Naomi Little Mustache

Canadian Certified Counsellor

Psychotherapist

EMDR Trained Therapist

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Welcome to One Collective Therapy.

I come to this work not just as a clinician, but as someone who knows firsthand what it means to carry multiple identities and navigate trauma, anxiety, and the kind of stress that lives in your body long after the situation has passed.

My lived experience informs my practice, fostering a deep respect for the diverse lived experiences of all individuals. Whether you identify as BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and/or neurodivergent, you will find a safe, affirming space to come exactly as you are.

In this space, our work together helps you to move from survival toward a life that feels authentic, sustainable, and meaningful. We bridge the gap between where you are and where you want to be.

To achieve this, our sessions are more than just a place to talk. They are a collaborative space for deep processing, clear goal-setting, and practical skill-building that supports meaningful change in your day-to-day life.

My intention is that by the end of our time together, you will have explored, practiced, and integrated tools that empower you in the present and continue to support you for a lifetime.

Inclusive, Expert Care

I "walk in both worlds," blending professional expertise with a grounded, human approach. My focus is on ensuring you feel empowered and informed throughout every step of our work together.

In practice, this means our work together is:

Collaborative: Together, we identify your goals and create a treatment plan that aligns with your values. Therapy moves at your pace, meeting you where you are.
Transparent & Insightful: I help you understand the "why" behind your nervous system responses and our therapeutic approach, empowering you to make informed choices.
Sustainable & Authentic: We move beyond just managing symptoms to focus on who you are becoming. Together, we identify your strengths and clarify your values to build a path toward healing.
Learn more about the One Collective philosophy here.

Approaches

Therapeutic approaches are chosen collaboratively, ensuring they align with your unique needs and preferences.

CPT is a short-term, evidence-based cognitive-behavioural treatment for PTSD that helps people identify and challenge unhelpful beliefs related to trauma. Through structured sessions, clients learn to reframe stuck thoughts, process emotions, and develop healthier patterns of thinking to reduce PTSD symptoms and improve functioning.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based approach focused on the connection between your thoughts, feelings, and actions. By learning practical skills such as shifting unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors, you can develop healthier coping strategies to improve your daily mood and functioning. It is an active and goal-oriented process designed to give you tools you can use immediately.
EMDR is a structured psychotherapy that helps people process and reduce the distress of traumatic memories by guiding them through focused recall while engaging in bilateral stimulation (usually side‑to‑side eye movements, taps, or sounds). It aims to reprocess stuck memories so they become less vivid and emotionally charged, allowing more adaptive beliefs and emotional regulation to emerge.
SFT is a goal-oriented approach that helps clients identify and build on their existing strengths and resources to create practical, forward-focused change. Rather than analyzing problems in depth, SFT concentrates on envisioning desired outcomes and designing small, concrete steps that move clients toward those outcomes.
Exposure therapy is a structured approach that helps you safely face the fears or activities you’ve been avoiding due to anxiety or trauma. By gradually and repeatedly engaging with these triggers in a controlled environment, your brain learns that the perceived danger is no longer present. Over time, this process weakens the power of the fear response, allowing you to regain control and move through the world with greater confidence.
I bring culturally-rooted practices including smudging for energetic cleansing, brushing for gentle body-centered grounding, and beading as a meditative craft honoring ancestral ways of knowing. My work integrates Medicine Wheel teachings to support balance across physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual dimensions, alongside dream work to explore personal symbols and guidance for healing and growth.
Dream work in therapy explores the symbolic language of dreams to uncover unconscious patterns, emotions, and personal narratives, often using Jungian techniques like amplification and active imagination. I combine this approach with evidence-based interventions and culturally informed protocols to ensure interpretations are grounded, relevant, and respectful of each client’s background.
The Gottman Method for couples therapy is an evidence-based approach that helps partners strengthen friendship, manage conflict constructively, and rebuild trust using practical skills and structured interventions. Therapists assess relationship dynamics, teach communication and emotion-regulation techniques, and guide couples in creating shared meaning and positive interaction patterns.