Hi, I’m Sarah
& I’m glad you’re here.
A creative counsellor holding space for your story to unfold in color, rhythm, and insight
In counselling, I create a compassionate, grounding space where you’re invited to be who you are, without needing to perform resilience or carry burdens that are not yours to bear. Together, we acknowledge the cost of holding too much and explore what it means to reclaim your nervous system, your energy, your self.
Outside of the counselling space, I’m also a visual artist. My work explores complex stories via photographs. Through vibrant colors, florals, and storytelling, my art brings grief, memory, and meaning into a visible, tangible form that honors both pain and beauty.
My therapeutic approach embraces the full spectrum of human experience, holding space for grief, expression and even joy to unfold in its own time and way. I am here to witness your story, gently inviting you toward your own rhythm of healing and presence.
Where I create, there I am true - Rainier Maria Rilke
Hi, I’m Sarah! (Photo by Hannah Wyles)
I believe this with my whole heart.
Connecting with water
I love knick-knacks, books, and black and white photos of strangers.
I think of hope like this beautiful pink cloud hovering over a long gravel road.
I’m so excited to meet you.
Let’s begin, gently - I offer a free 15-minute consultation, so you can get a sense of what it might be like to work together. It’s a chance to ask questions, share what you’re hoping for, and see if this feels like a good fit - no pressure, no expectations.
Sarah (she/her)
The ways I engage with my creativity most
I have always loved photography and writing - I feel compelled the most to document, I love taking portraits of people that really feel like them - I love out of focus frames, I love when people feel supported enough to express themselves in photos. I love how memories become imagery, and imagery becomes memories. I love creative collaboration and witnessing others engage with their creative selves. Alongside counselling, I keep up a vibrant creative practice exploring themes of grief, storytelling, memory & meaning.
My education
I have a Visual Arts diploma, Art History and English extended minors, and a Bachelor of General Studies from UFV. I have an MC in Counselling from City University. I wrote my thesis as a photo essay on the objects left behind when people pass, and the ways that those same objects can become sacred, delicate portraits of who they were - and who they are, to us.
Why “The Creative Counsellor”?
Creativity is such a huge part of my spirit, everything I do connects to my creative heart. I think to be human is to be deeply creative - even when we aren’t using paints, cameras, sculptures, words, etc, to express it. Creativity exists because humans exist, and counselling is unpacking, exploring, making space for the prism of what it means to be human.
I wanted to build a practice made to journey alongside fellow neurodivergent folks, creatives exploring their practice, those navigating grief & loss, and those wanting to unfold more about themselves in a therapeutic and supportive space.
The things that bring me joy
I love when light creates rainbows, spending time in nature spaces, and really good road trips across Canada. I love heartbreaking music I can sing along to, a good storm, and Mary Oliver poems.
5 albums I could listen to on repeat (except this changes all the time)
Stevie Nicks - Bella Donna
Yaelokre - Hayfields
Noah Kahan - Stick Season
Florence and the Machine - Lungs
Lord Huron - Strange Trails
