Our values and vision
Social Justice
Connection & Community
Connection & Community
At Transform Counselling, we believe that social justice and mental health are connected. We promise to acknowledge and work with this fact, instead of ignoring it.
Connection & Community
Connection & Community
Connection & Community
We believe that healing happens in connection to ourselves, each other, and the planet. We commit to supporting your individual goals, and your access to community and social connection.
Safety & Inclusion
Connection & Community
Safety & Inclusion
We believe that mental health care should be safe, accessible, and inclusive - period. We commit to providing a culturally safe service. We also offer sliding scale fees.
Our Commitment to Safe Practice
Our commitment
Our practice consciously strives to model anti-racist, anti-ableist, anti-classist, LGBTQIA+ affirming, feminist, and neuro-affirming behaviour. We recognize that the work of being a culturally safe practitioner is ongoing. We commit to being honest, accountable, and making amends to the best of our ability if at any point, we don't meet our own standards.
Anti-Oppressive Practice approach
At Transform Counselling, we use an anti-oppressive approach. In non-academic terms, that means:
- we pay attention to social injustice (unfairness) and how it affects you
- we know that daily discrimination can add up and affect mental health; we view this as an ongoing form of stress
- we never blame you for problems that have been caused by social injustice
- we work to “level the playing field" - we know that as mental health practitioners we have power, but we try to use it to help, not hurt
- we teach self-advocacy skills, so that you can stand up for your rights at work, school/uni, in health settings, and elsewhere
We also use a trauma-informed approach. To learn more about what this means, see Blue Knot's Building a Trauma Informed World.
Our team
Kai (they/them pronouns)
Kai (they/them pronouns)
Kai (they/them pronouns)
My name is Kai. I'm an AASW Accredited Social Worker and counsellor. I'm here because I believe that changing ourselves can help change the world - I really stand by that!
I completed my Master of Social Work in 2022, and have been working in LGBTQIA+ communities in various capacities since 2013. I have previous experience working in a gen
My name is Kai. I'm an AASW Accredited Social Worker and counsellor. I'm here because I believe that changing ourselves can help change the world - I really stand by that!
I completed my Master of Social Work in 2022, and have been working in LGBTQIA+ communities in various capacities since 2013. I have previous experience working in a gender counselling service.
My approach to counselling is trauma-informed and anti-oppressive. I am committed to serving LGBTQIA+ communities in an affirming manner. I work to support each person I work with to build a meaningful life not just in spite of, but because of, of the challenges they face.
In my personal life, I'm an avid reader, yogi, creative, and nature lover. (Don't ask my poor plants about that last one, though.)
Could this be you?
Kai (they/them pronouns)
Kai (they/them pronouns)
Does your approach to counselling, psychology, social work, or lived experience work align with ours? Are you interested in collaborating on group facilitation or other projects? Please reach out, we'd love to hear from you.