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A Greeting from Amber Fuentealba (she/her)
Registered Social Worker.

Hello! My name is Amber & I am an urban Indigenous woman with Cree and settler roots from Saskatoon SK. My community is Muskoday First Nation here in Saskatchewan.

I am a registered Social Worker, with a Bachelor of Indigenous Social Work from First Nations University, as well as a Master of Social Work from University of Regina.

My focus of study was perinatal women's mental health as well as supporting Indigenous women’s mental health and wellness. ​
I have recently returned to Saskatoon from Kingston Ontario, where I worked as a Counsellor for Four Directions Indigenous Student Centre (4D) at Queens University. Prior to that, post masters, I worked in Calgary AB as a grief counsellor for AHS’s women's health team where I supported patients who experienced pregnancy loss; as well I served on the Critical Incident Response Team to support staff through incident debriefing.

I like to spend my free time with my children or relaxing with a good cup of coffee. I look forward to connecting and supporting you on your journey!
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EDUCATION
2023 Master of Social Work
University of Regina

2022 Bachelor of Arts, Sociology
University of Saskatchewan

2015 Bachelor of Indigenous Social Work
First Nations University
‌OTHER PROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION​
  • Introduction to Internal Family Systems, IFS Institute
  • Essentials of CBT certificate; Beck Institute
  • CBT for anxiety; Beck Institute
  • CBT for depression certificate; Beck Institute
  • ASIST Suicide Training; Saskatchewan Health Authority
  • Mental Health First Aid; Mental Health Commission of Canada

Canmore Location:

109-705 10th Street Canmore, AB T1W2A3
We're next to Communitea & Vermelho, 
​on the corner of 10th St. and 6th Ave.

Established in 2014.
​Copyright © 2026 by
Dr. Melissa Jay is an Indigenous, nehiyaw-Métis member of the Métis Nation of Alberta. The primary location of Canmore Counselling and Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School is located in Chuwapchipchiyan Kudi Bi (translated from Îyârhe Nakoda as “shooting at the willows”), colonially known as Canmore. We are grateful to be located on Treaty 7 territory and the current and ancestral lands of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda), which includes of the Bearspaw First Nation, Chiniki First Nation, and Goodstoney First Nation, as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy, including the Siksika First Nation, Piikani First Nation, and Kainai First Nation. This is also the home to the Rocky View Métis District 4 within the Battle River Territory. We recognize all Nations who continue to nurture these lands, and we are dedicated to uplifting Truth, language, and culture as essential to right relations. As an act of reconciliation and commitment to decolonization, we are committed to the TRC's Calls to Action. 

At Canmore Counselling, we are also privileged to be yoga students, practitioners, and guides. Our offerings centre on the root of yoga as Indigenous to South Asia, and we are grateful to learn from and amplify the South Asian practitioners and teachers whenever possible. We are grateful for the eight limbs of yoga, as taught by Patanjali. It is a joy to walk alongside our incredible alumni of the Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School as they create opportunities for care, connection & curiosity within their communities. 

We believe wholeheartedly that trauma-informed care requires commitment to community, social justice, decolonization, anti-oppression, and anti-racism. Thank you for being here :)​