Elite Counselling & Consulting

Elite Counselling & Consulting Counselling / Psychotherapy, Wellness Workshops and Consulting Services in ON, Canada. Main office

11/21/2025

Women often report more holiday stress not because we’re “doing too much,” but because we carry more of the load behind the scenes.

Planning the gifts.
Sensing everyone’s moods.
Keeping the memories alive.
Trying to make it magical.
…while already burnt out.

If you’re feeling the pressure earlier this year, you’re not imagining it, and you’re not the only one holding more than anyone realizes.

Here’s your reminder: your wellbeing matters too.
You’re allowed to slow down.
You’re allowed to simplify.
You’re allowed to rest.

11/19/2025

Part 3 on Holiday pressure Moms face.
The pressure that’s hardest to describe...
Not the pressure we put on ourselves.
Not the pressure from our kids.
The pressure that shows up in our partnership… even when nothing is being said.

So many moms tell me they can’t explain it.
It’s the way their partner can be non-chalant, or blissfully unaware,

It isn’t criticism.
It isn’t demands.
It’s the way the details quietly fall to you.
The way the remembering becomes your job.
The way the holidays only happen because you’re the one holding all the invisible pieces together.

And that kind of load is draining.
However, the mental load builds not because your partner doesn’t care,
but because the work lives in your head and heart, and they’re unaware.

One thing that helps:
Name the load out loud.
Not as blame. As clarity.

“Here’s what’s on my plate. What can we share?”

Your load gets lighter the moment it’s seen. ❤️

11/17/2025

Some holiday pressure comes from inside us,but sometimes it really does come from our kids.

The excitement.
The expectations.
The “Are we still doing baking day?”
The “When’s the tree going up?”

And it’s confusing, right?
Because part of you LOVES that they care…
and another part of you may feel drained by being the one who makes it all happen.

If you’re pulled between their joy and your exhaustion, try this:
Choose one tradition that truly matters to them.
Let the rest be flexible.
Kids don’t need everything.
They need connection.
They need you, regulated, not burnt out!

And yes… sometimes the pressure comes from partners and the frustrating invisible load,
that’s where Part Three is going.

If this resonates, save it for later or send it to another mom who needs to hear it. ❤️

11/17/2025

Many moms aren’t trying to create a perfect holiday.
They’re trying to create a meaningful one.

And that difference?
It carries a lot of invisible weight.

The planning.
The timing.
The mental load.
The emotional load.
Trying to hold onto moments because our kids grow so fast it almost aches.

It’s love…
but sometimes love quietly turns into pressure.

If you’re stressed, stretched thin, or already feeling guilt creep in, you’re not doing anything wrong.
You’re carrying more than anyone sees.

This year, let a few things be simpler.
Share the load where you can.
And remember your presence and your enjoyment matter more than any plan.

Part Two is coming: when the pressure actually does come from the kids.

Save this if it hits.
You’re not alone in this. ❤️

11/15/2025

Therapy isn’t static, it’s a living, evolving process.
Each session is grounded in compassion, curiosity, and care.

Through deliberate practice, I stay intentional about how I show up, always learning, reflecting, and refining.

Healing happens in connection and growth does, too.

11/14/2025

Representation in therapy isn’t just about seeing someone who looks like you, it’s about feeling understood without having to explain every part of your story.

As someone who grew up between cultures, I know what it’s like to search for belonging in spaces that weren’t built with you in mind. That’s why creating a space of genuine understanding matters so much to me, because everyone deserves to feel seen, heard, and valued for who they are.

💜Have you ever felt “in-between” too?

 

A lot of people still think therapy is just “talking about problems,” but anyone who has spent time in the room knows it...
11/13/2025

A lot of people still think therapy is just “talking about problems,” but anyone who has spent time in the room knows it's so much more than that.

Therapy is where you begin learning and unlearning. It's where you learn how to calm your nervous system, set boundaries without guilt, quiet the constant overthinking, interrupt old narratives, repair relationships, work through burnout, and find your way back to yourself when life feels heavy.

It's the place where you finally get to stop surviving and start understanding why things feel the way they do and what to do with all of it.

With clients, I collaborate to build skills that support real, meaningful change across every part of life:
• self-compassion
• burnout recovery
• boundaries
• healthy relating
• emotion regulation
• mind–body regulation
• people-pleasing recovery
• perinatal support
• and more

If you have been carrying things alone for a long time, please know this. You're not meant to do all of it without support, and you do not have to.

If any part of this resonates, feel free to reach out or save this post for a future moment when you need the reminder.

11/12/2025

When everything feels like too much, even slowing down can feel impossible.

Therapy isn’t about fixing you, it’s about helping you reconnect with the parts of you that already know… how to breathe, pause, and begin again.

If this resonates, follow for more reflections on slowing down, reconnecting, and finding balance in your everyday life.

11/12/2025

So many people think therapy is where you go to talk about pain but it’s also where you rediscover your strength. 

As a therapist (and a human), I’ve seen how easy it is to get caught in survival mode, showing up for everyone else while quietly losing touch with yourself. Therapy gives you the space to pause, breathe, and remember the parts of you that have always been strong, even when life felt heavy.

It’s not about perfection. It’s about rediscovering your resilience, your voice, and your capacity to feel grounded again.

☕Follow for more real conversations about healing, growth, and finding yourself again, one honest moment at a time.

Behind every therapist is a human too, with a story, culture, and life that shapes how they show up for others. I was bo...
11/11/2025

Behind every therapist is a human too, with a story, culture, and life that shapes how they show up for others.

I was born in Trinidad, raised in Canada, and shaped by experiences that taught me healing isn’t linear. It’s messy, human, and deeply personal. Whether I’m helping someone through anxiety, parenthood, or rediscovering themselves, I bring my own lived experience into the work.

Therapy isn’t about perfection. It’s about compassion, understanding, and creating a space where you can finally exhale.

✨ Follow for real conversations on mental health, identity, and healing, not just coping, but growing.

11/10/2025

We can edit our faces in seconds but what happens when the filter starts to edit how we feel about ourselves?

🎙️ New episode of Therapy Inspired S2 Ep 9 The Filtered Self: How AI-Enhanced Beauty Standards Are Reshaping Self-Worth

Link in the bio

11/07/2025

You don’t have to talk it all out or have the right words, to feel connected.
Sometimes it’s the quiet moments, walking beside someone, sharing space, simply being, that remind your body it’s safe to exhale.
💛 Connection isn’t just emotional; it’s biological.

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About Kameela Osman, MSW, RSW, C. Hyp

Kameela is registered social worker, through Elite Counselling and Consulting Services she offers counselling / psychotherapy, workshops and consulting, in-person (Bowmanville, ON) and online, throughout Ontario. She holds both a Bachelors (‘08) and a Masters (‘09) of Social Work. She additionally is certified as a clinical hypnotherapist. She is experienced as a therapist, group facilitator and clinical supervisor. She founded Elite Counselling & Consulting after years in the non-profit field, and continues to ensure her practice incorporates her social work lens. Through her wide experience, she is adept at working with clients on varying issues, such as anxiety, depression, self-esteem, anger, parenting, and relationship issues.

Kameela believes in collaboration. Frequently noting that therapy isn’t something she does unto her clients, but together with. She uses her training in CBT, ACT, Mindfulness, Solution Focused, Trauma Informed Therapy, and more, to form an integrated approach to therapy. She is mindful that while she brings her knowledge of the field and experience, clients coming in hold privileged self-knowledge they may not share in therapy, thus therapy is reliant on engaging them in the direction of the process.

Kameela is motivated by truly believing that helping others create a better world themselves, creates a better world for all, herself and family included.