Hope Centered Counselling

07/07/2026

Don't forget to register before July 22; Keeping Kids Safe in Centre Wellington.

07/07/2026

Things are happening! We cannot wait to invite our clients back to in person appointments this month. It's going to blow your minds! 🤯

06/27/2026

🌿 Now Welcoming New Clients: Rachel (Student Therapist) 🌿

We’re excited to introduce Rachel, a student therapist at Hope Centered Counselling who is beginning her clinical practice under direct supervision.

Rachel brings a grounded, thoughtful, and highly engaged presence to her work as she completes her clinical training.

💛 Accessible student-rate sessions: $100 per appointment
💛 Supervised by an experienced clinical director
💛 Supportive, collaborative, and attentive care

✨ Who Rachel works with:
• Teens who feel unsure about therapy or are coming in reluctantly
• Individuals questioning faith, beliefs, or past spiritual experiences
• People navigating self-worth, confidence, and learning to trust themselves
• Individuals experiencing shifts in family dynamics and relational patterns within their family relationships

Rachel is especially drawn to clients who are asking big questions, rethinking what they were taught, and figuring out who they are in the middle of it all.

📍 Clinic update:

We are moving to our new office space along the river in Fergus 🌊

📅 First half of July: Rachel provides virtual sessions
📅 Second half of July: In-person sessions resume at our new location

🌱 If you’ve been considering therapy, Rachel offers an accessible entry point into care with a clinician who is actively developing her skills under supervision and brings genuine care, curiosity, and presence into the therapeutic process.

06/27/2026

Sometimes relationships don’t struggle because something is wrong with you. They struggle because life gets busy, stressful, and complicated, and it becomes harder to stay connected the way you want to.

At Hope Centered Counselling, Sophie offers a grounded, supportive space for couples, relational partners, individuals, and families who are trying to make sense of what is happening in their relationships and how to move forward together.

💛 Communication that keeps going in circles
💛 Intimacy and sexual connection concerns
💛 Chronic illness and health related stress
💛 Family and relational system challenges

Her work is centred on slowing things down enough to understand the patterns between people, especially the ones that tend to show up again and again when things feel stuck or strained. From there, the focus is on helping create more room for clarity, repair, and connection.

Sophie holds a Master’s degree in Relational and Family Therapy from the University of Guelph (Maplewoods Centre), with a clinical focus on couples, family systems, relational work, and sexual connection in relationships.

She brings a relational, curious, and down to earth approach, with a strong commitment to creating a space that is inclusive, respectful, and supportive of different relationship structures and lived experiences.

✨ July update ✨
First half of July: virtual appointments and walk and talk therapy only
Later July: in-person sessions resume in our new riverside Fergus office

If you’re looking for support with your relationship, family dynamics, or the way you connect with others, Sophie may be a good fit.

06/27/2026

We are so excited to welcome Melanie to the Hope Centered Counselling team.

Life does not always break gently. Sometimes it changes you completely before you are ready for it.

Melanie brings a unique blend of psychotherapy experience, crisis support, and more than 20 years of senior leadership experience in corporate settings. Her work focuses on supporting adults who are navigating:

✨ Career transitions and career counselling
✨ Burnout and workplace stress
✨ Grief, loss, and bereavement
✨ Major life changes and identity shifts

Whether you are questioning your next career move, feeling overwhelmed by burnout, adjusting to a significant loss, or simply trying to understand who you are after life has changed, Melanie offers a thoughtful, compassionate, and grounded approach to therapy.

We are also excited to share that Hope Centered Counselling is preparing to move into our beautifully renovated new office space along the river in Fergus later this month.

During the first part of July, appointments with Melanie will be available virtually. In-person appointments will begin later in July when we open the doors to our new space.

Please join us in warmly welcoming Melanie to our team. We are so grateful to have her bringing her passion for career counselling, grief and loss support, and life transitions to our community.

06/14/2026

🌈✨ What a joy-filled, love-filled celebration this weekend! ✨🌈

This year marked the second annual Centre Wellington Pride celebration at the Wellington County Museum & Archives, and we are still smiling.

Last year, we welcomed over 400 community members. This year, by our last count, we welcomed nearly 700 people through the celebration! 💛

The growth has been incredible, but even more meaningful has been seeing so many people come together to celebrate community, inclusion, and belonging.

🧡 We listened to your feedback from last year.
💚 You asked for more vendors.
💙 More games.
💜 More food.
❤️ More activities for families.

And this year, we delivered!

