About

Mary Widmer(she/her)

BSc, BRE, BSW, MDiv, RSW

Founder and Principal

An accomplished & highly recognized career social worker; certified with the BC College of Social Workers; member in the BCASW; recipient of the 2014 Heart of the Grasslands Award, 2015 Carey Award for Pastoral Care; Master of Divinity; co-founder Changing the Face of Poverty; founder of Living Bridges.Read Bio

Sarah Widmer(she/her)

BSW, MSW, RSW

Owner / Counsellor

A managing partner with Living Bridges Therapy Collective since 2016, Sarah has her Bachelor of Social Work degree (BSW),Master of Social Work (MSW),Registered Social Worker (RSW) designation.Read Bio

Tennille Phipps(she/her)

RPC, MPCC

Owner / Counsellor

With 15-years experience in the field of mental health and addictions; certificated in trauma informed practice, and Observed Experiential Integration (OEI) trauma treatment; has an educational background in counselling and psychology, leadership, and is currently working on her Masters of Social Work.Read Bio

Tara Caffelle(she/her)

CPCC, PCC

Market and Business Development
Counsellor

A Registered Professional Counsellor (RPC) and Professional Certified Coach (PCC) Tara is trained in Observed & Experiential Integration (OEI),Organizational and Systems Relationship Coaching; is an Educator for the Gottman Institute in charge of growing Living Bridges. Tara is seeking a publisher for her first book.Read Bio

Cristela D'Elia(she/her)

BA, MSc, MFT, CCC

Counsellor, Associate and Practicum Student Advisor

Cristela has a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy; is a member of the Canadian Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, and her experience includes working with couples, individuals, and adolescents with relationship issues, divorce, depression, anxiety, addictions, and other mental health issues.Read Bio

Andrea Campbell(she/her)

MA, RPC, MPCC-S, RCC, RSW

Clinical Counsellor and Associate

Andrea is a Registered Social Worker with the BC College of Social Workers, as well as a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors. Andrea also holds membership with the Canadian Professional Counsellor’s Association as a Qualified Clinical Supervisor (MPCC-S).Read Bio

Adele Huculak(she/her)

MSC, RCC

Clinical Counsellor and Associate

Adele holds a Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counselling and is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with the BCACC; she has experience using Existential therapies, Attachment based therapies, and has additional training as a Compassion Fatigue Therapist. She is Internal Family Systems...Read Bio

Mark Chase(he/him)

BSc, MA, RCC

Clinical Counsellor and Associate

Mark is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with a Bachelor of Science degree and a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology. He is also an avid and devoted coach in the sport of hockey and holds an NCCP High-Performance coaching certification and has coached at various elite levels of youth hockey. Read Bio

Heidi Redl(she/her)

BA, MACP, RCC

Clinical Counsellor and Associate

Heidi is a Registered Clinical Counsellor, author and former cattle rancher. She enjoys supporting those who are overwhelmed by life circumstances, navigating grief and loss. Heidi holds a master’s degree in counselling psychology and an undergraduate degree in German and Russian languages and literature and is fluent in German.Read Bio

Elaine Corea(she/her)

BA, MC, RCC

Clinical Counsellor and Associate

Elaine holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from UVIC and a Master of Counselling from City University, Vancouver. She has a varied background in helping professions, having worked in Mental Health and as an Employment/Career Counsellor and an Academic Advisor at TRU. Read Bio

Tatyana Dikareva(she/her)

BTM, PBDTM, MACP, RCC

Clinical Counsellor and Associate

Tatyana is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (#21489) with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors and holds a Master of Arts degree in Counselling Psychology. She comes from a field of education and having lost both parents to cancer in her late twenties, Tatyana knows grief firsthand and understands the complexity of grief and the road to healing. Through an empathetic, grief and trauma-informed collaborative approach, Tatyana helps clients on their transformative journey towards self-compassion, empowerment, emotional and bodily attunement and improved relationships with self and, as a result, with others.Read Bio

Robin Collins(she/her)

MSc, RCC

Clinical Counsellor and Associate

Robin Collins is certified as an Equine Facilitated Wellness Professional (EFW) having married her lifelong love of horses and her interest in psychology and counselling with a Master of Science in clinical counselling from Prescott College in Prescott, AZ. She has been supporting clients with a specialized team of horses since 2017.Read Bio

Rachel Gerhardt(she/her)

BSc, BA, MHS, MACP

Clinical Counsellor and Associate

Rachel is a recent graduate from the Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (MACP) program. Offering couples, family, and individual therapy, Rachel is focused on supporting anxiety, depression, self-esteem, body image, relationships with food, grief, and much more. She is certified in the Safe and Sound Protocol and currently taking extra training with the Gottman Institute in couples and family therapy. Rachel loves to connect with potential clients in a free 15-minute consultation.Read Bio