Metanoia Mental Health

Metanoia Mental Health In person and online counselling services in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

April 15th marks 4 YEARS in private practice with Metanoia Mental Health Services! WOW! When I first established Metanoi...
04/16/2026

April 15th marks 4 YEARS in private practice with Metanoia Mental Health Services! WOW! When I first established Metanoia Mental Health, I hoped to build something special, but it’s my clients who have made it sacred. The trust you place in me is a daily gift. I look forward to many more years of serving this community with compassion and dedication. The deepest honor of being a therapist is witnessing people come home to themselves. I am eternally grateful for all of you who put your trust in me through your therapeutic journey 🫶🏻

Did you know women with ADHD are 5x more likely to be diagnosed with anxiety and/or depression after having a baby?Nobod...
02/27/2026

Did you know women with ADHD are 5x more likely to be diagnosed with anxiety and/or depression after having a baby?
Nobody tells you this. Nobody prepares you for this. And so many of you are navigating this in silence thinking something is wrong with us.
Nothing is wrong with you!



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💭 Are you the peacemaker in the room?Always smoothing things over, staying “easygoing,” and putting everyone else first?...
11/10/2025

💭 Are you the peacemaker in the room?
Always smoothing things over, staying “easygoing,” and putting everyone else first?

You might:
🔹 Take on the duty role
🔹 Suppress your own (healthy) anger
🔹 Feel responsible for everyone’s emotions
🔹 Obsess over meeting others’ emotional needs

Sounds familiar?

👉🏽 Research shows that chronic emotional suppression like this can take a physical toll — and peacemakers may be more likely to develop autoimmune diseases.

🧠 Your body keeps the score. People-pleasing isn’t just exhausting — it can be dangerous.

💥 You’re allowed to take up space. You’re allowed to feel anger. You’re allowed to not fix everything.

Your peace shouldn’t come at the cost of your health.

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So deeply grateful to be recognized by Lethbridge, Alberta as GOLD again in TWO categories for 2025. I feel beyond bless...
11/09/2025

So deeply grateful to be recognized by Lethbridge, Alberta as GOLD again in TWO categories for 2025. I feel beyond blessed to get to have a career I am so passionate about and for the trust the community continues to put in me. Thank you with my whole heart 🫶🏻 what an honour and deep privilege to recognized.

🎬 If your life were a movie…What would the audience be screaming for you to do right now?Leave the relationship?Quit the...
11/07/2025

🎬 If your life were a movie…
What would the audience be screaming for you to do right now?

Leave the relationship?
Quit the job?
Take the risk?
Finally rest?

Sometimes we’re so deep in the plot, we forget we’re the main character — and it’s time for a turning point.

👀 Zoom out. What would the bravest version of you choose?

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Ever had a reaction that felt way bigger than the situation called for?That’s not you being dramatic — that’s your nervo...
09/16/2025

Ever had a reaction that felt way bigger than the situation called for?
That’s not you being dramatic — that’s your nervous system remembering something you might not even be conscious of.

“If it’s hysterical, it’s historical” is a trauma-informed reminder that intense emotional reactions often have roots in the past, not just the present moment.

It’s not about overreacting — it’s about unfinished business from your story still asking to be seen.

The good news?
You’re not broken.
You’re responding the way you were wired to survive.
And healing is how we start writing a new ending.

Sometimes it’s not love we’re feeling — it’s the relief of being chosen.Or the comfort of not being alone.Or the distrac...
08/21/2025

Sometimes it’s not love we’re feeling — it’s the relief of being chosen.
Or the comfort of not being alone.
Or the distraction from our own wounds.

When fear is in the driver’s seat — fear of abandonment, fear of starting over, fear of being “too much” or “not enough” — we can minimize red flags, deflect hard truths, avoid honest conversations, and even get defensive when someone gently points out the unhealthy stuff.

But that part of you that does all of this?
It’s not weak. It’s protective.
It learned somewhere that settling was safer than solitude. That chaos was normal. That love should feel like a rollercoaster.

And unlearning that?
That’s the real work.

🖤 You’re not broken. You’re becoming aware.
🖤 You don’t have to confuse survival strategies for soulmates.

What is shadow work? This is connecting to vulnerable parts of self that we are often disconnected from. These parts hol...
08/12/2025

What is shadow work?

This is connecting to vulnerable parts of self that we are often disconnected from. These parts hold past experiences of wounding, pain, sadness, longing, fear, grief and much more.

We often want to skip right to the enlightenment phase because this feels in some ways better, and often safer.

It may be a protective part of self that wants to move straight into your “love and light” era. This protective part is not wrong or bad, just trying to protect you (as it likely has always done) from you feeling shadow parts of self.

If you want to get curious of your shadow parts, leaning into the vulnerability of this work so you can more authentically feel into your “love and light” era, therapy can support you with this.

Reach out, we are here for you in your curiosity of your inner world!

You can love someone deeply and still not be in the right relationship.Especially if childhood trauma or codependency ta...
05/13/2025

You can love someone deeply and still not be in the right relationship.
Especially if childhood trauma or codependency taught you to take the blame, keep the peace, and abandon yourself to stay connected.

If you’ve ever felt unsure about whether to stay or go, ask yourself these 5 questions.

And remember:
The right relationship won’t require you to lose yourself to keep it.

We often think vulnerability means opening up about our pain—but sometimes, it’s about saying the thing that might rock ...
05/03/2025

We often think vulnerability means opening up about our pain—but sometimes, it’s about saying the thing that might rock the boat. Assertiveness isn’t aggression. It’s choosing honesty over harmony, even when it’s uncomfortable.

That kind of truth-telling?
It takes trust, depth, and courage.
Which is much harder, but far more authentic, than placating or doing what feels easier just to keep the peace

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Lethbridge, AB
T1J0H5

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 11:30am

Telephone

+14038949110

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