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EMBS Wellness Mental health therapy provided by Emily Bagot-Sideen, BA, BSW, RSW.

I'm a registered social worker with 10 years of experience in healthcare and social settings. With several years of working in child welfare & psychiatry, mental health and addictions, my therapy mission is to create a safe, non-judgmental space for person-centred care and honouring your lived experience. My practice vision is to offer accessible services from a critical perspective to all individuals seeking therapy, acknowledging our personal responsibility and accountability to create a better future, as well as the systemic issues and challenges of just being a human in our fast-paced world.

08/04/2026

If you haven’t given therapy outside the office a try yet, please join me on a walk & talk session wherever your heart desires and let’s slow down together in this city’s green spaces! 🍃 🐿️
Walking and talking in therapy isn’t about exercise. It’s about getting outside of the traditional four walls and letting the sky and green space hold us while we take in the light, the wind, the flora, the fauna.
If you have a hard time getting out, I’m happy to walk with you while we find a gentle rhythm and benefit from the binaural stimulation that’s inherent to moving our feet.
You’re welcome to plan a walk that will take us an hour to ninety minutes. Include space for sitting and resting if that’s your speed that day. I’ll come prepared with a blanket and some materials if you feel called to write down your thoughts and feelings - whether it’s related to therapy or something you see that inspires you.
Walk & talk sessions happen weather permitting. So we can always move back to the office or reschedule for later in the week when the weather is more cooperative. Whether I see you or not, I hope your spirit is getting some peace and joy this summer. Stay cool, folks ✌🏽

I tell my clients that healing and growth only happens when we’re in a safe place. This phrasing alone can be sufficient...
07/31/2026

I tell my clients that healing and growth only happens when we’re in a safe place. This phrasing alone can be sufficient for certain context when we’re talking about leaving abusive or harmful environments or the ones that are still traumatizing us but for myself, the reality is that I’ve always been one foot in, one foot out, and I’ve never settled in one place for too long, never sure about where I want to plant my roots.
Maybe that’s why I never actually hung the photos in my office despite some of the generous offers from clients to hang it themselves. (I would gently ask, “what would it change for you if the picture was hung?” and we’d usually laugh) The truth is that sometimes growth happens on the move for spirits that pack light and keep boxes closed, only reaching for what’s needed when it’s needed. Growth and healing happens between and within the moments of unpredictability when we’re able to regulate ourselves and take deep breaths, remembering that we are strong, we are wise, and we trust ourselves to move through life’s challenges with the knowledge and tools we’ve built.
Yes, sometimes this kind of behaviour speaks to the trauma that we’ve been through, but this is not a character flaw or deficit. There is nothing inherently wrong with how we survive and the way that this has taught us to move through the world with prudence and discernment. Life is joy and light, pain and darkness, with moments of surviving and moments of thriving. But remember, moving through the world like the visitor you are doesn’t mean that you don’t belong here.
Perhaps ask yourself, where are you trying to force roots right now where you actually just need room to breathe?

Some updated photos of the office now that it’s summer. It’s been a welcomed change to have sessions in the moving light of these warmers seasons 🌞 💗

Did you know that I’m a qualified Substance Use Professional? Whether drug testing is a bonafide occupational requiremen...
06/09/2026

Did you know that I’m a qualified Substance Use Professional? Whether drug testing is a bonafide occupational requirement or you’re a commercial driver working in the USA from Canada, I provide assessments and recommendations in accordance with DOT federal regulation 49 CFR Part 49. Contact me directly at the link in my bio or at [email protected]

JUNE UPDATE! I’m back in the office 5 days a week!
06/02/2026

JUNE UPDATE! I’m back in the office 5 days a week!

Explore wellness and healing with EMBS Wellness. Emily Bagot-Sideen, a dedicated mental health professional, offers both...
05/26/2026

Explore wellness and healing with EMBS Wellness. Emily Bagot-Sideen, a dedicated mental health professional, offers both virtual and in-person therapy tailored for adolescents and adults. With a focus on cognitive behavioral, attachment, and decolonizing frameworks, Emily uses a holistic, trauma-informed approach to support your journey.

Interested in learning more? Reach out to Emily for a free 20-minute consultation. 🌿

April update! Booking 🔗 in bio!
03/23/2026

April update! Booking 🔗 in bio!

03/22/2026

A LOVE LETTER TO MY CLIENTS: This comes up a lot. You, me, we, are hardest on ourselves... sometimes to the extent that we are our own enemy or simply working to our own detriment. But when I listen to you tell me your story, about your heart, the way you will mull over words to find the right ones that extend empathy to others and fight for constructive criticism for the self, and then you tell me “I’m really hard on myself”, I wish it was easier to convey that you should love yourself softly and yet the most in these moments. If only it were easier for you to see yourself from your listener’s window, as they peer out to look at the bird they just heard singing so beautifully. If only it were easier to gently stop yourself and realize that it is what you’re hardest on yourself for that is exactly what you should give yourself credit for. What if you treated yourself the way you treat your most loving friends? If only you could give yourself a few more moments of softness throughout the day, I wonder what you would notice shifting.

Happy Spring Equinox! As we transition into warmer weather and your friendly neighbourhood therapists strike a balance w...
03/21/2026

Happy Spring Equinox! As we transition into warmer weather and your friendly neighbourhood therapists strike a balance with growing their practices, EMBS Wellness will see some hourly changes. As I balance my commitments, responsibilities, and all the other things that make life, I spent March working and seeing clients Monday through Saturday, and I’m finally transitioning to 8-hour work days! I’ll be providing monthly updates and I appreciate your patience and understanding! Thanks for trusting me with your softness and tenderness, your tears and cuss words!

As a current member of the GAM executive board, I have some tickets for the upcoming social hosted by . Feel free to DM ...
02/21/2026

As a current member of the GAM executive board, I have some tickets for the upcoming social hosted by . Feel free to DM or email me at emilybagotsideen@gmail. com to purchase ❤️🖤💛🤍💚

12/12/2025

Gentle reminders:
❄️ The end of 2025 is near; your benefits might be resetting! If you haven’t used them, do it! You pay for them (this applies to therapy, massage, physio, dental, and so on).
❄️ Holidays are weird and can bring up everything on the multidimensional spectrum between joy and sadness. Take the time to talk, vent, cry, debrief, breathe through whatever is coming up and is asking to be processed.

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303-960 Portage Avenue
Winnipeg, MB
R3G0R4

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 7pm
Tuesday 10am - 7pm
Wednesday 10am - 7pm
Thursday 10am - 7pm
Friday 10am - 7pm

Telephone

+12048182817

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