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Inner Trailheads Counselling and Coaching Services There are many paths to healing. Let us help you find yours.

🌿 WE’RE GROWING 🌿Inner Trailheads is expanding, and we’re looking for Registered Social Workers to join our team in Wate...
10/02/2026

🌿 WE’RE GROWING 🌿

Inner Trailheads is expanding, and we’re looking for Registered Social Workers to join our team in Waterloo.

We’re growing a team of thoughtful, connected clinicians who care about doing good therapy, continuing to grow, and getting underneath symptoms to understand what is keeping people stuck.

We’re especially interested in clinicians who:
• Have 2+ years of postgraduate psychotherapy experience
• Have postgraduate training in a bottom-up approach such as IFS, SE, AEDP or EMDR
• Are familiar with other evidence-based approaches such as CBT, DBT, ACT, EFT and Narrative Therapy
• Can offer some evening availability, in person and/or virtually
• Want to build a caseload of at least 10 clinical hours/week
• Value consultation, continued learning, and being part of a connected clinical team

Psychedelic integration experience or curiosity? Yeah, we’re into that too.

This is a flexible contract position with opportunities for both in-person and virtual work.

If our approach feels aligned with yours, we’d love to hear from you.

Learn more and apply through the Join Our Team page on our website.

Our team days give us space to step out of the day-to-day work of therapy and think more deeply together about the peopl...
09/19/2026

Our team days give us space to step out of the day-to-day work of therapy and think more deeply together about the people we serve.

John Shearer of Kickstart Men’s Therapy joined us for an honest and wide-ranging conversation about men’s mental health.

Men often arrive in therapy talking about something concrete: conflict in a relationship, anger, work stress, drinking, feeling stuck or losing direction. They may know something needs to change without having the language to explain what is happening inside them.

One idea stayed with us: when a man says, “I don’t know what I’m feeling,” we may be witnessing a skills gap rather than an unwillingness to engage.
Emotional restriction can create a reinforcing system. Difficulty knowing yourself makes it harder to connect. Disconnection can lead to isolation, reduced agency and avoidance, which deepen the isolation.

What can look like a lack of motivation may reflect capacities that were never given room to develop within traditional masculinity: emotional literacy, distress tolerance, help-seeking, relational vulnerability, agency, mastery, purpose and direction.

Working well with men means starting where they are. Therapy may involve slowing the process down, paying attention to how emotion shows up in the body and behaviour, building language together, and making vulnerability feel possible without forcing disclosure. It also means respecting the strategies that helped someone survive while remaining clear about responsibility, impact and the need for change.

Thank you, John, for sharing your knowledge, candour, vulnerability and humanness with our team, and for the important work you do both inside and outside the therapy room.

When we feel distance from someone we love, most of us have a pretty predictable way of responding.We might focus on eve...
08/31/2026

When we feel distance from someone we love, most of us have a pretty predictable way of responding.

We might focus on everything they need to do differently.
We might turn it inward and start wondering what we need to change about ourselves.
Or, after enough disappointment, we might start convincing ourselves we don’t need them at all.

Different responses, but often the same thing underneath: we want to feel close, loved and secure again.

The tricky part is that the things we do to get that feeling back can sometimes create even more distance.

There’s another way.
We can get curious about what’s happening in us before immediately acting on it. We can take care of what needs our attention, while also being more honest about what we’re actually longing for.

“I miss you” lands differently than criticism.
“I’m feeling disconnected from you” opens a different conversation than a list of everything they’re doing wrong.
And knowing what we need doesn’t mean abandoning ourselves to keep someone close.

Good relationships aren’t ones where we never get scared, hurt or disconnected. They’re relationships where we can notice what happens when we do, communicate more vulnerably, and keep finding our way back to each other.

If you recognize these patterns in your own relationships, therapy can help you understand what keeps pulling you into them and practice a different way of responding.

Inner Trailheads was built around a simple idea: there isn’t one right way to heal.People come to therapy with different...
08/29/2026

Inner Trailheads was built around a simple idea: there isn’t one right way to heal.

People come to therapy with different histories, strengths, relationships, personalities and hopes for what they want to change. It makes sense that the work won’t look the same for everyone.

Our team brings together therapists with different personalities and ways of working. There’s room for practical support with what’s happening right now, as well as deeper work to understand the patterns, experiences and protective responses underneath it.
We’re interested in the whole person, not just the problem that brought you through the door. Your experiences are part of the story, but so are your strengths, your relationships and the life you want to create.

You don’t need to arrive knowing which therapist or approach you need. Tell us what’s going on and what you’re hoping for, and we’ll help you find a place to start.

Many paths to healing. Let’s find yours.

📍 In person in Waterloo
💻 Online across Ontario
🌿 Individual therapy for ages 16+
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Did you know that your medication might be changing the way your body handles heat?If you take medication for anxiety, d...
06/29/2026

Did you know that your medication might be changing the way your body handles heat?

If you take medication for anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, psychosis, ADHD, or another mental health condition, this is worth knowing.

Some medications can make it harder for your body to cool itself, increase your risk of dehydration, lower your tolerance for heat, or make your skin more sensitive to the sun.

That doesn’t mean you need to avoid summer. It just means it’s important to take a few extra precautions.

As the temperatures climb:
* Drink water regularly—even before you feel thirsty.
* Wear sunscreen and reapply it throughout the day.
* Take breaks in the shade or air conditioning.
* Pay attention to symptoms like dizziness, headache, nausea, unusual fatigue, or confusion.

If you take lithium, staying hydrated is especially important because dehydration can cause lithium levels in your body to rise.

Mental health care isn’t just about remembering to take your medication. It’s also about knowing how to care for yourself while you’re taking it.

Save this post for the next heat wave, and consider sharing it with someone who might not realize their medication can affect how they handle the summer heat.

This post is for general education and isn’t a substitute for medical advice. If you have questions about your medication, speak with your prescriber or pharmacist.

Pride began with people refusing to accept that the world had to stay exactly as it was.Today, many of us are carrying a...
06/02/2026

Pride began with people refusing to accept that the world had to stay exactly as it was.

Today, many of us are carrying a sense that something isn’t working. The systems around us are strained. People are exhausted. The problems can feel bigger than any one person can solve.

While we continue to push for larger change, we also have the opportunity to practice the kind of world we want to live in.

A world where people belong and care matters.

This month, we’re reflecting on the idea of imperfect resistance — the small, everyday choices that help create more dignity, compassion, and connection.

Swipe through to read more.
🏳️‍🌈 You belong here.

05/06/2026

There’s a shift happenings more men are reaching out, looking for support, trying to do things differently.
We are growing to ensure there are more spaces where they can speak candidly.
Welcome, Dave.

Most men Dave works with say the same thing: “I didn’t think I needed this.”Therapy doesn’t have to start with a crisis....
04/27/2026

Most men Dave works with say the same thing: “I didn’t think I needed this.”

Therapy doesn’t have to start with a crisis. Sometimes it starts with a quiet feeling that something’s off …. and the courage to say it out loud to someone who won’t judge you for it.

We’re so excited to welcome Dave to the Inner Trailheads team. Dave brings 40+ years of experience supporting individuals, youth, and families through life’s harder seasons. He works with people from all walks of life, with a real passion for supporting men who are ready to do the work.

People often say they feel at ease talking with Dave. That’s exactly the point. Therapy should feel like a place where you can take a breath, say what needs to be said, and start moving forward in a way that fits you.

If you’ve been sitting with something — this might be your sign.

🔗 Book with Dave today.
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41 Erb Street East
Waterloo, ON
N2J1L7

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