welcome fatjoy podcast listeners!
A place where your body is never a problem…
Supporting you in navigating the complexities of life.
At Tend and Cultivate, we help you navigate the complexities of life with our gentle, trauma-informed approach to mental health – without ever making your body the problem.
Because your body size should never be a reason to treat you poorly, and at Tend and Cultivate, you’ll know that we get what it’s like to move through life in a bigger body.
Your joy, satisfaction, pleasure, and mental health matter.
We are the first counseling group in Canada that specializes in providing non-stigmatized care to those in larger and fat bodies.
While our focus is plus-size folks, we welcome clients of any size.
Joy, satisfaction, pleasure, and connection matter.
At Tend and Cultivate, our gentle, anti-oppressive, trauma-informed approach to mental health is designed to offer you a soft place to land.
We specialize in providing non-stigmatized care to those in bigger bodies.
Your body is worthy of
respect & care at
every size, shape, or ability.
Your body is worthy of respect & care at every size, shape, or ability.
We are the only group mental health practice in Canada that specializes in supporting those in fat and bigger bodies (of course, people of all sizes are welcome).
#NoDiets #AntiDiet #HealthAtEverySize #BodyTrust #AtypicalAnorexia #FatLiberation #TheBodyIsNotAnApology
What if you didn’t have to struggle alone?
Whether it’s your relationship with food, with your body, with a loved one, or the trauma of your past, our goal is to support you in: connecting more deeply with yourself and what matters on YOUR terms; discovering the wisdom and the tools you already possess; and, exploring new ways forward that fit the context and shape of your life.
We can help you tend to the challenges and cultivate more nourishment, connection, healing, and joy.
Queer, Trans, KINK, FAT, Disabled, BIPOC, ASEXUAL/AROMANTIC, and neurodivERGENT AFFIRMING
Our counselors have a range of lived experiences, and we work hard to provide mental health care that honours the wisdom and lived experiences of those who experience ongoing oppression and violence.
accessibility
In addition to online virtual counseling, we also see clients in-person in Langley, B.C. conveniently located at Highway 1 and 200 St. The space is wheelchair accessible with an elevator and an ungendered, accessible bathroom. The waiting room has spacious chairs and large, comfy benches to accommodate a range of bodies. The counselling space features a sofa, a large chair, and a comfy ottoman.
Supporting other therapists & counsellors.
Professional support & consultations
Mental health professionals need a community of care to support them in the work they do. We offer professional consults on everything from clients in bigger bodies, atypical anorexia, pleasure, and boundaries to advice on building & growing your business.
The fastest way to heal is slowly.
What if we approached our bodies, minds, and relationships as something precious that required care-filled tending and cultivating? At a time when so many of us feel burned out, overwhelmed, and under-resourced, we want to support you in finding ways to thrive.
You deserve pleasure, joy, satisfaction, connection, and nourishment. Let us support you in cultivating and discovering them together.
workshops and group events
We heal in relationship.
Community & friendships are a key to how we heal.
In addition to individual and relationship (couples) counselling, we also offer online workshops and group therapy. Working with others can offer some of the most profound healing all while disrupting the hyperindividualism of capitalism & colonization.
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