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SERVING CALGARY, OKOTOKS, AND SURROUNDING AREAS

meet Elizabeth

Elizabeth Specializes In:

ANXIETY & DEPRESSION
TRAUMA
GRIEF & LOSS
SUBSTANCE USE

PARENT SUPPORT
PERINATAL & POSTPARTUM
SLEEP DISTURBANCE
SELF ESTEEM

MSW RSW | Founder of Illumination Therapeutic Services

Elizabeth is a Master’s level Social Worker with 20 years of experience in mental health and addictions. She specializes in supporting individuals, couples, and families, using an integrative approach that blends traditional therapy with alternative healing. Passionate about guiding parents in understanding child development, she also helps clients navigate grief, loss, and life transitions with compassion. Elizabeth understands that trust is earned and can take time to build. She believes in showing up as her authentic self and bringing the lessons she has learned throughout her life, not simply as a Social Worker, to sessions with her clients. She believes in dismantling the power dynamic between therapist and client, and that this allows for growth and holistic healing. Elizabeth sees the relationship between herself and her clients as the starting ground for sustainable change outside of the therapy room.

Originally from the Yukon, Elizabeth finds solace in nature and enjoys exploring the mountains with her dog and family. As a published author of Soaring With Burnt Wings, she shares insights on healing and resilience. She fosters a non-judgmental space where clients feel truly seen, heard, and empowered.

meet JESSICA

CCC

Jessica is a Canadian Certified Counsellor who is registered in the province of Alberta as well as Manitoba, where she lived and practiced for many years previously. Jessica works with clients ages 12 and up, with a particular interest being in supporting those struggling with anxiety, depression, self-harm, suicidal ideation as well as navigating life transitions.

Jessica is allied with the 2SLGBTQ+ community, disabled community, and non-monogamous community and has extensive experience working with members of these communities. She uses an integrative approach with a focus on Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Polyvagal Theory, which supports clients to better understand their nervous systems, how to create individualized coping strategies based on what their nervous systems need, as well as heal the parts of them that are stuck reliving past trauma big or small. Jessica has been in the mental health field for the past 7 years.

Jessica Specializes In:

ANXIETY & DEPRESSION
TRAUMA
SELF-ESTEEM

SELF-HARM
SUICIDAL IDEATION
LIFE TRANSITIONS

No matter who you choose to work with at Illumination, you will be invited to:

  • Release what no longer serves you

  • Heal the parts of you that have been shamed and silenced

  • Enlighten and explore your purpose and desires

  • Soar into a life filled with love, laughter, connection and joy

READ ELIZABETH’S HEARTFELT MEMOIR ON LOVE, LOSS AND RESILIENCE

Soaring With Burnt Wings – Lessons in love, life, laughter & surviving unimaginable loss

When Elizabeth Leanne lost her husband, Cam, before the age of 30, she didn’t believe survival was possible—nor did she want it to be. Soaring With Burnt Wings is a deeply personal memoir that offers an intimate look into their love story, their courageous approach to his cancer diagnosis, and the raw devastation of his passing. More than a tribute, this book is a beacon of hope for anyone navigating grief, offering powerful lessons on healing, resilience, and rediscovering oneself in the aftermath of loss. Written from the depths of sorrow, it serves as both a roadmap and an inspiration for those learning to fly again, even in life’s darkest moments.

SHOP LOCAL:
Yooneek Books | Okotoks, AB
Spisherbocker Books | Diamond Valley, AB

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