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A Greeting from Rachel (she/her)
Canadian Certified Counsellor.

Rachel offers virtual sessions, for all Alberta residents & in-person sessions in Calgary.
I am passionate about healing and doing the work necessary to step into the innate power that lies within us all. I believe healing is a life-long journey; one we continually embark on the more self-work we choose to do. My passion is walking with people to support them on their healing journey and aid them in stepping into their power. I believe in supporting people to find the strength to advocate for themselves. Yoga has been an integral part of my own healing and I integrate yogic philosophy, mindfulness, and breathwork often into my sessions.

I have always created artwork, and in doing so found a great deal of release, healing, and connection to myself. I love the feeling of creating a work of art as for me creating art is a sharing of my soul. I have learned so much about myself through art-making and I am excited to share the healing power of creating art with those who feel called to art making as healing.

I integrate aspects of DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Theory), CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Theory), with a Solution Focused and Person Centered approach. I work with children 5+ and provide support for those with ADHD, FASD, ASD, NPD (families and partners), anxiety, depression, chronic pain and trauma. I am passionate about supporting those with a diagnosis of ADHD, FASD, or ASD in understanding how their brain works and providing them with the necessary tools to advocate for themselves. I provide support for families through communication and attachment coaching.

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 :)