Samantha (Sam) is a Registered Acupuncturist (R. Ac) who completed her Diploma of Acupuncture with distinction at MacEwan University in Edmonton, which included a 3 week internship at the Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in China. Prior to studying acupuncture, she obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology at the University of British Columbia and worked in a variety of fields including agriculture, environmental management, and medical microbiology.
Sam is passionate about acupuncture and brings this passion to the care she provides her patients. Her approach is gentle, intuitive, and geared to meet each patient where they are on their health journey. One of the key goals in her sessions is to help guide patients in recognizing when the mental stressors of daily life have directly impacted their physical body. She aims to help you find ways of managing chronic stress through improved lifestyle and nutrition choices.
Sam’s acupuncture practice encompasses many aspects of TCM including: acupressure, cupping, gua sha (skin scraping), tui na (chinese massage), ear therapy, moxibustion, electro stimulation, electromagnetic therapy, and TCM diet therapy.
Michelle Millar is a Certified Reiki Master /Teacher, Yoga teacher, Pranayama/ Breathwork Facilitator, Herbalist, Tarot and Oracle reader, Mat Pilates Instructor, and is currently working on her Barre Teacher training. Michelle has over 15 years of professional experience with holistic health and wellness .
Michelle loves to touch on all of her training and experience in her holistic offerings including and certainly not limited too special group events, classes and one on one sessions. It’s Michelle’s passion to facilitate and support others on their path to their highest selves in mind, body and spirit.
Laura Notton is a Registered Social Worker, Psychotherapist, and Certified Sound Therapy Practitioner with 25 years of professional experience. She offers a range of therapeutic services, including traditional talk therapy, somatic therapy, and Integrative Psychotherapy with a Sound and Somatic Focus. Laura’s practice takes a holistic approach by addressing the whole person—mind, body, and emotions.
She collaborates with clients to create personalized treatment plans that target their therapy goals while honouring their unique needs and lived experiences. Laura works with individuals seeking support for all types of anxiety, as well as depression, life transitions, relationship challenges, and unresolved symptoms of childhood trauma. She helps clients process and heal from trauma, reduce stress, and move forward in their lives.
Laura has extensive experience supporting individuals experiencing burnout. She has worked with professionals, students, artists, and people from all over the world. She also provides coaching on navigating dating in the digital age. Laura’s goal is to empower clients to feel more resilient, internally resourced and confident while offering compassionate support every step of the way.
Her approach integrates principles of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), DBT-Informed, and mindfulness-based modalities to help clients cultivate self-compassion, resilience, and well-being. She believes that therapy and growth-oriented relationships can promote emotional healing and even reshape neural pathways. Laura is also trained in Relational Cultural Therapy (RCT), sound healing and restorative yoga. She sees therapy as a collaborative partnership and an opportunity to meaningfully connect with your inner world.
In 2018, Laura began integrating sound into her social work practice, bringing together her extensive trauma training and long-standing connection to sound and music. She facilitates Integrative Psychotherapy sessions using sound and other somatic tools. These sessions that incorporate breathwork, body awareness, and immersive sound experiences using quartz crystal singing bowls, chimes, and voice. These sessions are designed to help participants shift out of stress states and into a more grounded, restorative state of being. Clients are sometimes also introduced to simple ways sound can support their nervous system regulation outside of the session.
Laura has facilitated group sound bath experiences for healthcare centres, the Government of Ontario, the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, Sheridan College, and wellness retreats.
Explore your thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations to address patterns that may be holding you back. Using approaches like Internal Family Systems, you will gain a deeper understanding of different parts of yourself, develop greater curiosity and presence, and make decisions that align with your values. Therapy is an opportunity to shift difficult emotions, build new skills, and develop the emotional resilience needed to navigate life’s challenges.
Laura also believes that humour can be a powerful tool in the healing process, helping to bring lightness and perspective even in difficult moments.
Social Work, Psychotherapy, and Counselling
These psychotherapy sessions will provide a secure, supportive, and trauma-informed space where clients can explore their thoughts, emotions, and experiences at their own pace. Clients will feel unconditionally supported while building a strong therapeutic relationship grounded in trust and collaboration.
Whether someone is navigating stress, anxiety, grief, burnout, life transitions, or relationship challenges, sessions are tailored to their unique needs. Clients are also invited to explore practices between sessions—such as reflection exercises, movement, or mindfulness—to support their healing.
Together, the therapist and the client will focus on moving forward toward greater insight, emotional balance, more satisfying relationships, and meaningful personal growth.