OUR COUNSELLING TEAM :)
At Canmore Counselling we are committed to supporting people who are open to personal growth, including equity deserving groups, in experiencing a sense of belonging, authenticity, and growth through community care, rooted in reciprocity, acceptance, heart-based connection, healing, learning, and unlearning.
Offering Counselling Care in Alberta & BC!
Alberta Residents ~ Our team is available virtually and/or in-person:
BC Residents ~ Our team is available virtually:
Waitlists: Please note that the waitlist option is available to current clients who would like to be notified of a sooner appointment time with their current counsellor.
Cancellation Policy: If you need to cancel or change your appointment, please do so more than 48-hours in advance, to ensure there is time to fill the space :). If you need to cancel or change your appointment within the 48-hour period, please notify your practicioner directly via email. Changes or cancellations within 48-hours might result in a cancellation fee up to the full cost of the booked session, as determined by each counsellor.
Cancellation Policy: If you need to cancel or change your appointment, please do so more than 48-hours in advance, to ensure there is time to fill the space :). If you need to cancel or change your appointment within the 48-hour period, please notify your practicioner directly via email. Changes or cancellations within 48-hours might result in a cancellation fee up to the full cost of the booked session, as determined by each counsellor.
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 :)
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 :)