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Event Overview:

A decade on from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Report and its 94 Calls to Action, talking about Indigenous realities in Canada still feels awkward for many. For psychotherapists and counsellors who serve or want to serve Indigenous clients, often intentions are good and confidence is low. Sometimes what’s missing is a place where practitioners can relax into sincere curiosity and feel truly invited to explore what comes up when they have questions. 

The Indigenous Circle invites you to a discussion that will support you to practice with Indigenous clients, and learn about what our approaches have to offer the field – for everyone.

•      Encounter theory and framings to help disrupt colonial models of pathology and wellness
•      Consider ways to enact  “cultural humility”  specifically in relation to Indigenous realities
•      Learn principles guiding Indigenous approaches to healing and thriving, with examples
•      Become more comfortable talking – and asking – about Indigenous issues as they relate to therapy


About Heather…
A warm hello! My maternal family is Saulteaux/Red River Métis from Treaty 2 Territory in Manitoba, and I’ve called Toronto home for most of my life. I’m the Mental Health Auntie within the Call Auntie program of Seventh Generation Midwives Toronto, an Indigenous-led family and sexual health clinic. There, I co-facilitate group programming and visit with community members. I’m also a psychotherapist (qualifying) in private practice at Vistas Psychotherapy and Wellness.
 
I hold a bachelor’s in directing performance arts, a master’s in ethics and refugee issues, and a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology. My personal and career experiences, including many years as a post-secondary professor in access/transition programs, have taught me much about what harms and heals human lives. I come from a tradition of visiting. The heart of visiting is also the heart of my practice and of how I serve the Indigenous Circle of the CCPA: relationship comes first.

Date: February 24, 2026

Time: 3:00 - 4:30 PM ET

This event will be recorded

This event has been approved for 1.5 credits

 

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ICC Event - Cultural Humility in Psychotherapy: Indigenous Realities; The Indigenous Circle hosts a presentation and discussion with Heather Lash

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  • Tuesday Feb 24 2026, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM