Hi!

I’m Helena, a human, writer, therapist and social worker based in Toronto. My work is rooted in compassion, acceptance, creativity, relationships and community. 


I create and share with the intention to help guide people back to their own wholeness, to the innate wisdom and compassion waiting within, and to enable people to live whole, full authentic lives. 

“In my early professional years I was asking the question: How can I treat, or cure, or change this person? Now I would phrase the question in this way: How can I provide a relationship which this person may use for his own personal growth?”

—Carl R. Rogers

Sharing some moments from a beautiful entire month back in my favourite place. So grateful to have so much time to just be present, and imperfect with no thoughts to a future agenda or any purposeful fixing. Reminders from the summer away I’m
Some reminders of reminders I have posted before in different formats, still feels very needed at the moment. Take what you need and take care of you 🤍 . . . . . . . #selflove #selfcare #selfcompassion #therapy #selfreminder #mentalhealth #writers
Today my dad would have been 70 years old. I cannot even fathom that number or what he might have been like at that age. At age 56 we lost him to suicide and he stayed frozen at that age. Frozen in time as so many of those we lost do. I have been s
Sharing some thoughts and journal prompts on moving towards feeling we are everything we always needed, already. And, within that truth it doesn’t discount growth but allows for more of it. Maybe even just for a moment you could befriend the p