Steph MacDonald
Licensed Certified Canadian Counsellor
Life can take unexpected turns. When challenges, losses, or transitions arise, it can feel overwhelming to face them alone. I provide a warm, relational, and trauma-informed space where you can safely share your experience. Together, we’ll explore new perspectives, build resilience, and develop skills to help you move forward with confidence and peace.
I provide evidence-based, personalized, and direct support for individuals navigating periods of uncertainty, emotional overwhelm, and personal transformation. I am a licensed professional member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association.
I support individuals and couples with:
Anxiety, depression, trauma, and stress
Relationship challenges and communication
Matters of the heart, longing, and grief
Health and chronic illness
Life transitions, identity, self-esteem, and personal growth
Together, we’ll find the best fit for your needs, whether processing past experiences, learning coping skills, or deepening your connection to yourself and others as we work towards long-term, meaningful growth. On the theoretical side, I have received training and leverage the following modalities: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), and Gottman Method Couples Therapy.
A bit about me: Outside the clinic, I find grounding through doing pottery, being in community, and any form of fitness or movement. I consider myself an analytical and creative person, giving me a unique perspective and curiosity for the unknown.
Before becoming a counsellor, I spent over a decade in fast-paced senior leadership roles in tech and consulting. Along the way, I experienced my own struggles, curveballs, including a journey with cancer, which deeply shaped my understanding of life’s unpredictability, fragility and strength. These experiences, alongside my work in crisis response, high-performance sport, and executive leadership, have given me deep respect for how people adapt and grow through life’s struggles. I believe making space to reflect on our past and current experiences helps create a more conscious, balanced, and meaningful future. I strive to offer every client a supportive, non-judgmental, and compassionate experience focused on their goals.
If you’re ready to take the next step, I would be honoured to support you in moving forward with clarity, compassion, and direction.