Bee Kind Counselling

Bee Kind Counselling Bee Kind Counselling offers a variety of therapeutic services for those living in Ontario Canada. I am a registered social worker with my BSW and MSW.

We provide support for anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism, BPD, bipolar disorder, relationship issues, anger management, LGBTQ+ issues and more. About Bee Kind Counselling

My name is Bre Traverse, I identify as a cis-gendered female with pronouns of she/her and of Qalipu Mi'kmaq First Nation descent. I am actively a part of the LGBTQ+ community and am an ally to many other communities. Opening my

own private practice was always a goal I strived towards. My goal is to help you find healthy coping skills that you can implement in your everyday lives. Bee Kind Counselling is a safe space for all gender identities, sexual orientations, races, and cultural backgrounds. The name "Bee Kind Counselling" originates from my name Bre, short form "B" and my love for all kinds of people promoting the need to be kind to each and every person as you never know what they may be experiencing. Life can get difficult, and sometimes a little help from a professional Psychotherapist/person with lived experience can make things better. I care about your well-being and provide you all the tools you need in order to seize the day and learn how to tackle even the most traumatic circumstances.

Have you ever felt like you constantly question yourself because of your ADHD?For many ADHDers, self-doubt can develop t...
06/08/2026

Have you ever felt like you constantly question yourself because of your ADHD?

For many ADHDers, self-doubt can develop through years of being misunderstood, criticized, or compared to neurotypical expectations.

These experiences can look like:

🐝 Comparing your productivity, focus, or executive functioning abilities to others
🐝 Internalizing labels such as “lazy,” “careless,” or “unmotivated”
🐝 Struggling with tasks that others seem to complete with ease
🐝 Feeling frustrated by inconsistent motivation, energy, or performance
🐝 Replaying mistakes, forgotten tasks, or missed deadlines in your mind
🐝 Questioning your intelligence or capabilities because things take more effort
🐝 Experiencing rejection sensitivity or fear of disappointing others
🐝 Feeling ashamed for needing reminders, accommodations, or additional support
🐝 Masking your challenges to appear more “organized” or “put together”
🐝 Believing you are failing instead of recognizing that your brain works differently

Over time, these repeated experiences can impact your self-esteem, confidence, emotional regulation, and mental health.

You may have spent years believing your struggles were personal failures rather than differences in how your brain processes attention, motivation, memory, and executive functioning.

Your struggles are responses to living in environments that were not designed with neurodivergent needs in mind.

At Bee Kind Counselling, we support ADHDers through a neurodiversity-affirming and compassionate lens that focuses on self-understanding, strengths, and sustainable support.

Loving someone who is LGBTQ+ often means learning how deeply safety, respect, and affirmation matter in everyday interac...
06/05/2026

Loving someone who is LGBTQ+ often means learning how deeply safety, respect, and affirmation matter in everyday interactions.

For many LGBTQ+ individuals, experiences of acceptance or rejection can shape how safe it feels to show up authentically in relationships, workplaces, and communities.

Support is most meaningful when it is consistent, respectful, and affirming.

If you love someone who is LGBTQ+, it can help to:
🐝 Respect identity without questioning or correcting it.
🐝 See the person beyond their identity.
🐝 Support disclosure without pressure or expectation.
🐝 Speak up when discrimination occurs.
🐝 Understand the impact of minority stress.

Small, intentional actions can create safety, trust, and connection.

At Bee Kind Counselling, we provide trauma-informed, LGBTQ+ affirming, neurodiversity-affirming care to support individuals and families in building understanding, safety, and connection.

Reach out for a free 15-minute consultation by emailing [email protected], calling (519) 757-7842, or visiting our website: www.beekindcounselling.com

If you are living with anxiety, it can sometimes feel like your mind is always preparing for something to go wrong.Even ...
06/04/2026

If you are living with anxiety, it can sometimes feel like your mind is always preparing for something to go wrong.

Even in moments of safety, your body may still feel tense, alert, or on edge.

You might notice yourself overthinking decisions, replaying conversations, or feeling overwhelmed by possibilities that others don’t seem to see.

