What Every Therapist Should Know

You’ve done the trainings. You care deeply.
But real change in therapy doesn’t start with a new tool — it starts with how you show up.

Before You Sit Down is a self-paced, heart-led course for counsellors and therapists who want to understand how their presence, history, and worldview shape every therapeutic relationship—
and even more so when working with Indigenous clients and those whose lived experiences differ from our own.

It brings together anti-oppressive practice, cultural humility, and personal reflection to help you do the inner work that reconciliation truly asks of us.

What You’ll Learn

• Recognize how colonization and systemic bias subtly influence therapy spaces
• Build accountable, authentic relationships across differences
• Strengthen your ability to practice cultural humility and grounded self-awareness
• Integrate reconciliation into your practice as a living, relational commitment

“The reflective assignment ties everything together and deepens the learning experience.”
— Course Participant

This Course Is For You If You’re

• Ready to explore your own impact with honesty and compassion
• Wanting to align your values and your practice
• Seeking meaningful CPD that transforms both skill and self

Course Details

• Self-paced online
• Recognized for CPD hours
• Optional reflection circles
• Created by Indigenous clinician and educator, Alanah Woodland, RSW

The Work Starts Within

Reconciliation isn’t only about systems—it’s about relationship.
It’s the courage to pause, reflect, and bring greater consciousness to the space between you and those you serve.

Enroll today and take the next step toward awareness, integrity, and genuine connection.