Meet the Facilitators!

Novelette is a trained Hospice Peer Bereavement Care Facilitator. She has been helping to Co-facilitate peer bereavement groups for the past 5 years. She has co-facilitated Mixed Loss Groups, Mindfulness for Grieving Loss Groups, Mindful Journaling Groups, And Therapeutic Art Groups. Novelette enjoys learning about mindfulness and psychology.

She has trained with thanatologist Heather Stang. Who is also a certified yoga instructor and author of two books, Mindfulness and Grief and journaling prompt book, From Grief to Peace.

She has also trained with psychologist and meditation teacher Dr. David Treleaven in Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness. Novelette has also done workshops with psychologists, Dr. Rick Hanson. Some include Positive Neuroplasticity, Grief and Loss, and Trauma and Healing the Power of Love As a multiple loss survivor she is dedicated to helping others not feel alone in this grief illiterate, death denying world.

Erin focuses her work creating a supportive and inclusive space for those who have experienced trauma, loss, bereavement, or difficult life changes who are striving to heal from these events. Erin provides compassion and direction to her clients, who include children, teenagers, adults, and older folks. Assisting in exploring beneficial ways to express loss and in building deeper relationships and connections. She is deeply committed to promoting positive self-perceptions, recognizing resilience, and fostering a sense of safety in the people she works with. 

Erin's therapeutic focus is on grief, bereavement and pre/postnatal mental health. Erin values an anti-oppressive, person-centred approach to therapy and believes the relationship is at the core of the process. She uses a combination of therapy including;  Trauma-informed lens, Resiliency model, Narrative, Emotional-Focused and Mindfulness as tools to support you in finding your way to healing. 

Erin's educational background includes an Honors Bachelor of Social Work from Trent University. Starr Certified Trauma and Resilience Specialist in Clinical Application Certification (CTRS-C), Childhood Grief and Bereavement Certification, Non-suicidal, Self-harm in Adolescents: Emotional Regulation in Teens from Sick Kids Learning Institute, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Compassionate Care Training, PSI Perinatal Mood Disorders: Components of Care, PSI Maternal Mental Health Certificate, Yoga and Mindfulness Instructor.