A Warm, Welcoming Space for Your Healing
At Olivia Therapy & Retreats, our mission is simple: we want you to feel the warmth of our space and our team the moment you walk through the door. We know what it’s like to feel overwhelmed, stretched thin, or unsure where to begin. We’ve been there too. None of us pretend to have it all together; you won’t find that energy here. What you will find is a team of genuine, grounded practitioners who care deeply about helping you move toward relief, healing, and hope.
Whether you’re here for counselling, massage therapy, acupuncture, occupational therapy, life coaching, or yoga, our goal is the same: you leave feeling understood, supported, and a little more like yourself again.
Whether you’re here for counselling, massage therapy, acupuncture, occupational therapy, life coaching, or yoga, our goal is the same: you leave feeling understood, supported, and a little more like yourself again.
What Trauma-Informed Care Means...
As a Team
We work from the belief that struggles are often systemic, not personal. We support each other, collaborate openly, and honour that every practitioner has their own pace, strengths, and ways of working. No one pretends, and no one works alone.
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In Our Clinic
From your first step into the waiting room to your final session of the day, we focus on consistency, privacy, and choice. We keep conversations confidential, we move gently, and we design our systems to reduce anxiety, not increase it.
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In Client Interactions
Clients often arrive stressed, tired, or carrying heavy stories. We expect that, and we meet it with warmth, patience, and no pressure. You don’t need to be “ready” or “put together.” You show up as you are; we adjust to meet you.
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Individual & Couples Counselling in London, Ontario
Our counselling team supports clients dealing with high stress, overwhelm, anxiety, depression, family dynamics, parenting challenges, pregnancy and postpartum concerns, grief, religious trauma, sexual trauma, ADHD, and more. For couples, we help with communication, repairing hurt, and reconnecting despite the busyness of everyday life.
We take a relational, humanistic approach because we believe people are inherently good and capable of change when they feel safe and seen. Modalities include IFS, Somatic Experiencing, Gottman, Self-Compassion, CBT, Motivational Interviewing, and values-based work.
We always start slow. You never need to share more than you want to. Your story unfolds at your pace, not ours.
Walk-and-talk sessions are also available for those who prefer movement, fresh air, or a less traditional therapy setting.
We take a relational, humanistic approach because we believe people are inherently good and capable of change when they feel safe and seen. Modalities include IFS, Somatic Experiencing, Gottman, Self-Compassion, CBT, Motivational Interviewing, and values-based work.
We always start slow. You never need to share more than you want to. Your story unfolds at your pace, not ours.
Walk-and-talk sessions are also available for those who prefer movement, fresh air, or a less traditional therapy setting.
Laura McDougall BSW/RSW
Kaitlyn Parmar RP (Qualifying)
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Devin Vandenborn BSW/RSW
Olivia Grigg MSW/RSW
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Occupational Therapy in London, Ontario
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Our OT supports clients in very practical and deeply meaningful ways, helping with:
Sessions can take place in the clinic, your home, your workplace, your community, or virtually, wherever support is most helpful. Our OT takes a collaborative, strengths-based approach, helping clients break down tasks, build confidence, and create habits that make life feel more doable. |
Shiny Yang, OT
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Trauma Sensitive Yoga in London, Ontario
Krish Lopez
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Our Trauma-Sensitive Yoga offerings are rooted in TCTSY principles, choice-making, invitational language, interoception, and non-coercion. This style of yoga is not about flexibility or poses, it's about reconnecting with your body in a way that feels safe, grounded, and empowering.
Ideal for those living with trauma, chronic stress, or disconnection from their body, these classes are gentle, accessible, and led by a trained facilitator. Participants often describe feeling calm, rooted, and more aware of their internal experience. |
Life and Parenting Coaching in London, Ontario
Our coaching services support clients seeking personal clarity, confidence-building, career direction, and healthier routines. Coaching is shorter-term and goal-driven, ideal for people wanting accountability and momentum.
Parenting coaching focuses on supporting parents of children under 10 using gentle discipline, routines, transitions, and nervous-system-informed strategies that make daily life more manageable.
Parenting coaching focuses on supporting parents of children under 10 using gentle discipline, routines, transitions, and nervous-system-informed strategies that make daily life more manageable.
Joanne Whiteside Professional Certified Coach
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Michelle GraceyCertified Parenting Coach & Educator
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Registered Massage Therapy in London, Ontario
We offer Swedish massage, lymphatic drainage, cupping, and myofascial release, all provided by an RMT who is highly skilled, trauma-informed, and able to adapt pressure and positioning to your comfort.
Clients come for physical relief but often leave with emotional clarity, reduced stress, better sleep, lowered anxiety, and a deeper sense of well-being. Direct billing is available, and accommodations are always offered for pregnancy or sensory needs.
Clients come for physical relief but often leave with emotional clarity, reduced stress, better sleep, lowered anxiety, and a deeper sense of well-being. Direct billing is available, and accommodations are always offered for pregnancy or sensory needs.
Andrea Ketola Registered Massage Therapist
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Elizabeth Hetesi Registered Massage Therapist
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Traditional Chinese Medicine/ Acupuncture in London, Ontario
Our traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) team supports clients with:
Acupuncture sessions are thorough, gentle, and designed with trauma-informed care at the core. We check in often, move slowly, and follow your lead. Many clients feel relief within the first session, often describing the experience as grounding and unexpectedly relaxing.
- pain
- joint discomfort
- soft tissue injuries
- arthritis
- GI issues
- sleep challenges
- circulatory concerns
- emotional dysregulation
Acupuncture sessions are thorough, gentle, and designed with trauma-informed care at the core. We check in often, move slowly, and follow your lead. Many clients feel relief within the first session, often describing the experience as grounding and unexpectedly relaxing.
Laetitia Liu
Registered Acupuncturist and TCM Practitioner
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Jin Bao
Registered Acupuncturist and TCM Practitioner
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Admin Team
Anna Grigg Front Desk Client Care
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Leanne Burns Executive Assistant
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Reach Out to Connect
Clients tell us they choose our clinic because of our warmth, honesty, and the sense that they never need to perform or hold it all together here. We also take a uniquely holistic approach, believing the mind and body cannot be separated. This is why we often recommend combining services, such as massage with counselling, acupuncture with OT, or yoga with therapy.
We make booking easy, direct billing simple, and support seamless communication among practitioners. Most importantly, we’re real people helping real people. No pressure. No perfection. Just support. If you’re unsure where to start, we would love to help. Reach out for a complimentary chat and we’ll guide you toward the practitioner or service that best fits your needs. You don’t have to do this alone. We’re here, and we’d love to support you.
We make booking easy, direct billing simple, and support seamless communication among practitioners. Most importantly, we’re real people helping real people. No pressure. No perfection. Just support. If you’re unsure where to start, we would love to help. Reach out for a complimentary chat and we’ll guide you toward the practitioner or service that best fits your needs. You don’t have to do this alone. We’re here, and we’d love to support you.