Caseload opening Dec 2026

Cearia (pronounced “Sierra”) is a Registered Social Worker with several years of clinical experience. Her career has included providing clinical therapy to survivors of sexual and domestic violence, supporting acute mental health needs through a hospital diversion program, and being a social work care manager on an interdisciplinary primary care team. She is passionate about sexual, reproductive, and maternal mental health, focusing her masters practicum and thesis on supporting women in the perinatal period, as well as having specialized training in perinatal mental health through Postpartum Support International and Maternal Health NOW. Her approach is relational, client-centred, strengths-based, and trauma-informed.

Cearia’s greatest strength as a therapist is her ability to connect with clients and hold space for them to show up for themselves. She is known for her warmth, intentionally creating a safe and supportive environment where clients can be vulnerable and explore their thoughts and feelings without judgment. She is authentic, real, humorous, and wants you to feel empowered both in the therapeutic relationship and in your life. 

Most of Cearia’s clients are women navigating the many expectations, pressures, and transitions that life can bring. She is here to support you through anxiety, depression, stress and overwhelm, burnout, struggles with self-worth and confidence, relationship challenges, and more. She specializes in supporting women through the perinatal period and has experience working with those navigating a range of perinatal experiences. This includes pregnancy and postpartum mental health challenges, family planning, abortion, postpartum identity, birth preparation and processing, miscarriage and loss, returning to work after baby, and single parenting. Together, you and Cearia can explore the thoughts, feelings, and experiences that may be difficult to sit with, better understand the patterns that show up in your life, and reconnect with what matters most to you. 

Overall, Cearia wants you to feel comforted knowing that you are not alone in feeling that life can be complicated, stressful, uncomfortable, and heavy. Her goal is to help hold the weight of everything that you are carrying and walk alongside you in your journey. She would love to be part of your care team.