About Us
A Little Zen provides a peaceful and holistic approach to counselling and psychotherapy, to help achieve balance and wellness. Our goal at A Little Zen is to provide the tools to help you move out of suffering and into living with intention. You will learn practical skills to increase psychological flexibility and live a full, purposeful meaningful life while living alongside the physical and/or emotional trauma you are processing.
Changing emotional patterns is difficult. More often than not, it has little to do with motivation and it has everything to do with what kind of experiences we have and how they influence the wiring in our brain.
We are creatures of habit and our minds, bodies, and emotional systems are drawn to patterns. Even the ones that no longer support us.
Our Connection
Accessing nature, mindful movement, and intentional breath-work are known to increase our awareness of these patterns and experiences in our bodies and minds. There is a large body of research that supports the power of compassionate observation (noticing) so that we can better understand our patterns and learn how to reset our internal navigation.
We facilitate deep personal exploration with ease, allowing individuals to heal, root and grow their inner strength to move forward in life with purpose which may include experiential mindful movement, present moment awareness training, and breath-work
Get Outside to
Get Inside
Forest therapy, also known as nature therapy or eco-therapy, is a form of therapy that takes place in a natural outdoor setting, such as a park, forest. This type of therapy can have many benefits, including improving mental and physical health, reducing stress and anxiety, and promoting overall well-being.
Some specific benefits of outdoor therapy may include:
better moods, improved cognitive function, and enhanced social connections
We support individual experiencing mental health concerns, challenges related to work-life balance, life transitions, grief and loss, low self-esteem and traumatic experiences. During our time together we will explore how you can bring awareness to areas of suffering and engage with your inner resources and strengths to live a fulfilling and meaningful life.
This may be achieved in a number of ways including individual counselling, coaching and psychotherapy (available in person or virtual), group programs (Nature Therapy and Body-Centered Psychotherapy). All services offered by
A Little Zen are social work services that are trauma-informed and rooted in evidence-based approaches.
We do this through a variety of approaches that are available to you:
Individual Counselling and Psychotherapy (Talk-Therapy) - virtual or in-person
Body-Centered Trauma Counselling
Nature Based Forest Therapy (Eco-Therapy)
We also offer programs that draw on the supportive power of an experiential group environment:
Body-Centered Yoga Based Therapy Groups
Nature Based Immersive Forest Therapy Groups
Day-Long Intensive Retreat Experience Programs
