work with joy
I share trauma-informed practice as a somatic therapist to support individuals, groups, and organizations. My mission is to anchor more love on Planet Earth for collective liberation and thriving.
A holistic approach rooted in compassion
My work draws on evidence-based modalities, including Somatic Experiencing, Yoga Therapy, and Integrative Restoration (iRest) to help people cultivate coherence and promote overall well-being.
I am a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) with great gratitude to Dr. Peter Levine for developing this naturalistic approach to trauma resolution - SE is a body-oriented therapy designed to relieve symptoms of stress, shock, and trauma. As a Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT) and Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT 500), I have deep respect for yogic tradition and my root teacher T.K.V. Desikachar.
Offerings
I weave together 15 years of training and experience to create custom offerings based on client needs. Rates vary on a sliding scale from $60-120 per session. I work both in person and remotely.
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Receive trauma-informed care that is free of judgment. These sessions are focused on developing a therapeutic alliance, sharing practical tools, building capacity to address patterns, and/or working with post-traumatic stress from specific events. My approach is body-centered, non-pathologizing, and un-shaming.
I can support with:
Developing or enhancing your personal practice and somatic toolkit.
Cultivating a felt sense of internal safety, embodiment, self-attunement, and accurate interoception.
Navigating transitions, illness, injury, treatment, surgery, and other life-altering experiences.
Preparing for and integrating psychedelic journeys and other transpersonal experiences.
Resolving physiological stress, restoring agency, developing healthy boundaries, and renegotiating trauma.
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Get in touch to organize a single session or series for friends, family, colleagues, or community members focused on gentle movement, embodied mindfulness, sound meditation, or somatic skills.
Join me in the forested hills of Wakefield, Quebec for Therapeutic Yoga, Integrative Restoration (iRest), Sounding Circles, and other events. Everyone is warmly welcomed - no experience needed to participate!
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Bring trauma-informed practice to your organization to enhance the well-being of staff, management, and clients. I have experience working with the non-profit, public, and private sectors.
I can support with:
Experiential learning through one-time events and series to build somatic skills for self-regulation, healthy boundaries, compassionate communication, conflict resolution, and resiliency.
Training to effectively integrate trauma-informed practice into helping professions (e.g. school teachers, health care providers, first responders, social workers, etc.)
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Integrate somatic practices into your work and build your capacity to offer trauma-aware care in a helping profession. This one-to-one offering is for therapists, social service providers, facilitators, coaches, body workers, etc.
"Joy is a precious guide. She has a wonderful sense of how to help people feel at ease. I now have more tools for soul-care and mindful living. She is so kind and wise; her tone of voice, her language, her cadence... the content of what she shares and how she shares it - she is really exceptional and so trauma-informed. I felt such a sense of comfort and safety. Fantastic!" - Rituals for Resilience client
Feel free to email, text, or phone.
If your needs are not within my scope of practice, I will offer a referral. If you require crisis support, please call or text 9-8-8 (24/7)
email: connectionwithjoy@gmail.com
phone: 1-613-462-3669
Tools for Supporting Your Whole Being
Somatic Resourcing
Resources act as protective factors or buffers against stress. Anything that feels supportive and helps you settle in your system and come into present time is a resource (e.g. listening to a favourite song, walking in nature, connecting with a loved one, etc.). Somatic resources are body-based (e.g. grounding, centering, breathing, moving, etc).
Watch a short video
Integrative Restoration
iRest is a trauma-informed protocol, which is supported by over 30 clinical trials/studies and widely used for post-traumatic stress, chronic pain management, sleep issues, depression, anxiety, resiliency and overall well-being. This practice is rooted in the ancient Tantric meditation practice of Yoga Nidra. iRest helps us to connect with a somatic sense of well-being no matter what is happening.
