healing that honours the whole of you...
Emergence that feels like
remembering.
For the ones performing life so well, they wonder if this is living.
Body-aware Psychotherapy for adult individuals and couples
In-Person in Brant COUNTY & Norfolk County
Virtual across ontario
You checked the boxes. Did it all “right.”
So why do you feel miscast
in your own life?
Every role meant survival.
Now you’re ready to meet the self who’s been there all along.
You wake up with an exhaustion sleep cannot touch, your thoughts hitting the ground in their hamster wheel before you've even slid the covers off or opened your eyes.
On the surface, you're seemingly masterful at holding it together:
reading the temperature of the room and predicting everyone's needs before they utter a word
orchestrating the next themed birthday celebration for your person
rehearsing a civil response to the passive aggressive text from your mother-in-law (while simultaneously talking yourself off the ledge)…
Running on competence like it's caffeine from your fifth cup of coffee.
Other days, survival is task-paralysis, missing car keys, and a mind that won’t stay in one lane.
You're always a little on edge, holding the lid of the pressure cooker while feeling weirdly outside of yourself.
You feel yourself slipping, your tone sharpening or volume raising more than you'd like. Maybe you find yourself swatting away thoughts like, "Is this really it?" while drinking more than you intend to, or scrolling a little longer than you'd like to admit.
The performance of "fine" is getting old, though you can't imagine another way. End-of-day distractions offer temporary numbness, but you're always left feeling a gnawing sense of guilt and disconnection that seems to grow with each passing day.
…And beneath it all, the unspeakable realization that maybe this version of life works perfectly for everyone but you.
Could there be more than this…?
You're not sure you could name what you want.
It's been this way for so long.
The possibility of "more" feels dangerous and indulgent.
Exhaustion is heavy, but it is familiar and you know its rhythm.
Why risk uncertainty and disappointment?
Who would you be if not this person who holds it in and pushes on?
But, sometimes, when you can still yourself for half of a second on a day that allows you the space, you feel a flicker inside.
A quiet tug or ache toward something more honest and true.
Perhaps, you’re able to linger with the ache for a breath or two. You might get the faintest sense of a message taking shape.
In a moment of opportunity, the body resonates a truth beyond the mind's current version of you.
Maybe that truth sounds like:
The possibility of true rest without the gut-punch of guilt or the impulse to prove your right to every breath you take.
Feeling warmth return to your chest, or catching the smallest hint of ease as you move through the day without bracing for impact.
Meeting uncertainty without immediately sprinting through every possible scenario, combing the future for danger with your heart in your throat.
Seeing your relationships in full colour—and staying with yourself even when conversations get tender, messy, awkward, or close enough to spark the old urge to shut down or disappear.
Each of these possibilities is a signal from your own body, guiding you home.
And beneath these possibilities, the simplest one:
Embodying a life full of
experience and expression that is your birthright.
i’m tera-sundri, Registered PsychotherapisT.
helping you reconnect
to your
deepest, truest self.
I’m a trauma- and somatic-informed psychotherapist who helps weary perfectionists, over-thinkers, and those who secretly feel like aliens-on-earth find safety in their own skin and reconnect with the quiet wisdom that has always been within.
Maybe you’ve lost access to who you are in a world whirling with endless stimuli, bids for productivity, and the constant pull of performance and approval.
Perhaps you’re unsure of yourself if you’re not rescuing loved ones from their pain, rushing to manage the laundry, dinner, chauffeuring, Pinterest-worthy parties, or hitting straight As on your performance reviews. Perhaps the idea of identifying what you want- let alone expressing it- makes you throw up in your mouth a little.
There is both grief and beauty in untangling who you are from who the world told you to be. I could help you process how the past shapes your present, with the intention of supporting the reclamation of your inner trust to move through life with greater clarity—responding from authenticity rather than outdated survival patterns.
I support people navigating:
Anxiety & stuck cycles that keep you trapped in overthinking, avoidance, or exhaustion
Perfectionism & people-pleasing, when the urge to do everything for everyone takes over (followed by the bitter taste of resentment)
Complicated grief, the kind that lingers, twists, and reshapes a person
Trauma recovery, especially relational and developmental wounds
Unmasking & understanding neurodivergence, making sense of who you are beyond the survival strategies
Couples’ therapy for when survival strategies collide in relationship and you’re speaking different dialects of pain
No matter how overwhelming life feels, you are not broken. You have always been whole. Our work is about gently peeling back the layers—grieving what no longer serves you, embracing the truth of who you are, and finding ways to hold both pain and joy in a way that feels true to you.
guiding you through:
A nervous system on overdrive
Your mind races, your body tenses, and no matter how much you tell yourself to calm down, the efforts are futile. Or maybe you feel heavy, leaden—moving through your day as if wading through cement. You’ve been called “too sensitive,” “too much,” “too rigid,” “too scattered,” or maybe you’ve learned to over-function just to keep everything from falling apart. Together, we’ll aim to slow things down, create safety in your body, and help you find a steadier way of being.
The weight of loss & change
Grief isn’t just connected to human mortality and death—it’s the ache of what could have been, the longing for a different past or future, or the disorientation of a shifting identity. Whether you’re mourning a relationship, an old version of yourself, or a future you thought you’d have, we’ll intend the creation of space for both the grief and what comes next.
Trauma Processing & Renegotiation
Trauma lives in the nervous system, showing up in emotional and behavioral patterns that can feel overwhelming or out of your control. Healing begins by gently teaching your system to tolerate and digest these experiences, opening the door to greater peace and resilience.
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“we attempt to disown
our difficult stories
to appear more whole or acceptable,
but Our wholeness
- even our wholeheartedness-
actually depends on
integration of our experiences .”
-Brené Brown
Ready to begin?
Making the choice to embark on the therapeutic journey isn’t necessarily easy, but I am happy to make it as simple as possible.
1. Click the button to choose a day and time for a free, no-obligation 15 minute phone or video consultation.
2. If we’re a good fit, we’ll schedule your first session.
Niggling questions you want to ask before scheduling anything? Click here to ask!
Core Clarity Psychotherapy & Counselling is not a same-day crisis service.
The clinic email and phone is not monitored 24/7 for such purposes.
If you are in immediate danger please call 9-1-1, visit your nearest emergency room, or use the following resources for support:
National Suicide Helpline:
Call or Text 9-8-8Haldimand-Norfolk Crisis Assessment and Support (CAST):
866 487 2278Brant Crisis Outreach and Support (COAST):
866 811 7188ConnexOntario (Mental Health, Addiction, Crisis and Gambling support):
connexontario.ca or 866 531 2600.
