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 A Greeting from Nicole Lightning-Strongman, MACP, CCC
Certified Canadian Counsellor 

I am a proud LGBTQIA2S+ Cree, married to my wife of 10 years. We raised four children and a Kokom (Grandmother), to one granddaughter.

I am deeply committed to holistic wellness and community care. By combining academic knowledge with hands-on experience, I aim to offer compassionate support and effective interventions, fostering healing and resilience in each unique individual.

I am a dedicated 500-hour certified trauma-informed yoga psychology practitioner, alumni of Canmore Counselling Trauma-Informed Yoga Psychology School. I own a wellness business where I lead transformative workshops, weaving together the wisdom of the Medicine Wheel teachings and the philosophy of yoga to create healing spaces that honor Indigenous ways of knowing and being. Through my workshops and practice, I invite individuals to explore inner balance, spiritual connection, and community resilience, offering tools for self-care and empowerment rooted in both tradition and mindfulness.
 
I would be honored to be a part of your healing journey. This process is deeply significant, and I appreciate the opportunity to connect with you during this time. I look forward to discussing how we can work together to navigate this path, offering support and insights that may aid in your healing process. Thank you for allowing me to accompany you on this profound journey.

Respectfully,

Nicole

*Please note, I am a registered Canadian Certified Counsellor with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association; your insurance provider may cover some or all of the session fee. Please check with them prior to booking.

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
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 :)