gina.carnegie@speakeasycounselling.ca

Meet Gina

A warm, grounded approach to trauma, anxiety and life’s transitions.

Gina Carnegie, MA, RCC, SEP Associate Therapist

Sometimes life can feel overwhelming, whether you’re navigating anxiety, trauma, relationships, school, identity, or simply trying to understand why certain patterns keep showing up.

Gina offers a warm, compassionate and practical space where you can slow things down, make sense of what you’re experiencing, and begin finding ways forward that feel authentic to you.

Her approach is collaborative and relational. Rather than assuming there is one right way to do therapy, Gina takes time to understand you as an individual—your experiences, relationships, strengths, culture and the circumstances that have shaped you.

How Gina Works

Gina integrates Somatic Experiencing®, relational therapy and trauma-informed approaches to support both emotional and nervous-system regulation.

Sometimes we understand intellectually why we feel a certain way, yet our bodies continue to respond as though something isn’t safe. Somatic work creates an opportunity to gently notice these responses and develop a greater capacity to stay connected to yourself when difficult emotions, sensations or experiences arise.

Gina’s work is paced collaboratively. Therapy isn’t about forcing change or pushing you into experiences you’re not ready to explore. Instead, the process can help you develop greater awareness, choice and confidence in how you respond to life’s challenges.

Working With Young Adults

Gina particularly enjoys working with young adults 18+, university students and adults navigating periods of change and transition.

Academic pressure, relationships, family expectations, identity, independence, career decisions and questions about the future can all become overwhelming.

Gina brings a down-to-earth and supportive presence to these conversations, creating a space where clients can speak openly, better understand themselves, and develop greater confidence in navigating both current challenges and what comes next.

Areas of Focus

Gina works with adults experiencing:

Trauma & PTSD Supporting recovery from difficult or overwhelming experiences while building greater safety and regulation.

Anxiety & Emotional Overwhelm Understanding patterns of anxiety, stress and reactivity while developing greater capacity for regulation.

Young Adults & Life Transitions Supporting adults 18+, university students and young adults through identity, relationships, school, independence, career decisions and change.

Neurodiversity Offering an individualized and affirming approach that respects different ways of experiencing and navigating the world.

Addiction & Anger Exploring what may sit underneath coping patterns and emotional reactions with curiosity rather than judgment.

Cultural Awareness & Connection

Gina values therapy that respects the cultural, relational and community contexts that shape people’s lives.

She has a particular interest in improving the accessibility and relevance of mental health support for Indigenous clients and communities and remains attentive to local, provincial and federal resources that may support clients alongside therapy.

Her approach emphasizes curiosity, humility and respect for each person’s individual experiences and identity.

Training & Credentials

Gina holds a Master of Arts degree and is a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP).

Her professional development includes ongoing education in trauma, nervous-system regulation, relational psychotherapy and culturally responsive practice.

A Comfortable Way to Begin

Finding a therapist is personal. Credentials and approaches matter, but so does how you feel when you’re talking with someone.

A complimentary consultation gives you an opportunity to meet Gina, tell her a little about what you’re looking for, ask questions and see whether working together feels like a good fit.

Book a Free 15-Minute Consultation with Gina

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Meet Allison

Warm, relational therapy that goes beyond talking.

I believe meaningful therapy begins with feeling genuinely seen, understood, and safe enough to be yourself.

My style is warm, engaged, and collaborative. I’m not a therapist who simply sits back and listens while you try to figure everything out on your own. I bring curiosity, compassion, humour, and genuine human connection into the room, while helping you explore what may be happening beneath the surface.

Many of the people I work with have already spent a great deal of time trying to understand themselves. They may know where their patterns come from and even recognize them as they’re happening—but still find themselves feeling anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected, or caught in the same relationship dynamics.

That’s where I believe therapy can go beyond insight.

How I Work

My approach integrates Somatic Experiencing®, AEDP, attachment-focused, psychodynamic, and experiential therapies. Rather than focusing only on what you think, we can gently explore your emotions, nervous system, relationships, and the ways past experiences may still be showing up in the present.

This work isn’t about forcing you to revisit painful experiences or pushing you somewhere you’re not ready to go. We work collaboratively and at a pace that respects you and your nervous system.

Over time, therapy can become a place where you not only understand yourself differently, but begin to experience yourself differently—with greater emotional flexibility, connection, self-compassion, and choice.

I particularly enjoy working with people navigating anxiety, trauma and developmental trauma, relationship and attachment patterns, emotional overwhelm or disconnection, grief and loss, and major life transitions.

A Therapist Who Is Human, Too

I believe the relationship between therapist and client matters deeply.

You can expect me to be present and emotionally engaged with you. I may laugh with you. I may gently challenge you. I may become teary-eyed when something deeply meaningful happens. I want therapy to feel professional and safe, but also authentically human.

My own experiences of therapy, healing, relationships, and life have also influenced the clinician I have become. They have given me a profound respect for how much courage it can take to be vulnerable with another person—and for the importance of having that vulnerability met with compassion rather than judgment.

My role isn’t to tell you who you should become. It’s to help create the conditions where you can understand yourself more deeply, reconnect with parts of yourself that may have become difficult to access, and discover what feels authentic and meaningful to you.

Training & Experience

I hold a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology and am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC), Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC), Registered Clinical Supervisor (RCS), and Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP). I have also completed advanced training in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) and continue to pursue specialized education in trauma, attachment, experiential psychotherapy, and nervous-system-informed care.

Alongside my clinical practice, I provide clinical supervision and consultation to other counsellors and have been involved in professional leadership, education, and governance within the counselling profession.

I see clients virtually, allowing therapy to take place from the privacy and familiarity of your own space.

Beyond the Therapy Room

Outside of my work, I’m a mother, an animal lover, and someone who values family, meaningful relationships, creativity, movement, nature, and continued learning. I enjoy weight training, long walks, reading, beautiful spaces, and—apparently—collecting cats.

These parts of my life remind me that wellbeing isn’t simply about having fewer symptoms. It’s also about being able to feel present for the relationships, experiences, and moments that make life meaningful.

If something you’ve read here resonates with you, I invite you to reach out. A complimentary 15-minute consultation is an opportunity for us to meet, talk about what you’re looking for, and see whether working together feels like the right fit.

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