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Sonia Stewart
Sonia Stewart is a Registered Clinical Counsellor who brings a warm, authentic, and relational approach, meeting clients as fellow humans willing to grow at the edge of discomfort. She believes healing happens through genuine connection, collaboration, and courageously exploring what feels challenging. As someone from a blended biracial & bicultural background and as a neurodivergent individual, Sonia brings lived understanding of identity and belonging into her work. Clients can expect an honest, supportive space—often alongside her therapy dog Parker—where vulnerability is met with care and even moments of lightness. She has a special interest in nature-based and holistic approaches, including walk-and-talk and outdoor sessions that reconnect clients to land and movement. Sonia invites you to step into therapy knowing you won’t be doing it alone—you’ll figure it out together.
- Anxiety, depression, ADHD, and suicide-related grief that doesn’t fit neatly into stages.
- Looking high-functioning while quietly falling apart.
- The late health diagnosis that makes you go, “Oh, yup. That explains a lot”.
- Growing up biracial and navigating identity between cultures.
- Sitting in therapy yourself and wondering, “Are you actually going to get me?”.
- Healing that isn’t stiff, clinical, or one-size-fits-all.
- Biracial: Chinese and European
- Shaped by having a first-generation immigrant parent.
- Warm
- Direct
- Grounded and real
- Honest
- Steady and calm in chaos
- Gently challenging
- Humour-forward
Expertise
Areas of Focus
- High-functioning, dependable, and quietly exhausted.
- Perfectionists and recovering people-pleasers.
- Adults navigating relationship struggles or relational trauma.
- People carrying grief that still feels raw.
- Men who were taught to handle it alone.
- BIPOC adults navigating identity and cultural expectations.
- Neurodivergent adults, including late-diagnosed ADHD.
- You’re tired of surface-level coping strategies.
- You want therapy that feels real, not rehearsed.
- You appreciate humour and honesty in the middle of hard things.
- You’re willing to look at patterns instead of avoiding them.
- You understand that growth requires some discomfort.
- You want virtual therapy that still feels connected and human.
- You don’t mind a clingy therapy dog named Parker occasionally demanding attention on screen.
Therapeutic Frameworks & Approach
- Welcomed without needing to impress me.
- Challenged in ways that build strength, not shame.
- Less alone in the heavy parts.
- More regulated, more aware, and more steady.
- Like you don’t have to perform wellness.
Populations Served
Practice Details
Service Offerings & Rates
- What’s actually going on beneath the “I’m fine”.
- What’s been working and what hasn’t.
- What you’re hoping will change.
- How I work and whether this feels like a good fit.
- Any doubts you’re carrying about starting therapy.
- Be warm and honest.
- Use humour when it helps and sit in the hard moments when it doesn’t.
- Swear with you when life calls for it.
- Help you identify the patterns keeping you stuck.
- Offer practical tools alongside deeper insight.
- Support real growth, not performative progress.
- Be alongside you in the discomfort as you try new ways of showing up.
Insurance & Benefits Coverage
Schedule
In Person Sessions
Virtual Sessions
More Info
Education
City University
Masters of Counselling
2025
University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Science in Applied Biology (Food & Environment)
2020
Certifications
Emotion-Focused Individual Therapy Level 1
2025
ACT by Russ Harris
2023
Certified Shame-Informed Treatment Specialist Training
2025
Languages
Booking FAQ
First Session charges each session directly to your credit card. Once each session occurs, and your card is charged, you will receive a PDF receipt to your email with all of the details you will need to get reimbursed (therapist name, license/designation, license number, address, etc). You can then submit the receipt to your insurance company for reimbursement if you have coverage.
We always recommend you check with your insurance provider to confirm what coverage you have.
You are the expert when it comes to knowing who is the right fit. Ensure you’ve watched the therapist video at the top of their profile and see if you get a good feeling from the message and the energy they are putting out. If you feel drawn to speak with them, listen to your gut! Booking a free consultation is a great first step to asses fit.