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Psychologists & Counsellors
MYLA SOUTHWARD (SHE/HER)
Certified Canadian Counsellor
Myla aims to create an authentic and non-judgmental therapeutic space, providing care and
support to clients as they navigate their unique paths. She is passionate about client-centred
care, rooted in what works for clients, and offers the resources and knowledge she has to share
with them as a clinician.
Myla is able to offer support to a range of mental health and life challenges. Her areas of
expertise include Relationships, Trauma, Life transitions, and Grief and Loss (including death,
illness, miscarriage, infertility, divorce, pet loss). Her experience includes working with families,
couples, and individuals. Myla is particularly passionate about teens and 65+ adults, offering
age-friendly care as they navigate life transitions, identity, depression, anxiety, grief, and life
changes.
Myla uses several therapeutic orientations, including a Family Systems approach to complex
relationships and feelings, a strength-based, somatic and mindfulness-based approach for grief
and trauma, and a Solution-focused approach for creating change. Myla has a background in
the theatre arts, music, spiritual care, and Reiki, bringing positive energy and creativity to her
work as a clinician.
Myla knows that reaching out for help during a difficult time can be intimidating and that the
relationship with your therapist is a vital connection. She offers a complimentary 15-minute
phone and video consultations to determine if the support she provides is a good fit for you.
LORI JOHNSTONE
Registered Psychologist (Provisional)
Lori's approach to therapy is relational, holistic, and somatic. She considers the whole person, recognizing how our thoughts, values, beliefs, and the systems around us impact and align with our daily lives. Lori adapts her interventions to the individual experience, applying a broad range of techniques.
She deeply believes in our inherent ability to heal and the power of connection. To Lori, vulnerability is a superpower that helps build the self-awareness needed to grow into healthier versions of ourselves. She offers a safe, collaborative space to explore whatever is preventing you from living a full and expansive life.
Whether you're experiencing anxiety, depression, complicated relationships, family estrangement, or trauma, Lori provides a secure base as you discover new strengths empowering you to move forward with confidence. As a neurodivergent therapist, she welcomes neurodivergent, LGBTQIA2S+ individuals and anyone seeking inclusivity and acceptance.
When Lori is not in the therapy room, she is usually with her family. She and her husband are from Annapolis Royal, NS, and they have two adult children and two beloved, purring cats. With her family, Lori enjoys downhill skiing, cycling, and walking. On her own, she often has her nose in a book or cheering for the Colorado Avalanche and Denver Broncos, which keeps her connected to Colorado.
A fun fact about Lori: She spent 13 years in the United States where her children were born.
BEN JESPERSEN
Canadian Certified Counsellor
Acknowledging that we are all unique, Ben takes a collaborative, curiosity-driven, individualized, compassionate, person-focused, and strength-based approach to counselling.
He draws from a combination of modalities, such as solution-focused therapy, person-centred therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), somatic therapy, and Internal Family Systems (IFS). He works with individuals dealing with chronic pain/somatic issues, couples/relationship challenges, parenting issues, anxiety, depression, religious trauma, self-esteem, life changes/existential challenges, work/life stress, grief, and loss.
Ben has been a Chiropractor for 14 years and he uses his experience in working with individuals, with a variety of health issues, to integrate the complex and intertwined biological and physiological connections with the mind and our overall well-being.
His understanding of the human body significantly informs his understanding of the interplay between our physical and mental health.