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A Greeting from Jessica Elmazi (she/her)
Registered Provisional Psychologist, Canadian Certified Counsellor

Hi, I’m Jessica,
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Authenticity is at the heart of my practice, not only in how I show up for you, but also in how I support you in building a more genuine connection with yourself. I believe that when we are truly acting and making choices based on our values, rather than the expectations or perceptions of others, we begin to live our lives with greater fulfillment and courage. It takes bravery to be seen for who we are, and while that can feel uncomfortable or even frightening, it is from that space that true healing begins.

I hold a master’s degree in counselling psychology and an undergraduate degree in psychology. Because every person’s path is unique, I use a tailored approach that’s guided by what will best support your growth and healing. My role is to help you move through the challenges that are uniquely yours, while uncovering the strengths and gifts that have always been within you.

I also hold space for the kinds of questions and experiences that often go unspoken in traditional therapy, those involving intuition, spiritual emergence, or transpersonal insights.

I believe there is always an opening, a doorway towards healing and renewal. Through a collaborative and client-centred approach, I will support you in discovering that space within yourself, so you can move through life’s storms with a greater level of resilience, awareness, and self-trust than you once had. I carry with me the reminder from Yung Pueblo: “Loving yourself is not selfish; it is essential to your wellbeing and the wellbeing of the world.” It is from this foundation of self-compassion that transformation begins, and where life, once again, begins to feel aligned with your true nature. 

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.
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Canmore Counselling & Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School is an Indigenous and Black-owned family business, co-created by Melissa Jay and Michael Yudcovitch. 

​Our team lives across Turtle Island, and we honour the Nations who continue to nurture these lands. Our primary office is located in Châ Ûpchîchîyen Kudebi (translated from Îyârhe Nakoda as “shooting at the willows”), colonially known as Canmore, on Treaty 7 territory and the current and ancestral lands of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda), Tsuut’ina First Nation, and Blackfoot Confederacy. These lands are also home to the Rocky View Métis District 4 within the Battle River Territory. 

We are grateful to be students, practitioners, and guides of yoga, an Indigenous wisdom tradition with roots in India and across South Asia and parts of Africa. We are committed to learning from and amplifying South Asian teachers and practitioners while continuing to learn alongside our own students, faculty, and alumni. We believe trauma-informed care requires an active commitment to community, social justice, decolonization, anti-oppression, anti-racism, reciprocity, and meaningful care for people and communities who have been intentionally and historically marginalized.

As a team, we are committed to uplifting Truth, language, culture, and relationship as essential to right relations and to our ongoing work of reconciliation and decolonization. Thank you for being here :)