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\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\n \n \n \n About Rhea | Heartnote Counselling & Wellness<\/title>\n\n <link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\n <link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin>\n <link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=DM+Sans:wght@400;500;600&family=Playfair+Display:ital,wght@0,500;0,600;1,500&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"styles.css\" \/>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n <header class=\"site-header\">\n <div class=\"container nav-wrap\">\n <a href=\"index.html\" class=\"brand\" aria-label=\"Heartnote home\">\n <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/heartnotewellness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ChatGPT-Image-Sep-2-2026-07_45_39-PM.png\" alt=\"Heartnote Counselling & Wellness logo\">\n <\/a>\n\n <button class=\"menu-toggle\" aria-label=\"Open menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\u2630<\/button>\n\n <nav class=\"nav-links\" aria-label=\"Primary navigation\">\n <a href=\"http:\/\/heartnotewellness.com\/\">Home<\/a>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/heartnotewellness.com\/?page_id=99\">About<\/a>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/heartnotewellness.com\/#services\">Counselling<\/a>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/heartnotewellness.com\/#practice\">Areas of Practice<\/a>\n <a href=\"http:\/\/heartnotewellness.com\/#approach\">Approach<\/a>\n <a class=\"active\" href=\"http:\/\/heartnotewellness.com\/?page_id=104\">FAQ<\/a>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fheartnotewellness.janeapp.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7Cd8770d04945d46322fbc08deddde111d%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639192142987732595%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=qjlnmQQtjCrGkeSOOT%2BZTg6lLebS9EjSUOTvutwXuys%3D&reserved=0\" class=\"nav-cta\">Book a Discovery Call<\/a>\n <\/nav>\n <\/div>\n <\/header>\n\n <main>\n <section class=\"inner-hero\">\n <div class=\"container inner-hero-grid\">\n <div class=\"inner-hero-copy\">\n <div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n <a href=\"index.html\">Home<\/a>\n <span>\/<\/span>\n <span>About<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">ABOUT RHEA<\/div>\n <h1>A grounded, compassionate space to be witnessed as you are.<\/h1>\n <p class=\"lead\">\n I work collaboratively with clients to understand their experiences within\n the context of their lived realities, cultural roots, relationships, and the\n environments that have shaped them.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"inner-art-card\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n <div style=\"\n width: 100%;\n aspect-ratio: 1.24\/1;\n overflow: hidden;\n\">\n <img decoding=\"async\"\n src=\"http:\/\/heartnotewellness.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/afa9db1c-1baf-4d5b-9b52-253fdd407e7e.jpg\"\n alt=\"Heartnote Counselling & Wellness\"\n style=\"\n width: 100%;\n height: 100%;\n object-fit: cover;\n object-position: center 42%;\n display: block;\n \"\n >\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n <section class=\"about-story\">\n <div class=\"container about-story-grid\">\n <aside class=\"about-sidebar\">\n <div class=\"about-sidebar-card\">\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">THERAPEUTIC SPACE<\/div>\n <h3>Warm, collaborative, and responsive.<\/h3>\n <p>\n My role is to meet you where you are while gently supporting exploration,\n insight, and growth at a pace that feels grounded and right for you.\n <\/p>\n <div class=\"about-sidebar-values\">\n <span><i><\/i> Compassion<\/span>\n <span><i><\/i> Presence<\/span>\n <span><i><\/i> Authenticity<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/aside>\n\n\n\n <div class=\"about-prose\">\n <p class=\"intro-paragraph\">\n\n\n<br>\n Our sessions offer a space where your experiences can be witnessed and held\u2014\n whether they involve sorrow, joy, confusion, trust, discomfort, or the many\n emotions in between.