and Yoga Therapy

Hi, I'm Sara Kendrick.

Willow Vine Counselling came into being slowly and organically. Life introduced me to the benefits of Yoga and psychotherapy and those tools guided me to physical wellbeing and mental resilience.

Seeking help is not always easy. But qualified help can make your path far less lonely, and an effective practitioner’s insights will accelerate your progress. It’s a safe space to explore after being torn down, worn down, or ground down by life’s challenges – a safe place to breathe, heal, and rebuild.

As a therapist, I create a space of empathy and acceptance, free of judgement. With a strong background in trauma-informed holistic care, I strive to build meaningful, trust-based relationships, and collaborates with community to promote well-being, resilience, and healing.

I owe a debt of gratitude to the therapist who guided me through my own dark and challenging time. Along with her guidance, she suggested that I had the makings of an effective therapist, which spurred studies in Yoga Therapy, a Master’s in Counselling Psychology, and certificates in Integrated Body Psychotherapy (IBP), Traumatic Stress Studies, Trauma Informed Stabilization Treatment (TIST), EMDR, Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) and among others.

My own healing journey began in 2002 with a life changing event that created an opportunity of growth and reintegration. To ease pain and improve movement, I was first introduced to Yoga as a practice, which helped guide my physical body through the challenging time. Later I had the opportunity to do the inner work through psychotherapy.

By 2012, I had completed my Yoga Teacher Training, seeking a deeper understanding of the “koshas,” as well as the implications of movement, breath and the body in healing. I continued the learning journey completing the 800 hour Yoga Therapy program in 2016, and completing my Master’s in Counselling Psychology shortly thereafter.

Today, I work with a variety of clients from different walks of life. I mainly work with individuals who have experienced trauma - PTSD, c-PTSD, attachment wounding traumas, childhood trauma - as well as those experiencing dissociation as a result, including DID, Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) and Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures (PNES). My work has also created space to work significantly with life transitions, grief and loss, as well as working with our veteran members of the military. It is an honour now to provide a healing space for individuals navigating their own healing journey, looking for their own opportunity for change.