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I became involved in the area of healing and personal transformation in the late 1960’s because of my own experience with eating disorders and depression. In those years, eating disorders were still “closet problems,” so while I was desperate and determined to get well, I was too embarrassed to seek help. Instead, I studied nutrition, receiving my Bachelor of Education (Home Economics) from the University of Alberta in 1974. Not finding the answers I needed in the Food Sciences, I enrolled in a graduate program in Education, this time with a focus in psychology. Drawn to the ideas underlying Humanistic and Transpersonal psychology, I went on to receive my Master of Education in 1979. However, even with my wealth of knowledge related to wellness and human potential, my problems only worsened.
Then, in 1981, the unexpected happened. I healed myself by turning inward, allowing my deepest wisdom to guide me. I emerged from my despair with profound insight into the self-healing process and a powerful message to share with others. In the same year, I developed a counselling program to help others who were struggling with similar problems.
Today, clients with a range of lifestyle concerns come to me for guidance and direction. As a certified member of the Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists, and Psychotherapists (OACCPP), I lead workshops for professional and lay groups both in Canada and the United States.
“Viola’s program is a powerful, yet gentle, way of taking a journey inward. It speaks to the spirit in all of us and is a program for everyone.”
Linda Jamieson, Women’s Counsellor
Ganohkwásrá F.A.S.S., Six Nations of the Grand River, ON
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Photograph by Dudley Witney
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