I am a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario and a Canadian Certified Counsellor with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association.

I can see psychotherapy clients in Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.

I am also a Certified Yoga Therapist with the International Association of Yoga Therapists, allowing me to see clients for yoga therapy internationally (although yoga therapy is rarely covered by insurance benefits). Please reach out directly to book yoga therapy only at cassie@sister.ca.

50-minute sessions = $165
75-minute sessions = $225
90-minute sessions are $255.
3-hour therapy intensives* = $510.
and 4-hour therapy intensives* = $680.

*Billing for therapy intensive can be divided into 1-hour treatment sessions for insurance billing purposes.

If you have coverage for “counselling” or “psychotherapy” in BC, AB, SK, MB, NL, YT, NWT, and NU, check for acceptance of the “Canadian Certified Counsellor” designation.

In Ontario, check for ”psychotherapy" coverage. If accepted, you can submit your receipt for reimbursement to your insurance provider. Please don’t hesitate to email me with any questions regarding coverage at cassie@sister.ca.

Payment is by e-transfer or credit card.

Virtually. You'll receive an email with the video call link 30 minutes before your session from the Jane app. Phone sessions are also available if you prefer.

I primarily work with adult women who have experiences of childhood, relational, and sexual trauma. We are often working to unlearn the lies of patriarchy that have been internalized in psyche and body so that their lives can be reclaimed as their own.

🌈 2SLGBTQIA+ clients are wholeheartedly welcomed, including nonbinary and transgender clients.

I hold a 200hr yoga teacher training in Ashtanga-Vinyasa Yoga from Kranti Yoga in Goa, India (2017), a Bachelor of Social Sciences in Conflict Studies and Human Rights from the University of Ottawa (2020), an 800-hour Yoga Therapy Certificate with the School of Embodied Yoga Therapy in Ottawa (2024), and a Masters in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University (2025). I have taken supplemental training programs focusing on yoga philosophy, grief and death with the School of Embodied Yoga Therapy.

In addition to teaching yoga in about a dozen yoga studios in Ontario and BC, I worked as a yoga teacher and yoga therapist serving immigrants and refugees, survivors of sexual and childhood abuse, and survivors of human trafficking with various community organizations over the years, including the Sexual Assault Support Centre in Ottawa, Parkdale Food Centre, Jewish Family Services, A New Day, and more. I started and ran a nonprofit organization called Warrior Yoga which provided free access to trauma-informed yoga practices in Ottawa, Toronto and Stockholm from 2018-2021.

I have had the opportunity to write curriculum and teach yoga teacher training programs for 200-hour training programs as well as 50-hour Trauma-Informed YTT programs from 2022-2024. I also ran my own yoga retreat business, Nest Holistic 2021-2026, hosting yoga retreats in Ontario, British Columbia, Costa Rica, and Italy, focusing on communal and nature-based healing practices.

I have had the opportunity to work with various research projects from 2021-2024, including research on the impacts of yoga and mindfulness on patients with Schizophrenia at the Royal Ottawa Institute of Mental Health Research, and community-based yoga programming for diverse low-income communities and young mothers with Dr. Francine Darroch at Carleton University.

I have also cohosted the podcasts Warrior Stories and Hope is Resistance (season 1 + 2), in addition to running my substack publication which provides regular multimedia healing resources to survivors for free.

I completed my psychotherapy internship at Shine Mental Health Collective in Ottawa 2024-2025, providing support to people experiencing chronic stress, burnout, PTSD, and C-PTSD. I continue to receive regular clinical supervision from Tesia Bryski, RP and owner of Shine.

My work currently focuses on the integration of somatics and spirtuality into clinical mental health treatment for female survivors or trauma and patriarchal violence in my private practice, Sister. Welcome! ❤️‍🔥

I take a holistic, multi-modal approach, integrating somatic, nervous system-focused approaches based in yoga therapy and Polyvagal Theory with Mindful Self Compassion, Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment therapy, Strength-Based and expressive arts approaches.

When appropriate, I integrate earth-based ritual and ceremony to support clients with transitions, endings, and beginnings, honouring our losses and beginnings as natural processes of life.

Our first session is an intake where my goal is to get to know you and understand what's happening in your life. I'll ask about your mental, physical, and social wellbeing, and we'll explore what brings you to therapy. You're always welcome to say "no thank you" to any topics you're not ready to discuss. We move at your pace.

Not necessarily. Sessions are tailored to your in-the-moment needs. Sometimes we focus more on talk, sometimes more on somatic practices, and often we weave between both. You're always encouraged to request what you need.

No prior yoga experience is required. And if you'd prefer to focus on talk therapy only, or yoga therapy only, we can do that too.

If we're working with yoga therapy, it helps to have a mat or carpet, blocks, a bolster or pillows, blankets, and an eye covering. But don't worry if you're missing things. We'll work with what you have.