Sonia Lalli, Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) believes that every person carries a meaningful story—one shaped by their experiences, relationships, culture, environment, and the ways they have learned to navigate the world. Her approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in the belief that meaningful care begins with feeling genuinely heard and understood.
Sonia holds a Master’s degree in Counselling from Yorkville University and a Bachelor’s degree in Child and Youth Care from the University of Victoria. She is also currently pursuing her PhD, reflecting her continued commitment to advanced learning and deepening her understanding of human behaviour, emotional well-being, and the complexities that shape our experiences.
Sonia takes a holistic, evidence-informed approach to counselling, recognizing that our thoughts, emotions, behaviours, relationships, culture, environment, and lived experiences are deeply interconnected. Rather than focusing solely on the concern that brings someone to counselling, she considers the whole person and thoughtfully adapts care to each client’s individual experiences, strengths, values, and goals.
Her therapeutic approach centres around empowerment, vulnerability, self-understanding, and meaningful growth, drawing from modalities including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, and Solution-Focused Therapy. Sonia works collaboratively with clients to better understand patterns, process difficult experiences, strengthen coping strategies, and develop practical tools that support meaningful and sustainable change.
Clinical Interests
- Anxiety, worry & overwhelm
- Stress, burnout & emotional exhaustion
- Depression & low mood
- Emotional regulation & coping
- Self-esteem, identity & confidence
- Relationship & family challenges
- Life transitions & uncertainty
- Boundaries & communication
- Cultural & social influences on well-being
- Long-standing thought & behavioural patterns
- Personal growth & self-discovery
Sonia is deeply committed to providing culturally responsive and inclusive care. She recognizes that family, culture, identity, relationships, and social experiences can meaningfully influence emotional well-being and creates space for these important parts of each client’s story to be explored with sensitivity and respect.
Whether you’re navigating a difficult season, feeling caught in familiar patterns, or seeking a deeper understanding of yourself, Sonia offers a compassionate and thoughtfully held space to begin.
Her hope is to help you feel heard, recognize the strengths you already carry, and move toward a life that feels more connected, fulfilling, and meaningfully your own.
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Dr. Inderbir Sidhu, Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) brings an extensive background in psychology, counselling, education, and emotional wellness to his work with individuals, couples, and families. Her approach is thoughtful, compassionate, and grounded in the understanding that our experiences, relationships, and environments can deeply influence how we think, feel, and navigate life.
With a Ph.D. in Psychology, an M.Phil. in Psychology, and more than a decade of experience across counselling, education, research, and community mental health settings, Dr. Sidhu brings both clinical depth and a deeply human perspective to the therapeutic relationship. Her work has supported children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families through emotional challenges, periods of transition, relationship concerns, stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, and complex life experiences.
Dr. Sidhu believes counselling should provide a space where clients can feel genuinely heard while also developing greater insight into the patterns, relationships, and experiences shaping their lives. Her approach is collaborative and individualized, drawing from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Choice Theory & Reality Therapy, Systems Theory, trauma-informed practice, behavioural interventions, and emotional regulation support according to each client’s needs and goals.
Clinical Interests
- Anxiety, stress & emotional overwhelm
- Trauma & PTSD
- Couples & relationship concerns
- Family dynamics & communication
- Child & youth mental health
- Emotional regulation & coping
- Grief & difficult life experiences
- Self-esteem & personal development
- Behavioural concerns
- Addiction & recovery support
- Life transitions & adjustment
- Fertility & reproductive health-related emotional support
One of Dr. Sidhu’s distinguishing areas of experience is her work with individuals and couples navigating fertility and reproductive health challenges. From 2019–2025, she provided counselling and emotional support within a hospital and IVF setting, helping patients and families navigate stress, anxiety, grief, infertility, and the emotional complexities that can accompany assisted reproductive treatment.
Her experience also extends deeply into child and adolescent mental health. Dr. Sidhu has worked as a school counsellor and wellness educator, youth counsellor, special educator, and mental health researcher. Her work has included emotional well-being, stress management, academic concerns, self-esteem, conflict resolution, ADHD, autism, learning disabilities, and adolescent mental health.
Dr. Sidhu holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Punjabi University, where her doctoral research explored emotional intelligence, creativity, and happiness among hearing-impaired adolescents. She also holds an M.Phil. and M.Sc. in Psychology and has completed additional training in Choice Theory & Reality Therapy and special education.
Fluent in English, Punjabi, and Hindi, Dr. Sidhu values culturally responsive communication and recognizes that family, culture, relationships, and lived experiences can meaningfully shape how we understand ourselves and the challenges we face.
Whether you are navigating a difficult season, feeling caught in familiar patterns, working through challenges within a relationship or family, or simply looking for a space to better understand yourself, Dr. Sidhu offers a thoughtful and supportive environment to begin.
Her hope is to help clients feel understood, gain greater clarity, and develop meaningful tools for moving forward with greater confidence and connection.
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