Lore McLaren

The body, the breath, and the present moment are central to the way I work. Creativity, Spirit, nature, slowing down, intentionality and accountability are also deeply embedded throughout the process.

Body-based therapy, trauma resolution, gender-affirming practise, social justice, feminism, decolonization and empowerment inform the heart of my approach. I have extensive training and counselling experience in relational somatic therapy, expressive arts therapy, vipassana meditation, plant spirit shamanism, and somatic psychedelic therapy.

It is an honour and a joy for me to offer presence, guidance and support for others to digest, embody and integrate altered state experiences and plant medicine teachings.

Training

• Relational Somatic Therapy (200-hr certification)
  Mariah Moser, Opening to Grace
• Relational and Body-Centred Practises for Healing Trauma
  Sharon Stanley          
• Relational Neuroscience for Healing Trauma
  Bonnie Badenoch
• Somatic Psychedelic Therapy Training
  Ahimsa Community of Therapeutic Practise
• Indigenous Leadership Essentials
  IndigenEYEZ
• Circle of Life: Trauma-Informed Training
  Jane Middleton-Moz
• Mindfulness-Based Trauma Counselling
  Ontario Institute for the Studies in Education
• Expressive Arts Therapy Diploma (3-year, 800 practicum hours)
  The C.R.E.A.T.E Institute, Toronto ON    
• BA: Women’s Studies/International Development
  Trent University
• Vipassana meditation and mindfulness practice since 2005

Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC),
Master Therapeutic Counsellor (MTC),
Association for Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada (ACCT), #2524