Anxiety often creates a loop of worry, self-doubt, and exhaustion that can be hard to explain to others and even harder to turn off internally.

It is important to remember:

🐝You are not being dramatic.
🐝You are not failing at coping.
🐝You are not “too much.”
🐝Anxiety is a nervous system response.
🐝You are allowed to feel overwhelmed.
🐝You are allowed to slow down.
🐝You are allowed to need support and reassurance.
🐝You are allowed to take space without having to justify it.

At Bee Kind Counselling, we provide trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming therapy to help you understand your anxiety, regulate your nervous system, and build strategies that feel supportive and sustainable.

Reach out for a free 15-minute consultation by emailing [email protected], calling (519) 757-7842, or visiting our website: www.beekindcounselling.com

Neuroq***r-affirming practice is about creating spaces where identity, communication, and neurodivergence are respected ...
06/03/2026

Neuroq***r-affirming practice is about creating spaces where identity, communication, and neurodivergence are respected rather than corrected or minimized.

For many neurodivergent and q***r individuals, support systems have historically involved masking, explaining, or adapting themselves in order to be understood.

This approach shifts that responsibility away from the individual and into the environment itself.

Neuroq***r-affirming care means:

🐝 Promoting autonomy in decisions, goals, and care
🐝 Respecting all communication styles without forcing change
🐝 Asking for pronouns and consistently respecting identity
🐝 Taking a strengths-based approach that values lived experience

At Bee Kind Counselling, we provide trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming, LGBTQ+ affirming care that centres autonomy, identity safety, and authentic expression.

Reach out for a free 15-minute consultation by emailing [email protected], calling (519) 757-7842, or visiting our website: www.beekindcounselling.com

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Pride Month can hold many different experiences at once.For some, it is a celebration. For others, it can bring up refle...
06/02/2026

Pride Month can hold many different experiences at once.

For some, it is a celebration. For others, it can bring up reflection, grief, uncertainty, or a mix of emotions as identity, safety, and belonging are navigated in different spaces.

Wherever you are in your journey, your experience is valid.

If you are:

🐝 Exploring your identity at your own pace
🐝 Navigating coming out or disclosure decisions
🐝 Feeling unsafe or uncertain in certain environments
🐝 Seeking acceptance from family, friends, or community
🐝 Holding pride while also carrying fear
🐝 Unlearning shame around who you are
🐝 Building chosen family and community connections
🐝 Navigating intersectional identities and experiences

Support is available.

At Bee Kind Counselling, we provide trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming, LGBTQ+ affirming care to support individuals in exploring identity, building safety, and feeling seen without having to mask or shrink themselves.

Reach out for a free 15-minute consultation by emailing [email protected], calling (519) 757-7842, or visiting our website: www.beekindcounselling.com

Pride Month is more than a celebration. It is also a reflection, recognition, and ongoing commitment to safety and inclu...
06/01/2026

Pride Month is more than a celebration.

It is also a reflection, recognition, and ongoing commitment to safety and inclusion.

It is about understanding that LGBTQ+ experiences are shaped by both joy and resilience, as well as systemic barriers, discrimination, and invisibility.

Pride is also about access.

Access to safe spaces.
Access to affirming care.
Access to being fully seen without needing to hide parts of who you are.

Pride Month invites us to consider what real support looks like in everyday life, not just during one month of the year.

It looks like:
🐝 Identities being respected without question or correction
🐝 Environments where safety is not dependent on hiding who you are
🐝 Communities that recognize intersectional experiences
🐝 Access to affirming, trauma-informed care and support
🐝 Ongoing commitment to inclusion beyond visibility campaigns

At Bee Kind Counselling, we provide trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming, LGBTQ+ affirming therapy to support individuals in exploring identity, building safety, and accessing care without judgment or shame.

Reach out for a free 15-minute consultation by emailing [email protected], calling (519) 757-7842, or visiting our website: www.beekindcounselling.com

Ever notice how being LGBTQ+ can come with an ongoing awareness of safety in how you express yourself?For many LGBTQ+ in...
05/29/2026

Ever notice how being LGBTQ+ can come with an ongoing awareness of safety in how you express yourself?

