
In Ontario, both counselling and psychotherapy offer support for mental health, but they differ in approach, scope, and regulation.
Counselling typically focuses on addressing specific life issues like stress, relationships, or career challenges. It tends to be shorter-term, solution-oriented, and provided by professionals like social workers or certified counsellors. Counselling aims to improve your coping strategies and enhance emotional well-being.
Psychotherapy, on the other hand, dives deeper into psychological patterns and mental health disorders like anxiety, depression, or trauma. It involves long-term treatment by a regulated psychotherapist, psychologist, or psychiatrist. Psychotherapy addresses underlying emotional issues and behavioural patterns to foster long-lasting change.
While both services support mental health, psychotherapy in Ontario is more regulated, requiring practitioners to be licensed by the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO). Counsellors may not need the same formal registration.
Choosing between the two depends on your needs—counselling for immediate, focused support or psychotherapy for more in-depth treatment of mental health conditions.
Please note that I am not yet a licensed psychotherapist.
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Shoshana
“Cat has a gentle and generous yet very authentic, no bullshit way of guiding me to find my own truth. I trust her completely and she has a way of seeing me in the way I can't always see myself. This woman is the Empress of love and healing.”
Eugenia
“Catherine was wonderful! I have been working with Catherine for the last 4 years. She has been instrumental in helping me deal with stress due to family medical issues and helping me with self care. I have recommended her to a half a dozen friends for various issues, and she has not failed to meet my glowing recommendation!”
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“I was referred to Catherine through a friend and have since referred numerous people to her. Though writing is not my favourite thing, her reflective questions have helped me immensely to sift through multiple personal/family issues that arose close together. I was able to unload a lot of it and felt mentally and emotionally better to move on in a positive way.”
“I have been struggling with both anxiety and depression. Cat is the perfect mix of listening and solution-finding. Cat is empathetic, with an incredible ability to create alternative solutions (if that is what you need). Cat has made a huge difference in my life.”
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