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MIND, MOOD & EVERYDAY LIFE

Care for your inner world. 

When anxiety, low mood, grief, life transitions, or the weight of everyday stress make life feel heavier, we will look together at the patterns underneath what has been hard, and find tools that fit your everyday life.

 

Therapy can be a space to build awareness and understanding of your emotional responses, helping you feel steadier, and developing healthier relationships with yourself, and with the people around you.

YOU MIGHT RECOGNIZE YOURSELF HERE

When the weight of everyday life starts to feel like a lot.

Your mental well-being is about how you experience your daily life. You may recognize yourself in these quiet struggles:

  • Anxiety hums in the background of your days, even when your life looks completely fine from the outside.

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  • A low mood or persistent flatness has dulled your energy and distanced you from the things you used to enjoy.

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  • Grief has reshaped your entire world, and you feel pressure from others to move forward before you are ready.

  • Sudden anger or irritability catches you by surprise, impacting your relationships and peace of mind in ways you wish to change.

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  • Managing chronic illness or pain has narrowed your daily life, requiring a constant negotiation of your energy and limits.

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  • Cumulative stress and burnout leave you running on empty, with very little time or energy left to care for yourself.

EXPLORE THE AREAS WE SUPPORT

A supportive space to process what you are carrying and find your way forward.

Caring for your mental health is about more than managing symptoms—it is about reclaiming your energy, finding clarity, and building a daily life that feels genuinely supportive of your well-being. Here are areas we can help support you with:

Addiction & Substance Use

A compassionate, non-judgmental space to explore your relationship with substances and build healthier coping strategies.

Anger Management

Support to understand the roots of your frustration and develop constructive ways to express your boundaries.

Anxiety &

Anxiety  Disorders

Practical tools to quiet a busy mind, soothe your nervous system, and reclaim your peace of mind.

Cancer Support

Dedicated space to process the emotional toll of diagnosis, treatment, or supporting a loved one through illness.

Chronic Illness & Pain

Compassionate guidance to navigate the physical and emotional challenges of living with long-term health conditions.

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Depression

 

Gentle support to help you reconnect with your energy, find meaning, and lift the heavy fog of low mood.​

Embodied

Acceptance

Help to cultivate a kinder, more peaceful relationship with your body and your physical self.

Emotional Regulation

Practical strategies to understand your emotional responses and feel more in control of your reactions.

Grief & Loss

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A safe, unhurried space to process the pain of loss and navigate life after a major life change.

Life

Transitions

A Guidance to help you find your footing and adapt when major life changes reshape your daily reality.

Men's

Mental Health

A supportive space to address the unique societal pressures and emotional challenges men face.

Mood

Disorders

Collaborative therapy to find stability, understand your emotional patterns, and navigate shifting moods.

Obsessivee Compulsive (OCD) 

Evidence-based support to manage intrusive thoughts and reduce the behaviours that keep you feeling stuck.

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Perfectionism

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Support to release the pressure of impossible standards and cultivate a healthier relationship with achievement.

Self-Esteem 

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Practical help to quiet your inner critic, appreciate your strengths, and build genuine self-worth.

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Stress & Burnout

Tools to manage cumulative stress, restore your energy, and establish sustainable boundaries in your daily life.

WHAT SUPPORT CAN LOOK LIKE

Support for what is happening inside.

Therapy offers a dedicated, compassionate space to slow down and truly understand your inner world—the quiet worries, the heavy moods, the weight of grief, and the deeper questions of meaning. Rather than simply managing symptoms, we work together to explore the root of what you are experiencing, helping you process difficult emotions at your own pace.

 

By cultivating self-compassion and practical coping tools, you can quiet the noise of everyday stress, find your footing, and build a daily life that feels more steady, more spacious, and more genuinely yours.

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Honour Your Personal Boundaries

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Better Manage Difficult Emotions 

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Reconnect with you Authentic Self

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Quiet the Noise of a Busy Mind

Meet Your Support Team Who Work With
Mind, Mood & Everyday Life

Andrea Cottee - Registered Psychotherapist offering virtual EMDR and couples therapy and F

Andrea Cottee, MACP

Registered Psychotherapist 

andrea@wellnesscc.ca

Ashley Wills - Registered Psychotherapist for adults, youth and children in St. Catharines

Ashley Wills, MA
Registered Psychotherapist

ashley@wellnesscc.ca

Cassandra Umbriaco - Registered Psychotherapist providing ACT therapy in St. Catharines ch

Cassandra Umbriaco, MACP

Registered Psychotherapist 
cassandra@wellnesscc.ca

Ciara Pember - Registered Psychotherapist (qualifying) offering affordable therapy while o

Ciara Pember,

MACP (Candidate)
Registered Psychotherapist

(Qualifying)

ciara@wellnesscc.ca

Cindy Rose, Registered Psychotherapist and founder of Wellness Counselling Centre, St. Cat

Cindy Rose, M.A.

Registered Psychotherapist

cindy@wellnesscc.ca

Erin Coffell, Registered Psychotherapist offering narrative therapy for chronic illness an

Erin Coffell, MACP

Registered Psychotherapist 
erin@wellnesscc.ca

Katie Tallon - Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) for relationships and trauma recove

Katie Tallon, MACP

Registered Psychotherapist 

(Qualifying)
katie@wellnesscc.ca

Lewis Lau - Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) for adults and youth with a focus on m

Lewis Lau, MACP

Registered Psychotherapist

(Qualifying)

lewis@wellnesscc.ca

Melissa Penner - Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) helping adults and youth with gri

Melissa Penner, MACP

Registered Psychotherapist

(Qualifying)

melissa@wellnesscc.ca

Stefanie Dejong - Registered Psychotherapist in St. Catharines specializing in IFS therapy

Stefanie DeJong, M.A.

Registered Psychotherapist 
stefanie@wellnesscc.ca

Tyne Markle - Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) offering Gottman couples therapy and

Tyne Markle, MACP

Registered Psychotherapist 

(Qualifying)
tyne@wellnesscc.ca

Your move from hurt to hope
can begin today.

A real human on the other end, holding compassionate, non-judgmental space for whatever you bring. In person in St. Catharines or virtually across Ontario.

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