\n <\/p>\n\n <p>\n Together, we can also explore your hopes and the direction you want your life\n to move toward. You are welcome to come exactly as you are. Whether you are\n seeking to better understand your experiences, feel heard and seen, build\n practical tools for emotional resilience and distress tolerance, or heal after\n trauma, my role is to walk alongside you with compassion and care.\n <\/p>\n\n <div class=\"about-divider\"><\/div>\n\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">HOW I WORK<\/div>\n <h2>Clinical training, lived experience, and an integrative approach.<\/h2>\n\n <p>\n The therapeutic space I create alongside my clients is informed by both my\n clinical training and lived experience. I am a Registered Social Worker providing\n therapy and counselling services, bringing together approaches such as Eye\n Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Internal Family Systems (IFS),\n mindfulness, and somatic-based practices into my work with clients.\n <\/p>\n\n <p>\n I take an integrative approach, thoughtfully weaving together different\n therapeutic frameworks to honour the uniqueness of each person\u2019s experiences,\n while grounding my work in anti-oppressive, attachment-based, and feminist\n perspectives.\n <\/p>\n\n <p>\n My practice is research-informed, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive.\n I also incorporate psychoeducation to help you better understand what you are\n experiencing while providing practical resources to support your healing and\n growth. I bring over three years of experience as a gender-based violence\n counsellor in non-profit community settings, as well as experience supporting\n individuals and families navigating illness.\n <\/p>\n\n <div class=\"about-highlight\">\n <p>\n \u201cI believe therapy can hold both the pain we carry and the possibility of\n something gentler, more connected, and more aligned with who we are becoming.\u201d\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">LIVED EXPERIENCE & IDENTITY<\/div>\n <h2>The person I am shapes the way I show up in this work.<\/h2>\n\n <p>\n I am a Punjabi woman living on the ancestral, unceded, and stolen territories\n of the x\u02b7m\u0259\u03b8k\u02b7\u0259y\u0313\u0259m (Musqueam), S\u1e35wx\u0331w\u00fa7mesh (Squamish), and s\u0259lilw\u0259ta\u026c\n (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. As a racialized settler on these colonized lands,\n I regularly reflect on how the physical and spiritual footprints I leave impact\n the land, my community, and those around me.\n <\/p>\n\n <p>\n My life's work has been deeply shaped by my own healing journey, one that has\n often asked me to hold both pain and joy at the same time. Throughout this\n journey, I have been supported by my spirituality, family, community, therapist,\n yoga, and mindfulness practices while navigating autoimmune diseases, severe\n food allergies, and profound grief after the passing of my beloved grandmother.\n <\/p>\n\n <p>\n I also know what it feels like to feel lonely in a crowded room; to experience\n my inner child as needing protection; to feel frustrated, scared, or overwhelmed\n when life feels beyond my control; and to carry the weight of intergenerational\n trauma while navigating cultural and familial expectations. These experiences\n continue to shape how I show up in relationships\u2014with myself, my loved ones,\n and my clients.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/section>\n\n<!-- CREDENTIALS + ABOUT ME -->\n<section class=\"about-life\">\n\n <div class=\"container about-life-grid\">\n\n <!-- LEFT SIDE -->\n <div class=\"credentials-side\">\n\n <div class=\"eyebrow\">CREDENTIALS & EDUCATION<\/div>\n\n <h2 class=\"credentials-title\">\n Certifications, certificates,<br>\n and training\n <\/h2>\n\n <!