Kimberley Orton

I am a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and a Registered Midwife (Inactive) with a background in birth work, grief work, sexual and reproductive health, and in supporting perinatal and general wellbeing. With a diversity of expertise and a deep understanding of the unique emotional challenges that arise during pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond, I can offer you a collaborative, trauma-aware, brave, safe, and nurturing space to explore and address concerns such as: anxiety, depression, fear, feelings of loss of self, existential questioning, identity disconnection, self-abandonment, betrayal, relationship issues, partner experience, body image challenges, and parenting adjustment difficulties. I can help you explore how trauma and grief reside in the body, help make the invisible visible with courage and creativity, and empower you to centre yourself as the expert of your own, unique experience. 

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Through evidence-based, feminist-based, relational-cultural, narrative, parts work rooted, and person-centred counselling, I aim to help you find balance and voice during your challenging and transformative life journeys and will support you to navigate the complexities of major life transitions, traumatic events, loss, intimacy challenges, separation, identity exploration, fertility, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, parenthood, and develop coping strategies to enhance developing connection and fulfilling relationships with self, family, expectations, and others.

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I hold a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology graduate and an MFA in Creative Writing from UBC, and have a keen interest in storytelling and the ways people choose to share stories as a way toward wellness. When I am not supporting clients, I find enjoyment in writing short stories, working on my novel, listening to music, and spending time outdoors with my family hiking and hanging out on the dock of an old brick farmhouse in Creemore.