Services & Offerings
I offer a blend of counselling, trauma-informed support, nervous-system-informed practices, life coaching, and group facilitation — tailored to what you need in this season of your life.
Whether you are feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, stuck, anxious, grieving, or simply ready for something to shift, my work is rooted in helping you feel seen, supported, and gently guided back to yourself.
Together, we create personalized support plans that fit your life, your nervous system, your background, your needs, and your goals.
Personalized care for your unique needs.
There is no single path to healing, growth, or change.
At Grow Optimism, I create personalized support plans that are shaped around your needs, your nervous system, your lived experience, and your goals. Together, we look at what feels heavy, what feels stuck, and what kind of support would feel most meaningful right now.
Your plan may include one-on-one counselling, trauma therapy, life coaching, body-based nervous system support, mindfulness and grounding practices, self-compassion work, or a more structured short-term program.
The goal is not to force a formula onto your life.
The goal is to help you make sense to yourself — and begin moving toward a life that feels more grounded, open-hearted, and genuinely yours.
01 / Healing
Individual Therapy &
Trauma-Informed Counselling
Counselling is a space set apart from the demands of daily life — a place where you can slow down, unpack what you have been carrying, and begin to understand yourself with more compassion.
In our work together, we may explore anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship patterns, emotional overwhelm, self-worth, or the stories you have been carrying about who you are.
My approach is warm, collaborative, trauma-informed, and paced with care. We do not just look at symptoms. We look at the whole of you: your thoughts, your body, your nervous system, your relationships, your history, your strengths, and the parts of you that are ready to heal.
Together, we make space for what hurts, untangle what feels overwhelming, and develop tools and strategies to help you feel more grounded.
Support may include:
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Anxiety and depression
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Trauma and PTSD
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Grief and loss
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Relationship challenges
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Emotional overwhelm
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Self-worth and identity
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Life transitions
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Attachment wounds
RATE: 140/hr
02 / Regulation
Nervous System Support
Sometimes, the work is not just about thinking differently. Sometimes, it is about learning how your body has been carrying stress, trauma, fear, grief, or overwhelm.
My nervous-system-informed work helps you begin to understand your inner responses with more curiosity and less shame. Together, we explore what happens inside your body when you feel anxious, shut down, reactive, disconnected, flooded, or exhausted.
This work is rooted in the belief that your nervous system is not broken. It has been trying to protect you.
Through body-based practices, grounding tools, mindfulness, self-compassion, and polyvagal-informed interventions, we begin to help your system feel safer, steadier, and more supported.
This is the work of helping you make sense to you.
Support may include:
Understanding your stress responses
Working with anxiety and overwhelm
Grounding and regulation practices
Mindfulness-based interventions
Body-based emotional awareness
Self-compassion and inner safety
Support for shutdown, reactivity, or disconnection
RATE: 140/hr
03 / Restoration
The Steady Current:
A six-week nervous system support program
For clients looking for a more focused, structured experience, I offer a six-week body-based support program designed to help you better understand your nervous system, develop grounding tools, and reconnect with yourself in a steady and compassionate way.
This program may be especially supportive if you are feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, stuck in old patterns, or ready to explore a more intentional season of healing and self-understanding.
Over six weeks, we move gently and collaboratively through practices that may include nervous system education, grounding, mindfulness, self-compassion, body-based awareness, and reflection.
The work is not about rushing your healing.
It is about creating a steady container where you can begin to listen inward, understand your patterns, and build tools that support you beyond our sessions.
This program may support you with:
Understanding your nervous system
Building grounding and regulation tools
Reconnecting with your body
Softening self-judgment
Creating emotional safety
Noticing patterns with compassion
Moving through stress or overwhelm with more support
Format: Six-week structured program
Investment: Available by inquiry
04 / Direction
Customized Life Coaching
While counselling often creates space to heal, coaching creates space to clarify, plan, and move forward.
Life coaching may be a good fit if you are feeling relatively stable, but stuck — unsure of your next step, craving more direction, struggling with follow-through, or wanting to align your life more closely with your values.
Together, we identify what matters, clarify your goals, map out realistic steps, and build accountability in a way that feels encouraging rather than overwhelming.
This is an active, collaborative process designed to help you move from where you are toward where you want to be.
Coaching may support you with:
Goal setting and planning
Life transitions
Confidence and self-trust
Values alignment
Habit formation
Creative blocks
Career or personal direction
Accountability and follow-through
RATE: 140/hr
05 / Connection
Corporate & Group Training
I offer customized group facilitation, workplace wellness training, keynote speaking, employee support programs, and team-building workshops for organizations and groups.
Training can be tailored to your team’s needs and may include topics related to mental wellness, communication, courage, compassion, connection, resilience, self-awareness, and workplace wellbeing.
My goal is to create spaces where people feel seen, heard, supported, and encouraged — whether that is in a counselling room, a workshop, or a workplace setting.
Group and corporate offerings may include:
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Workplace wellness training
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Customized group facilitation
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Employee support programs
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Team-building workshops
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Keynote speaking
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Communication and connection workshops
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Dare to Lead / Daring Teams-informed work
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Mental health and wellness education
Pricing: Custom quote
06 / Space
Organizing & Personal Space Coaching
Sometimes our outer spaces begin to reflect our inner overwhelm.
Through organizing and personal space coaching, I offer loving guidance, support, and encouragement to help you create more ease, clarity, and calm in your physical environment.
