Laura Walter
Soulful Counselling
Support for the journey of healing, self-acceptance, and connection with inner wisdom
My Approach
I work with reflective adults who have found that insight and coping strategies, while valuable, are not always enough. My approach goes deeper—exploring not only what you are experiencing, but what your emotions, patterns, bodily responses, and inner conflicts may be communicating.Rather than approaching parts of yourself as problems to fix or eliminate, we meet them with curiosity and compassion. Together, we explore how they came to serve you while strengthening your connection to your own intuition and inner wisdom.My work is individualized, trauma-informed, and draws from Internal Family Systems, Somatic Experiencing, Compassionate Inquiry, Nonviolent Communication, Dreamwork, and depth-oriented exploration of unconscious and symbolic material. Practical strategies for navigating difficult moments are integrated when helpful.This work is an invitation toward deeper healing, greater self-acceptance, and a more trusting relationship with yourself.Registered Social Worker • NIHB Provider
Services are covered by most extended health insurance plans.
The Guest House
This being human is a guest house
Every morning a new arrival,
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
Some momentary awareness comes
As an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,
Who violently sweep your house
Empty of its furniture,
Still treat each guest honourably.
He may be clearing you out
For some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
Meet them at the door laughing,
And invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
Because each has been sent
As a guide from beyond.
- Rumi
About Laura
"If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. If you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us walk together."
-Lilla Watson
Hi, I’m Laura.
I’ve spent the last 15 years in a dedicated apprenticeship with healing—both my own and alongside others. I have always appreciated being met with openness, compassion, gentle support, and autonomy, and this is what I endeavour to offer others. We can laugh together, have tears together, and cuss when we need. I am also deeply respectful of individual needs and intentional about creating a space where people can feel safe, comfortable, and fully themselves.I believe most of us need fewer rigid critiques in our lives and more space to foster trust in ourselves. Less labeling of what is ‘wrong’ and more understanding that all of our parts belong. A great deal of our suffering comes from a lack of meaning to help us hold our struggles.I’m a mother, avid walker, and Registered Social Worker with a professional background in counselling and educational awareness. I see clients in person in Saskatoon, and I'm also available for anyone in Saskatchewan online. I continue to deepen my knowledge through formal training, mentorship, and an ongoing exploration of resources for soulful healing.The most difficult work is becoming more comfortable with the uncomfortable. Sometimes, more than an answer, we need a different relationship with the question.
Services
Individual Counselling
Individual sessions are collaborative, with particular care given to recognizing your own innate wisdom and capacity for healing. My role is to bring my knowledge and experience while offering compassionate questions, thoughtful reflection, and soulful perspectives that invite deeper understanding and connection with yourself. Together, we explore what is arising, with curiosity and care, allowing your own inner guidance to remain an important part of the process.
Couples Counselling
Couples sessions offer a supportive space to slow down difficult interactions, deepen communication, and make room for the emotions and needs beneath recurring patterns. Together we work toward understanding the deeper issues that may be shaping the relationship, rather than focusing only on conflict at the surface.Couples counselling begins with an individual session with each partner, followed by a joint session.
Workshops
Workshops explore themes of healing, self-understanding, inner wisdom, and meaningful personal growth, and are offered throughout the year. Workshops create space to engage with these ideas through reflection, learning, and shared exploration.When a workshop is being offered, details and registration information will be available here.
Presentations
As a former Educational Awareness Coordinator, I bring extensive experience developing and delivering engaging presentations on a range of topics related to healing, wellbeing, and self-exploration. Topics include, but are not limited to, Addiction, Burnout, Dreamwork, Ritual, and Soulful Self-Exploration.Presentations can be tailored to the interests and needs of your group or organization.To inquire about a presentation, please email [email protected]
Resources
When we feel isolated and uncertain in this journey, a good book, a poignant podcast, or an apt youtube video can make all the difference.
Book Appointment
Please select a 15 min discovery call for any questions you may haveSessions are $150 eachAll Sessions are covered under extended health insurance
and/or nihb