Personal Growth Counselling at New Tides
Sometimes Counselling isn’t About Excavating Pain and Trauma
As you’re falling asleep at the end of the day, or maybe as you’re laying in bed in the morning, savouring a few extra moments of sleep, you find yourself wondering… am I doing this right?
Know you want support but not sure where to start?
Come take your shoes off, curl up with some tea and let’s make a plan. You’re not broken, you’re just wonderfully human, which can be complicated (and sometimes frustrating) to navigate.
Our Find a Counsellor form can guide you in connecting with a counsellor who is the best fit for you.
When Might it Be Time to go to Counselling for Personal Growth
Your life is objectively okay… maybe even good, but to you, it feels like something is missing. Maybe it’s that you’re looking for more connected, inspiring relationships. Maybe there’s something you’re passionate about that you’re just not making time for. Or maybe you’ve built a life that you thought you were supposed to, you know - the one that was going to make you finally happy, relaxed and content - but it doesn’t feel like you thought it would. There’s also the possibility that you just honestly don’t really really know who you are.
Connect With One of Our Personal Growth Counsellors
Finding the right counsellor matters.
The following counsellors on our team have availability for new clients and bring different personalities, experiences and approaches to personal growth therapy.
We offer free 15-minute consultations so you can connect and ask questions first.
You can browse our counsellors yourself or have our intake team help you find a potential fit.
Sometimes Asking for Support is Hard
When questions and uncertainties cross our paths that we know nothing about dealing with, typically we ask an expert, or even a friend. But when it comes to our value as person, our lives, or our emotional and mental health and well being, it can be so challenging to ask for a little extra guidance. Often fear or embarrassment cause us to put off asking until the problem is so big we no longer could ignore it if we wanted to. I appreciate the courage that has brought you here now, wherever it is you are at!
If you’re looking to explore your values, your relationships, career, or how to create a more fulfilling life, I would love to tackle this together! We will explore what you already have in place, what’s missing, and what’s holding you back. You will also gain more confidence in your own intuition, develop self-awareness and greater sense of ease and being comfortable in your own body, heart and mind.
RCC (She/Her)
Esther supports clients with self-worth, relationships, attachment, childhood experiences, neurodivergence, family dynamics and burnout, creating space for clients to better understand themselves and the patterns shaping their lives. Esther also has a background as teacher and school counsellor and loves supporting teens, other educators, caregivers and those with BIPOC experiences or who have lived outside of Canada
Main Approaches:Somatic · Mindfulness · Attachment-Focused · IFS · Narrative · DBT · Emotion-Focused · AEDP