Decipher Counselling Art Therapy Studio

Decipher Counselling Art Therapy Studio Decipher is built on inclusivity: where the QTBIPOC community is centred.

Whether you’re curious about 1:1 counselling or want to join an art therapy workshop, we meet you where you are with compassion, evidence-based care, and a touch of creativity.

Julie is a 2nd generation daughter of Vietnamese refugees, and a q***r, cisgender, straight-sized, disabled therapist-in...
09/09/2026

Julie is a 2nd generation daughter of Vietnamese refugees, and a q***r, cisgender, straight-sized, disabled therapist-in-training who brings all of that lived experience into the therapy room.

They can help you explore your identity, culture, relationships, mental health from living in systems that were never built for us. Self-esteem, anxiety, depression, attachment, life transitions, complex trauma. Julie works alongside you toward a life that feels more grounded.

🛋️ sessions are $40–80, in-person or online
💜 your intake session is free
⭐️ check out her approach and get a vibe check

For Su***de Awareness Month: book a free intake with Julie in September or October, and get 2 follow-up sessions for $40 total ($20/session)*.

*[terms/🔗 in bio]

Meet Michelle, our Canadian Certified Counsellor specializing in sexual violence and long-term trauma support. 🌿Michelle...
09/02/2026

Meet Michelle, our Canadian Certified Counsellor specializing in sexual violence and long-term trauma support. 🌿

Michelle’s approach is grounded and unhurried. She’s curious about the parts of your story that have been silenced or hard to name, and she won’t rush you toward resolution before you’re ready.

Whether you’re working through long-term trauma, chronic pain or illness, neurodivergence, or family dynamics that feel tangled and hard to process alone, she’ll work through it with you, drawing on over 10 years of experience. 🧵

A lot of her work is about sorting through difficult emotions, holding two things at once, so you can honour complexities and make space for clarity.

If you’re looking for a therapist who will be there for you through thick and thin, Michelle is currently accepting new clients!

Book a free consultation with Michelle today 🪻

Meet Nikki, our Qualifying Clinical Counsellor and Art Therapist, who brings a collaborative, curious energy in the ther...
09/01/2026

Meet Nikki, our Qualifying Clinical Counsellor and Art Therapist, who brings a collaborative, curious energy in the therapy room as you navigate identity, creativity, and belonging in the world today 🛋️

If you’re figuring out who you are online and off, navigating neurodivergence, or tired of holding yourself to a standard that never quite fits, Nikki is that therapist to work things out with. She creates space where your story gets to unfold at its own pace, so you can leave the performance and masking at the door.

Through art and collaborative exploration, she helps you meet yourself with more compassion, celebrate the wins, and honour the hard moments. So you can reclaim your joy and power ⭐️

Book a free consultation with Nikki today! Session rates will increase at the end of 2026.

Meet Coco, our Registered Therapeutic Counsellor and Professional Art Therapist, who integrates a somatic, spiritual len...
08/26/2026

Meet Coco, our Registered Therapeutic Counsellor and Professional Art Therapist, who integrates a somatic, spiritual lens from her roots in yoga and cross-cultural humility 🌳

Book a free consultation with Coco if you’ve been looking for a therapist like her 🛋️ in-person and online

If you’re navigating grief, difficult relationship dynamics, identity, or the weight of holding things together for everyone else, Coco gets it. As a Taiwanese woman and eldest daughter who has located in multiple continents, she knows how important it is to build a sense of belonging while managing expectations of others and the self.

Through art, dreams, and body awareness, she helps you meet old wounds and emotions with curiosity instead of judgment.

Bibliotherapy Book Club is back! Led by Maryam, registered clinical counsellor, third culture kid, and fiction lover to ...
08/25/2026

Bibliotherapy Book Club is back! Led by Maryam, registered clinical counsellor, third culture kid, and fiction lover to help us get in touch with our feelings through literature analysis.

3 sessions exploring feelings in small group space online. Includes a PDF reading guide. Starting September 8th!

Theme: evolving friendships

Your book: (community-chosen by you)
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow
By Gabrielle Zevin

Bibliotherapy takes the pressure off traditional therapy. Instead of constant introspection, we learn about ourselves by relating to a story.

How it works:
Tuesdays evenings @ 6pm
3 zoom sessions ; 1-hour each
• September 8 : Intro session
• September 22 : Midway debrief
• October 6 : Closing reflections

$35 for all 3 sessions (recorded)!

Save your spot here: https://luma.com/mxwtxycm

meet Natasha, a Registered Clinical Counsellor, FNHA approved psychotherapist offering talk and EMDR sessions here at De...
08/19/2026

meet Natasha, a Registered Clinical Counsellor, FNHA approved psychotherapist offering talk and EMDR sessions here at Decipher 🐈‍⬛

If you’re needing support navigating identity, trauma, and belonging, Natasha can help you explore the bigger picture: why you show up the way you do, how systems and structures have shaped you, and who you actually want to become.

Please email [email protected] to be added onto Natasha’s waitlist 🪑

08/18/2026

This September, Bibliotherapy Book Club is back with a new theme: Evolving Friendships 👥🌀

​Please vote for the book of choice in the poll below! Here are the book options:

​Book Option 1:
My Friends by Frederik Backman
​• beautiful and emotional story on friendship, love, loss, and found family
• resonant themes, easier read, contemporary novel
• making its rounds on booktok

​Book Option 2:
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
​• friendship that spans 30 years
• themes of identity, disability, failure
• importance of human connection

Please cast your vote on the book you want to read and explore and we will choose the winner next week!

This is an online group, three 1-hour zoom sessions (Sept 8, 22 and Oct 6), set on Tuesday evenings to get together, facilitated by Maryam a registered clinical counsellor at Decipher.

Which book is calling out to you? 🗳️

Wondering why there’s this relationally off feeling these days?Maybe scrolling and posting no longer feel connecting. Fo...
08/13/2026

Wondering why there’s this relationally off feeling these days?

Maybe scrolling and posting no longer feel connecting. For many of us, community anguish is looming, because we’re avoiding the fear of tending to real relationships.

In this video I get into what’s actually happening to our capacity to be relational right now, why resentment keeps showing up instead of honesty, the boundaries we need and practices to navigate this.

🎥 on YouTube: ‘Community Anguish and AI: the grief we haven’t named yet’

meet Maryam 📚She’s a Registered Clinical Counsellor here at Decipher and the facilitator behind our Bibliotherapy Book C...
08/06/2026

meet Maryam 📚

She’s a Registered Clinical Counsellor here at Decipher and the facilitator behind our Bibliotherapy Book Club, someone who believes stories can hold just as much healing as any approach.

Maryam works with addictions, big life transitions, anxiety, relational patterns, bringing an easygoing warmth and humour that makes it easy to open up. She sees therapy as a two-way process, isn’t afraid to gently push back when it matters, and is always working alongside you toward more self-trust.

A few spots left for new clients. Book your meet and greet with Maryam! 🫖

Popping in to remind us all that when adrienne maree brown wrote in Emergent Strategy: “small is good, small is all”, th...
07/08/2026

Popping in to remind us all that when adrienne maree brown wrote in Emergent Strategy: “small is good, small is all”, this is what the practice means.

How we treat our consistency (self-perception) is how movements treat members. 

How we let ourselves rest is where communities learn that rest is allowed. 

The personal and the political are running on the same pattern!

🌐 watch the YouTube video: 
“Art therapy prompt for self-trust ↔ consistency”
https://youtu.be/vlDUfJlYA2w

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