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Resources for Your Healing Journey


Below, you'll find a curated list of my most trusted resources to support you in your healing. From experienced counselors to trauma-informed professionals and empowering organizations, these recommendations reflect a shared commitment to helping individuals overcome life's challenges and find peace.


Shadia Doty

RPC-C, RTC-C
ICF Certified Life Coach

“I am an RPC-C (Registered Professional Counsellor-Candidate), RTC-C (Registered Therapeutic Counsellor-Candidate), and an ICF-certified life coach, trained in CBT, DBT, narrative therapy, trauma work, and inner child healing.”

Rosemary Messmer

MA, RCC Clinical Counsellor and Intuitive Coach

Rosemary specializes in helping empaths, intuitives, and spiritual folks connect to the truth of who you are, and live in more ease and trust. Located in North Vancouver, BC, and offers virtual sessions over phone or zoom.

Susan Sidsworth

MA RCC, Trained EMDR Therapist

At EMDR Therapy Group, we are a group of independent counselling therapists who specialize in EMDR, trauma, and resiliency-informed therapy.

Apps we Love

  • Motivational audio for every moment of your day.

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  • BetterHelp is a mental health platform that provides direct online counseling and therapy services via web or phone text communication.

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  • Calm your mind. Change your life. The #1 app for sleep, meditation and relaxation.

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Books we Love

Crisis Support

If you need immediate help, please reach out to any of these organizations:

Canada: Talk Suicide Canada:
1-833-456-4566
USA + Canada: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988
Global: Find a helpline worldwide

Additional Resources

Children & Youth Support
Kids Help Phone (Canada): 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868

Childline (UK): 0800 1111

Indigenous Support

Hope for Wellness Helpline (Canada): 1-855-242-3310 (24/7)

First Nations and Native American Support (U.S.): Contact your local Indian Health Service or Tribal Health Organization.

Global Support

Befrienders Worldwide: Visit befrienders.org for a directory of crisis helplines in your country.