Meet the Team
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Mike Cole, RIP
Inspiration for
Reach Out in the Kootenays
Sara Spicer & Lonny Stefanyk
Lead Initiators
for
REACH OUT in the Kootenay
Alon Gelcer
Co-Creator at REACH OUT
Therapist and Coach at Insight Quest
Lauren Heckley
Co-Creator for REACH OUT
Counsellor at "Counselling With Lauren"
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Sijay James
Website Design
for Reach Out
Deena from Graceful Coaching
1. My training and years of experience:
A trauma-informed holistic healer, I have lived with chronic pain for over 15 years and trauma since infancy, working in the wellness field since 2015 as well as facilitating a no-cost chronic pain support & education group since 2018. My certifications and training include 1st & 2nd degree Reiki in the spiritual lineage of Usui, Hayashi, Takata and Furomoto; Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR); Movement for Trauma level 1; Embodied Wonderment Method modules 1-3; motivational interviewing; reflexology; and a plethora of other knowledge and skills gathered from workshops, books, friends, loved ones, teachers of Life,
and my own lived experience, listening to my bodymind and integrating healing.
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2. My style, focus and what I offer to clients:
I offer client-centered, LGBTQ+ friendly coaching from a compassionate, trauma-informed landscape, providing you with a landing place to heal by embracing your innate worthiness and exploring hidden gems. I focus on disability, integration, and self-care coaching. My specialties include living joyfully in a disabled bodymind, mindfulness and embodiment practices, intrinsic health, nervous system education & hacks, and dismantling ableism.
I am drawn to the space of allowing, nurturing, and integrating experiences (including ease, discomfort, overwhelm, pain and trauma). I can support you to embody what is actually happening and find/ practice the right supports for you and your healing journey. With a foundation of compassionate exchange, normalizing experiences and harm-reduction, I am here to support you and your well-being unconditionally, without fixing or saving you. I strive to take a decolonial intersectional approach, creating safer, more accessible spaces. Come learn, play and integrate day to day life and transformations: the power to heal is already within you.
Visit https://www.gracefulcoaching.ca/ for more information.
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3. In-person? Zoom? Phone? Text?:
I offer coaching sessions on zoom.
Groups and workshops are offered in person, on zoom, and a hybrid of in-person/ online.
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4. If sessions are in-person, the geographic area I serve:
Nelson, BC
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5. I will provide service at - No Cost? Low Cost?:
I commit to REACH OUT's request of one free client/year or 10 free sessions/year and beyond that, sliding scale rates are $5 - 50 an hour.
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6. How to book with me:
Free 30 minute consult, email info@gracefulcoaching.ca
Matty Hillman
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My training and years of experience:
I've been supporting children, youth and families in the West Kootenays for the last 15 years. I've been a faculty member in the School of Health and Human Services at Selkirk College and a community mental health educator and an anti-violence trainer for the last 5 years. My background and research interests include youth mentorship, healthy masculinities, and community-based art projects.
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2. My style, focus and what I offer to clients:
I practice from a strength-based, humanistic and client-centered approach to counselling. I strive to normalize challenges, identify social and cultural factors and consider the holistic individual.
3. In-person? Zoom? Phone? Text?:
Zoom is preferred.
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4. I will provide service at - No Cost? Low Cost?:
Low cost $20-$50
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5. How to book with me:
Contact: mattyhillman@gmail.com
Sarah Simonet
My training and years of experience:
BA in Psychology with extensive training in alternative/meridian based therapies.
20 years experience with a specialization in trauma and abuse.
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My style, focus and what I offer to clients:
Trauma therapist and Energy Healing.
Healing focused (less talk, more healing) using Reiki and Emotional Acupressure.
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In-person? Zoom? Phone? Text?:
In-person (local) and Zoom (non-local).
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If sessions are in-person, the geographic area I serve:
Nelson area.
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I will provide service at - No Cost? Low Cost?:
Low cost.
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How to book with me:
FreedomwithShiela.com
Sarah Simonet
Accounts Payable Specialist
for Reach Out
Sarah Simonet
Accounts Payable Specialist
for Reach Out