Chantelle focuses her practice in two main areas: individuals aged 18 and older who have experienced childhood trauma and couples counselling. Chantelle loves helping both individuals and couples connect the past to the present, understanding how your history is impacting your present day experience. Chantelle knows that trauma often leads to a lack of safety and warmth, so her main aim is to help you feel safe in counselling, whatever that looks like for you.  
Chantelle takes an attachment perspective to her work, understanding how your experiences in previous relationships, including our parents/care givers, and previous romantic relationships can influence the patterns and ways you show up today. She brings a lot of knowledge about the nervous system into session, helping you learn how your logical brain can get “hijacked” during moments of trauma and what can help return you to a state of regulation and healing. 
Chantelle loves giving clients practical tools, tips, and ideas they can use right away to feel more grounded and supported. At the same time, she’s drawn to deep healing, often focusing on trauma processing rather than only shifting thoughts or beliefs. She knows that with trauma, changing your thinking before doing the deeper work can feel discouraging, even like you’re doing therapy “wrong.” That’s why Chantelle combines immediate, in-the-moment strategies with deeper trauma processing, helping you feel supported both now and in your long-term healing.
In her work with couples,  Chantelle works hard to make sure both members in couples counselling feel seen, understood and validated. Because of her training in trauma, Chantelle welcomes couples where one (or both!) of the members have experienced trauma and find it’s impacting their relationship. 
Reach out today to schedule a session with Chantelle or book using the button below! 
If you are hoping to access couples counselling virtually, you will not be able to set this up online; please e-mail hello@wellmind.ca so we can set this up for you!