Overview
Mental health counselling is a collaborative, trauma-informed treatment modality that supports well-being through guided conversation and therapeutic connection. By integrating Narrative Therapy, expressive arts and behavioural approaches, I support clients to reflect on their personal stories, express and process emotions, and make meaningful changes to bring preferred outcomes closer to reach. Narrative therapy invites clients to reframe their experiences, while expressive arts therapy provides a non-verbal outlet for deeper emotional processing. The behavioural approach then offers practical strategies to reinforce preferred patterns, creating a holistic, transformative journey of self-discovery, emotional insight, and lasting change.
Common Concerns
- Stress, Anxiety and Worry
- Burnout, Caregiver Stress and Compassion Fatigue
- Medical Trauma
- Body-Focused Repetitive Behaviours
- Gender and Sexual Orientation and Identity
Benefits
- Gain a private and confidential space to unburden, decompress and share openly without judgement.
- Strengthen and nurture the connections between the mind and body.
- Improve clarity on situations or experiences that are complicated or tangled up.
- Build knowledge of available information, tools, strategies and resources to support the process of coping and adapting to pressures.
Practitioner
Julie Mason, RSW
Mental Health Counsellor, Registered Social Worker (MSW, RSW)
Over 10 years of experience in mental health in Guelph community and health care settings, I’ve supported people to make more sense of what “health” and “illness” means to them. Let’s work with what you have right now, by listening to the signals. Together in counselling, we’ll get curious about these patterns and find ways to settle, restore, and trust again—so your mind and body can start working with each other instead of against each other.
Emily Hiram, RP
Registered Psychotherapist
Emily is a Registered Psychotherapist specializing in body image, relationship with food, disordered eating, anxiety, and major life transitions. She frequently works with women in pregnancy, postpartum, and motherhood, and brings additional insight from her earlier career in the corporate world. Emily’s approach is trauma-informed and individualized, drawing from mindfulness, parts work (IFS), and psychodynamic therapy. She focuses on creating a safe, supportive space to explore emotions, reduce shame, and build lasting inner steadiness.
