Meet Yvette

Hi! I’m Yvette.

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I am of Irish, German, & Métis ancestry. I am remembering and reclaiming my traditional spiritual practices and continually unpacking how colonialism shows up in my body and my actions. I’m a self-proclaimed movement nerd and love exploring the ways in which movement can tap us into our psychological power, innate strength, and connect us with the non-ordinary.

I am constantly in awe at how imagery, art, nature, music, and dance can help us deepen our relationships with the wounds we carry, so we may unweave and reweave the tapestry of our lives. Music and dance are my beloveds, and they accompany me in this life. My dog Mia is one of my wisest teachers, and I feel so grateful to be her human.

I have a fascination for the etymology of words, and two terms that profoundly influence me are:

  • “psyche”: meaning soul. I am forever curious about how to reclaim the origins of psychotherapy; soul healing.
  • “embody”: to animate spirit or soul with form. I am amazed at how a body, when given the freedom to express, will reveal some of its deepest soul longings.
Feeler. Mover. Explorer.

On a personal note

I come to this work not just as a therapist but also as a human who has walked the path of being a client. As someone who has stumbled, fallen, got up, fallen again, and returned to my feet, over and over. I know what it means to enter therapy with a dream. I know what it’s like to live with complex trauma and find my way in and out of thriving.

Healing happens within the context of our lives, it takes into account the complexity of being human and allows space for our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. My own journey has included somatic and cognitive therapies, ceremony, emotional emancipation, and continually dismantling how I’ve internalized systems of oppression so I can reclaim my sense of self within the collective. I am, we are, infinitely learning, forever changing and growing.

yvette in blue jumper dancing with arms in air
a stack of books with glasses on them

Education & Training

My greatest education has come from sitting with those older and wiser than I; from listening to the layers found in the words of Elders. From letting their teachings enter my heart and change me.

My lived experience as a trauma survivor and a thriving human informs my work immensely.

I graduated from Vancouver College of Counsellor Training in 2010. I’m a Registered Master Therapeutic Counsellor (MTC) with the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada (ACCT #1063).

Some of the trainings that inform my perspective are:

  • Movement for Trauma L3 practitioner / Level 1 facilitator (past)
  • Sensorimotor Psychotherapy L1
  • Advanced training in Complex Trauma & Dissociation with Janina Fisher
  • Transforming Touch® L2
  • Internal Family Systems – Foundations
  • Bader Pearson Developmental model for Couples Therapy
  • Gestalt Somatic Awareness Integration Mentorship with Maecan Campbell
  • The 360 Emergence Facilitator
  • Movement Leader Mentorship with Amber Ryan of The 360 Emergence
  • Z-health University: Applied Neurology courses – Essentials of Performance and Post Concussion Rehabilitation
  • Decolonizing 101 with Ta7taliya Michelle Nahanee
  • Spiritual Activism 101 & 102 with Rachel Ricketts
  • Inner Field Trip™ Anti-bias work for Highly Sensitive People with Leesa Renee Hall
  • 400 hrs of various movement trainings