This is not about judgment or perfection. It is about meeting you where you are and helping you create a space that feels more manageable, peaceful, and supportive of the life you are trying to live.
Sessions are customized to your needs and your space.
This support may include:
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Decluttering support
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Home organization
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Creating calmer spaces
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Gentle accountability
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Decision-making support
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Reducing overwhelm
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Building systems that feel realistic
Rate: 140/hr
HOW I WORK
Approaches & Tools
The tools I draw from are tailored to you.
My work is integrative, person-centred, trauma-informed, intersectional, and personalized. Depending on your needs, I may draw from a range of therapeutic, coaching, mindfulness, body-awareness, and nervous-system-based approaches.
These tools help us explore not only what you are experiencing, but how your mind, body, relationships, history, and nervous system may be shaping the way you move through the world.
We use what feels supportive and relevant for you — helping you notice patterns, build practical coping skills, reconnect with your body and emotions, and move toward a steadier relationship with yourself.
Felt Sense Polyvagal & Nervous System Regulation
Working with the nervous system as a pathway for understanding yourself, your stress responses, and your capacity for safety, connection, and steadiness.
CBT, DBT, ACT & Solution-Focused Strategies
Practical approaches that can support emotional regulation, thought patterns, coping skills, acceptance, values, problem-solving, and meaningful action.
EFIT, IFS-Informed, Attachment & Trauma Approaches
Relational and trauma-informed frameworks that support deeper self-understanding, emotional healing, relationship patterns, and compassion for the parts of you that have been trying to protect you.
Self-Compassion Work
Support for softening self-judgement, building inner kindness, strengthening self-worth, and learning to relate to yourself with more care.
Body Awareness, Grounding & Mindfulness-Based Interventions
Practical tools to help you reconnect with your body and emotions, come back to the present moment, regulate your nervous system, and feel more steady in daily life.
HOW I WORK
Approaches & Tools
The tools I draw from are tailored to you.
My work is integrative, person-centred, trauma-informed, intersectional, and personalized. Depending on your needs, I may draw from a range of therapeutic, coaching, mindfulness, body-awareness, and nervous-system-based approaches.
These tools help us explore not only what you are experiencing, but how your mind, body, relationships, history, and nervous system may be shaping the way you move through the world.
We use what feels supportive and relevant for you — helping you notice patterns, build practical coping skills, reconnect with your body and emotions, and move toward a steadier relationship with yourself.
Felt Sense Polyvagal & Nervous System Regulation
Working with the nervous system as a pathway for understanding yourself, your stress responses, and your capacity for safety, connection, and steadiness.
CBT, DBT, ACT & Solution-Focused Strategies
Practical approaches that can support emotional regulation, thought patterns, coping skills, acceptance, values, problem-solving, and meaningful action.
EFIT, IFS-Informed, Attachment & Trauma Approaches
Relational and trauma-informed frameworks that support deeper self-understanding, emotional healing, relationship patterns, and compassion for the parts of you that have been trying to protect you.
Self-Compassion Work
Support for softening self-judgement, building inner kindness, strengthening self-worth, and learning to relate to yourself with more care.
Body Awareness, Grounding & Mindfulness-Based Interventions
Practical tools to help you reconnect with your body and emotions, come back to the present moment, regulate your nervous system, and feel more steady in daily life.
OTHER INFO
Practical Details
My standard rate for a 50-minute therapy session is $140.00.
I also offer a limited number of sliding-scale spaces, as well as one pro bono therapy
space each year.I believe therapy should feel as accessible and sustainable as possible, and I am happy to have an open conversation about what support, pacing, and fee structure may work best for you.
Therapy works best when it can fit realistically into your life.
Together, we will explore a rhythm for sessions that supports your needs, capacity, and
goals — whether that means meeting regularly, semi-regularly, or adjusting as lifechanges.
In our first few sessions, we will begin creating a collaborative treatment plan that helps guide the pace and structure of our work together.
Our first sessions are a gentle beginning.
We may meet in person, online, by phone, or in another suitable setting when accommodations are needed. If it feels supportive, we can also include eco-therapy —
walking, hiking, or sitting together in nature as part of the therapeutic process.The first two to four sessions are focused on getting to know you, understanding what has been getting in the way of you feeling more like yourself, and beginning to shape a
sustainable treatment plan that reflects your needs, strengths, and hopes for therapy.The frequency of sessions will depend on the treatment plan we create together, your goals, and the level of support that feels most helpful.
Some clients benefit from weekly sessions, while others may prefer a different rhythm
over time.If we are working with PTSD, CPTSD, or more complex mental health concerns, more consistent sessions may be recommended so we can build safety, stability, and momentum in the work.
My intention is that you leave sessions feeling as grounded, safe, and supported as possible as you return to daily life.
Together, we can create a support plan for after-session care, especially if a session feels emotionally intense or tender.
This may include grounding strategies, check-ins from Nancy when appropriate, email or other agreed-upon communication between sessions, and a safety plan when additional support is needed.
That is okay.
You do not need to have the perfect words, a clear plan, or a fully formed understanding of what you need before reaching out.
Sometimes the first step is simply saying, “I think I need support.”
During a free introductory call, we can talk about what you are carrying, what kind of support you are looking for, and whether counselling, coaching, nervous system support, a structured program, or another offering feels like the best fit.
Counselling / Therapy:
$140 / hour
Life Coaching:
$140 / hour
Organizing & Personal Space Coaching:
$140 / hour
Corporate & Group Training:
Custom quote
Six-Week Body-Based Support Program:
Available by inquiry
