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Una Gair
Una Gair supports adults and emerging adults navigating trauma, grief, relationship concerns, feeling stuck, and patterns that no longer serve them. Working from a humanistic, systems-based perspective, she considers each client’s history, identity, relationships, and wider context, then adapts practical tools to what fits. Her background in federal public safety gives her a grounded understanding of cumulative stress and moral injury. Una is warm, compassionate, direct, and straightforward, with room for humour when it feels right. She helps clients speak honestly, make sense of recurring patterns, and find more purposeful ways forward while offering a steady place to unburden and feel genuinely known.
- How being an immigrant, speaking English as my fourth language, and being a stepparent have shaped my understanding of belonging, identity, and the complexities of family relationships.
- The experiences of people whose lives and circumstances don’t fit neatly into a box, informed by much of my career working in corrections and public safety.
- How difficult it can be to talk openly about shame, regret, conflicting feelings, or parts of yourself you worry others may judge.
- The importance of being able to be real with someone, with room for warmth and humour alongside the more serious parts of life.
- Warm
- Straightforward
- Easy to talk to and down-to-earth.
- Thoughtful
- Hard to shock.
- Gently challenging.
- A sense of humour.
Expertise
Areas of Focus
- Adults and couples.
- First responders and public safety personnel.
- People involved in the justice system.
- Survivors of trauma and violence.
- People navigating complicated family relationships.
- You want someone warm and straightforward who you can talk openly with, including about the things you usually keep to yourself.
- You want to understand why you keep getting caught in the same patterns and work out what to do differently.
- You appreciate both compassion and honest feedback, with room for humour along the way.
Therapeutic Frameworks & Approach
- Comfortable being yourself and confident that we can talk about what’s actually going on.
- That you can expect warmth, honest conversation, and questions that help us make sense of things together.
- Heard, with something useful to take into your week, whether that’s a different perspective, something to practice, or a clearer idea of what you need.
Populations Served
Practice Details
Service Offerings & Rates
- What’s bringing you to counselling, what you’d like help with, and what you’re looking for in a therapist.
- Questions you have about how I work, share what has or hasn’t been helpful before, and get a feel for talking with me.
- Practical details about appointments, fees, and insurance.
- Whatever your are comfortable with, you don’t need to prepare anything or share your whole history. It’s a chance for us both to see whether working together feels like a good fit.
- Listen closely, be honest with you, and help you understand the patterns that keep getting in your way.
- Talk about changes you want in your everyday life, whether that means responding differently under stress, setting boundaries, or having more choice in how you handle difficult situations.
- Offer practical tools, ask questions that may challenge you.
- Check in about whether our work is helping outside of our sessions.
Insurance & Benefits Coverage
Schedule
In Person Sessions
Virtual Sessions
More Info
Education
YU, Master of Arts, Counselling Psychology
SFU, Bachelor of Arts, Criminology & Psychology
Certifications
DBT (2026)
CPT (2026)
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.