-- CERTIFICATIONS -->\n <div class=\"credentials-columns\">\n\n <div class=\"credentials-list\">\n\n <div class=\"credential-item\">\n <span class=\"credential-leaf\">\u2767<\/span>\n <p>\n Registered Social Worker,<br>\n <em>British Columbia College of Social Workers<\/em>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"credential-item\">\n <span class=\"credential-leaf\">\u2767<\/span>\n <p>\n Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)\n Therapy Basic Training \u2013 EMDRIA Approved,<br>\n <em>Envision Workshops<\/em>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"credential-item\">\n <span class=\"credential-leaf\">\u2767<\/span>\n <p>\n Stepping Stones, Internal Family Systems<br>\n Counselling Association\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"credential-item\">\n <span class=\"credential-leaf\">\u2767<\/span>\n <p>\n Working with Trauma and the Body: The Fundamentals\n of Somatic Therapy,<br>\n <em>Wilfrid Laurier University<\/em>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"credential-item\">\n <span class=\"credential-leaf\">\u2767<\/span>\n <p>\n An Integrative Approach to Grief,<br>\n <em>Centre for Psychology and Emotional Health<\/em>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"credential-item\">\n <span class=\"credential-leaf\">\u2767<\/span>\n <p>\n Navigating the Tangled Web of Grief,<br>\n <em>AWC Grief Support<\/em>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <div class=\"credentials-list\">\n\n <div class=\"credential-item\">\n <span class=\"credential-leaf\">\u2767<\/span>\n <p>\n Expert Strategies to Help Clients Develop Tolerance\n for Emotional Distress,<br>\n <em>The National Institute for the Clinical Application\n of Behavioral Medicine<\/em>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"credential-item\">\n <span class=\"credential-leaf\">\u2767<\/span>\n <p>\n Motivational Interviewing Foundations,<br>\n <em>Centre for Collaboration Motivation and Innovation<\/em>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"credential-item\">\n <span class=\"credential-leaf\">\u2767<\/span>\n <p>\n An Introduction to DBT Skills,<br>\n <em>Healing Mind Psychotherapy<\/em>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"credential-item\">\n <span class=\"credential-leaf\">\u2767<\/span>\n <p>\n End of Life Doula Course, <em>Douglas College<\/em>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"credential-item\">\n <span class=\"credential-leaf\">\u2767<\/span>\n <p>\n 200 Hour Meditation Teacher Training,<br>\n <em>The Lab of Meditation<\/em>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"credential-item\">\n <span class=\"credential-leaf\">\u2767<\/span>\n <p>\n 50 Hour Trauma-Informed Yoga Teacher Training,<br>\n <em>Yoga Outreach<\/em>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"credential-item\">\n <span class=\"credential-leaf\">\u2767<\/span>\n <p>\n 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training <em><\/em>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <!-- EDUCATION -->\n <div class=\"education-section\">\n\n <h3>Education<\/h3>\n\n <div class=\"credential-item\">\n <span class=\"credential-leaf\">\u2767<\/span>\n <p>\n Master of Social Work,\n <em>University of British Columbia<\/em>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"credential-item\">\n <span class=\"credential-leaf\">\u2767<\/span>\n <p>\n Bachelor of Social Work with High Distinction,\n <em>University of British Columbia<\/em>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"credential-item\">\n <span class=\"credential-leaf\">\u2767<\/span>\n <p>\n Bachelor of Art with High Distinction, Major in Sociology\n and Minor in Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice,\n <em>University of British Columbia<\/em>\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n\n <!-- RIGHT SIDE -->\n <div class=\"about-life-card\">\n\n <h3>A little more about me<\/h3>\n\n <p>\n Outside of my therapy practice, I am a yoga and mindfulness\n teacher and I organize seniors' programs in my local community.\n <\/p>\n\n <p>\n I love cooking, walking by the water, playing soccer, and\n spending time with myself, my partner, my family, and the\n people I love.\n <\/p>\n\n <!-- DECORATIVE HEART -->\n <div class=\"about-heart\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n <svg viewBox=\"0 0 160 160\">\n <path\n d=\"M80 137\n C65 122 25 94 25 57\n C25 34 42 23 58 23\n C70 23 78 30 80 42\n C82 30 90 23 102 23\n C118 23 135 34 135 57\n C135 94 95 122 80 137Z\"\n fill=\"none\"\n stroke=\"currentColor\"\n stroke-width=\"9\"\n stroke-linecap=\"round\"\n stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\n \/>\n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n <section class=\"contact\">\n <div class=\"container 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