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Counselling & Healing Arts

Love your body. Love your self.

Holistic, integrated counselling to attain significant improvements in mental wellness.
Specializing in eating disorders, body image, self esteem & guided breathwork, reiki, embodied awareness.

Meet Kathleen

Kathleen Lafferty, BA, MCP, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Kathleen offers confidential, compassionate, and effective individual clinical counselling and psychotherapy in a safe, comfortable space. She has a thorough knowledge and understanding of issues related to body image, self esteem, and eating disorders. She is also a reiki practitioner, breathwork facilitator, and combines holistic healing practices alongside counselling.

Kathleen Lafferty, BA, MCP, RCC

Registered Clinical Counsellor

Kathleen offers confidential, compassionate, and effective individual clinical counselling and psychotherapy in a safe, comfortable space. She has a thorough knowledge and understanding of issues related to body image, self esteem, and eating disorders. She is also a reiki practitioner, breathwork facilitator, and combines holistic healing practices alongside counselling.

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The Iceberg Metaphor for Eating Disorders

Kathleen Lafferty, BA, MCP, RCC

Oct 13, 2023

Intuition and Therapy

Kathleen Lafferty, BA, MCP, RCC

Jan 21, 2022

' The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change."

- Carl Rogers

Why Kathleen?

I provide a comfortable space to explore your thoughts, feelings, experiences, and work through challenges. I specialize in issues related to disordered eating, self esteem, body image, and anxiety/depression. 

I use a variety of therapeutic techniques depending on your individual needs. Counselling involves looking inward at your thoughts and emotions, shifting patterns in your life that are no longer serving you, and learning new skills and coping strategies. 

I believe in an integrated perspective, meaning that the body and mind are connected. Stress and trauma are often held in the body. I offer holistic healing practices in addition to clinical counselling, such as guided breathwork and reiki (both are somatic ‘embodied’ practices). This can be a great adjunct to counselling, as it helps to reconnect with the body and move safely through intense emotions. It takes a great deal of courage to start your healing journey, and I know that once you take that step, it is possible to heal.

  • Find inner balance and peace of mind​
     

  • Greater control over thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
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  • Learn new skills and coping strategies
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  • More energy and motivation 
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  • Greater self-love and self-acceptance
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  • Release shame and inner criticism
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  • Increased confidence

Benefits of Counselling

Why Kathleen?

I provide a comfortable space to explore your thoughts, feelings, experiences, and work through challenges. I specialize in issues related to disordered eating, self esteem, body image, and anxiety/depression. 

I use a variety of therapeutic techniques depending on your individual needs. Counselling involves looking inward at your thoughts and emotions, shifting patterns in your life that are no longer serving you, and learning new skills and coping strategies. 

I believe in an integrated perspective, meaning that the body and mind are connected. Stress and trauma are often held in the body. I offer holistic healing practices in addition to clinical counselling, such as guided breathwork and reiki (both are somatic ‘embodied’ practices). This can be a great adjunct to counselling, as it helps to reconnect with the body and move safely through intense emotions. It takes a great deal of courage to start your healing journey, and I know that once you take that step, it is possible to heal.

  • Find inner balance and peace of mind​
     

  • Greater control over thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
    ​

  • Learn new skills and coping strategies
    ​

  • More energy and motivation 
    ​

  • Greater self-love and self-acceptance
    ​

  • Release shame and inner criticism
    ​

  • Increased confidence

Benefits of Counselling

  • Feeling safe in the body
     

  • Shifting deeply held beliefs that no longer serve you
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  • Decreased nervous system activation
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  • Reduced anxiety, depression, stress
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  • Increased emotional stability
     

  • Ability to move safely through states of emotional intensity
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  • Deep sense of relaxation 
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  • Finding a deeper connection to body & mind
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  • Greater attunement to your intuition & felt sense

Benefits of Somatic Practices

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Kathleen is proud to offer the first 20 minutes of therapy free of charge.

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