A Greeting from Kelsey (she/her)
Canadian Certified Counsellor.
Kelsey offers virtual sessions, for all Alberta residents & in-person sessions in Canmore, upon request.
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Hi, I’m Kelsey!
I practice from the understanding that humans consistently make sense of their lives by taking in information from their environment and respond in ways that align with their current strengths, thoughts, emotions, and patterns of behaviour. However, oftentimes a body-mind disconnection can lead to a forgetting of oneself, creating feelings or thoughts of being isolated, alone, or stuck. I strive to support others recognize, remember, and realize their inner wisdom, while empowering them to determine the possible influence of external factors including relationships, power dynamics, and societal systems. I have a Master of Counselling Psychology degree and an undergraduate degree in Education. My education, integrated with life experience and pursuits as both a yoga teacher and practitioner, ignites my passion for working with others in a supportive, nourishing way that helps them realize their full potential. I ground my counselling practice with trauma-informed values, while working within an attachment-based perspective and evidence-based therapies. I work with pre-teens, teens, and adults. Every individual is unique, and your experience is valid and an essential part of who you are. Your story of where you have been is an inherent, important part of your journey, and yet your story is allowed to change alongside your evolution, development, and changing wants and needs. I trust that although suffering is part of the human experience, we can work collaboratively to lessen the pain that the suffering may be causing in our lives. By cultivating connection and acceptance we can alter our perceptions and live life courageously and with more contentment and ease. It is through this sense of autonomy over our lives that we can connect with others through relationships, and to the greater community in which we live. Under the umbrella of trauma-informed care, I deeply value safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, empowerment and non-judgment. I endeavour to bring these qualities into each session with clients. In sessions, I may use cognitive behaviour therapies, internal family systems, emotionaly-focused therapy, breathwork, somatic experiencing. I am also trained in EMDR trauma therapy. Please know I visit Canmore monthly to offer in-person sessions at the Canmore Counselling office and otherwise offer sessions online and in Edmonton. I look forward to connecting with you. Warmly, Kelsey |
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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 :)