From expanded vendor spaces and family activities, to line dancing, live music, door prizes, and plenty of opportunities to connect, there truly was something for everyone. One of my personal favourites was our sensory-friendly quiet space in the museum gardens, offering a peaceful retreat for anyone needing a moment to recharge. 🌿

At Hope Centered Counselling, we were thrilled to host our booth again this year. Our prize wheel was a huge hit (as always!), and the water gun battles may have been just a little too much fun! 💦🎯

As a member of the Centre Wellington Pride Committee and Youth Engagement Coordinator, I feel incredibly proud of what our community continues to build together. None of this would be possible without our amazing Pride committee members, who work tirelessly behind the scenes all year long to bring this event to life. We are also so grateful to our volunteers, sponsors, performers, food vendors, artisans, local businesses, community organizations, youth leaders, booth hosts, and the many businesses that generously donated door prizes. It takes an entire community to create a celebration like this, and my heart is so full seeing what we can build together when everyone brings their unique gifts to the table. 🏳️‍🌈

And the best part? We're just getting started.

📅 Mark your calendars: Centre Wellington Pride is held on the second Saturday of June each year at the Wellington County Museum & Archives.

If you missed us this year, we'd love to see you next year. 🌈✨

Until then, enjoy this photo dump from an unforgettable day! 📸💛

05/30/2026

I’m pleased to share this event from CW Men Who Care.

🤝 Over the years, I’ve had the opportunity to get to know both Chris Jess and Curt Hammond through various community initiatives, and I’ve seen firsthand the care, generosity, and dedication they bring to Centre Wellington.

👨‍🍳 One of the reasons I feel confident supporting this organization is the personal connection my family has with Chris. Many in our community know him as Chef Jess, and for the past several years he has been an important mentor to my son throughout his culinary journey in high school. Watching the impact of his leadership, encouragement, and commitment to helping young people grow has given me a deep appreciation for the kind of person he is and the values he brings to everything he does.

🌳 I have also had the privilege of getting to know Curt through our shared involvement in the community. Most recently, he was recognized for his efforts to preserve a significant local tree, an achievement that reflects his commitment to stewardship, advocacy, and protecting what matters for future generations. That dedication to community is something I deeply admire and one of the many reasons I am proud to support the work he is doing.

❤️ Centre Wellington Men Who Care creates opportunities for men to come together, support local causes, and strengthen our community in meaningful ways. If this sounds like something you want to be a part of, or there is a man in your life who could be looking for a meaningful way to give back locally, I encourage you to learn more through the event details below and consider sharing this opportunity with them.

Thank you to Chris, Curt, and everyone involved with Centre Wellington Men Who Care for the positive impact you’re making in our community.

BIG NEWS EVERYBODY!!!

Our next event is coming up! We hope to see you at the Grandway in Elora on Tuesday June 16 at 7 pm!

This meeting will solely be focused on supporting local nonprofits!

CW Men who Care invite you to support local
charities – your comfort, your way.
With one easy commitment, you can ensure
your quarterly support for local groups,
charities, and community initiatives. Pledge
online, connect at our gatherings, or leave the
donation decisions to us. Either way, your
contribution makes a huge difference.

Learn more at cwmenwhocare.ca and make your pledge today!

05/24/2026

Big news this summer 🌿 we’re growing our team and welcoming a Child, Youth, and Young Adult Therapist to support families in our community.

We know that families in our community are often facing long wait times when trying to access child-focused mental health support. While we deeply value the clinicians already serving this area, we also recognized a need for additional specialized care that aligns with our clinic’s values of relational, holistic, and individualized therapy.

We are very pleased to welcome Teresa Goodwin, Registered Social Worker, to the team 🎉

Teresa brings extensive experience supporting children, youth, young adults, and their families across community agencies, hospital settings, and child protection services. Earlier in her career, she also supported families in Centre Wellington, and she shares that returning to this community feels like coming home.

What makes Teresa’s work especially unique is her deeply relational and family-centered approach. In addition to working directly with young people, she integrates caregiver-focused support through Caregiver Coaching & Therapy Sessions 🧩 helping families better understand emotional and behavioural needs while building practical tools that strengthen connection and regulation within the home.

Her approach is trauma-informed, attachment-based, and strengths-focused, and she draws from a range of evidence-based modalities including CBT, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, EMDR, and Family Systems work 📚 Above all, she brings a warm, grounded, and human presence to her work with young people and their caregivers.

We are honoured to have Teresa join our clinic and support families in a way that looks beyond the individual child alone, and instead supports the entire system around them.

Please join us in warmly welcoming her to the team 🌱

05/18/2026

Hey everyone I wanted to post my updated bio page as my services have evolved over the years. Thank you for witnessing such a huge transformation and journey throughout the years. I am one lucky lady to have the career that I do!

Founder and Executive Director of Hope Centered Counselling providing therapy groups, neurodivergent support services, workplace wellness and leadership consulting, and clinical supervision for student therapists. Building community-centered, systems-focused mental health care.