For many LGBTQ+ individuals, identity expression is shaped not only by personal discovery but also by experiences of acceptance, rejection, or uncertainty in different environments.

This can lead to patterns of self-protection that are deeply understandable.

Some ways this may show up in daily life:
🐝 Carefully reading the room before sharing parts of your identity
🐝 Adjusting how you speak, dress, or present yourself depending on where you are
🐝 Waiting before disclosing identity until trust feels established
🐝 Holding parts of yourself back even in relationships that feel safe
🐝 Feeling mentally exhausted from constantly assessing safety

At Bee Kind Counselling, we provide trauma-informed, LGBTQ+ affirming, neurodiversity-affirming therapy to help you explore identity safely, reduce fear-based patterns, and build relationships where you can show up as your full self.

Reach out for a free 15-minute consultation by emailing [email protected], calling (519) 757-7842, or visiting our website: www.beekindcounselling.com

Ever notice how often you find yourself holding back parts of who you are just to make other people more comfortable?Dim...
05/28/2026

Ever notice how often you find yourself holding back parts of who you are just to make other people more comfortable?

Dimming your light can start as something subtle.

Over time, this can become a pattern that feels automatic, especially if you have learned that being fully yourself leads to discomfort, rejection, or misunderstanding from others.

You might notice yourself:

🐝 Feeling responsible for other people’s comfort in conversations or relationships
🐝 Editing yourself before speaking or sharing your thoughts
🐝 Downplaying your achievements, needs, or emotions
🐝 Feeling “too much” when you express yourself fully
🐝 Exhaustion from constantly monitoring how you are perceived

But you do not need to become smaller in order to be accepted.

The right environments and relationships do not require you to reduce yourself to be tolerated.

At Bee Kind Counselling, we provide trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming therapy to help you unlearn patterns of self-silencing, rebuild self-trust, and reconnect with your authentic self.

Reach out for a free 15-minute consultation by emailing [email protected], calling (519) 757-7842, or visiting our website: www.beekindcounselling.com

As Mental Health Awareness Month comes to a close, it is important to remember that the work does not end here.Reducing ...
05/27/2026

As Mental Health Awareness Month comes to a close, it is important to remember that the work does not end here.

Reducing mental health stigma is not a one-time conversation. It is an ongoing practice in how we speak, listen, and show up for others.

Stigma can make it harder for people to seek support, name their experiences, or feel safe being honest about their mental health.

But change happens in everyday moments.

You can help reduce stigma by:
🐝 Using respectful, non-judgmental language
🐝 Listening without trying to fix or minimize
🐝 Gently challenging misconceptions when you hear them
🐝 Keeping mental health conversations going beyond awareness months

At Bee Kind Counselling, we provide trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming therapy that supports people in feeling seen, understood, and supported without stigma or shame.

Reach out for a free 15-minute consultation by emailing [email protected], calling (519) 757-7842, or visiting our website: www.beekindcounselling.com

Here’s what many people misunderstand about the labels given before an autism diagnosis.Many autistic individuals grow u...
05/26/2026

Here’s what many people misunderstand about the labels given before an autism diagnosis.

Many autistic individuals grow up being described in ways that overlook what is actually happening beneath the surface.

Instead of recognizing sensory differences, communication styles, or nervous system responses, behaviours are often interpreted through a neurotypical lens.

You may have been labelled:

🐝 “Too Sensitive”
🐝 “Difficult”
🐝 “Shy”
🐝 “Lazy”
🐝 “Rude”
🐝 “Overreacting”
🐝 “Too Much”
🐝 “Attention-Seeking”
🐝 “Weird”

Over time, these labels can shape self-perception, leading to self-doubt, masking, and disconnection from your needs.

But these labels were never the full story.

They were interpretations made without understanding neurodivergence.

At Bee Kind Counselling, we provide trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming support to help autistic individuals unlearn harmful narratives, rebuild self-trust, and reconnect with their identity in ways that feel safe and empowering.

Reach out for a free 15-minute consultation by emailing [email protected], calling (519) 757-7842, or visiting our website: www.beekindcounselling.com

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