Now welcoming new clients at Ignite Counselling & Consulting
We are so excited to introduce Helen, a warm, dedicated therapist passionate about supporting women, parents, and families through life’s most tender transitions. With deep compassion and a strong foundation in clinical practice, Helen brings both skill and sincerity to her work making her an incredible addition to the Ignite Counselling team.
Compassionate Counselling for Women and Families
Helen specializes in perinatal mental health counselling, offering a safe, nonjudgmental space for parents navigating conception, pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenting. She understands that becoming a parent can feel like both a beautiful beginning and a chaotic unraveling. Her role is to help clients hold these complex emotions with care and balance.
Helen’s Approach to Perinatal Mental Health
Helen believes that healing happens in relationships. Her counselling style is grounded in compassion, curiosity, and cultural sensitivity, ensuring that clients feel truly seen and supported. She creates space for parents to explore:
- Postpartum depression and anxiety
- Parenting-related stress
- Identity shifts during motherhood
- Emotional challenges during fertility, pregnancy, or postpartum
- Navigating neurodiversity, health concerns, and systemic barriers
Experience and Training
Helen holds a Master of Social Work from the University of British Columbia and brings a strong background in supporting children, families, and individuals facing a wide range of life challenges. Her practice is trauma-informed and rooted in evidence-based approaches such as CBT, family systems therapy, and solution-focused therapy.
Who Helen Supports
Helen has extensive experience working with:
- Women navigating perinatal mood and anxiety disorders
- Parents adjusting to postpartum life
- Families experiencing health-related concerns
- Individuals seeking culturally sensitive, trauma-informed care
She is skilled in collaborating with care teams, advocating for clients, and creating person-centered plans that honor lived experience.
A Note from Helen:
“Parenting is full of contradictions; joy and grief, strength and fear, connection and loneliness. I’m here to help you hold all of it. You don’t have to go through it alone.”
Reflective Journal Prompts Inspired by Helen’s Work:
- What parts of parenthood have felt the most surprising or the most overwhelming for you?
- In what ways have you changed since becoming a parent? What parts of you are still adjusting?
- What kind of support would feel most nourishing right now?
How to Connect with Helen
Whether you’re an expecting parent, new to motherhood, or seeking to reclaim your identity after baby, Helen offers compassionate perinatal and women’s counselling in Maple Ridge.
Ready to connect with Helen? Book a session today through our contact page or learn more about Helen here.
We’re honoured to have Helen as part of our Ignite Counselling team. If her words resonate with you, we’d love to support you on your healing journey.
