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Being Human Club

A feminist, trauma-informed, multi-disciplinary space of creative practitioners providing mental health services and other resources.

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12/12/2025

🎉 We’re thrilled to share the exciting news that Joanna is now officially accepting clients in both Alberta and New Brunswick!! 🎉

Joanna is a compassionate and highly skilled psychologist who supports individuals with a variety of concerns, including navigating trauma, sexual violence, anxiety, and depression.

Joanna offers a grounded, evidence-based, and deeply human approach in her practice, using several interventions, including:

✨ Polyvagal Theory
✨ EMDR
✨ Natural Processing
✨ Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Through these modalities, Joanna helps clients process painful experiences, regulate their nervous systems, reconnect with safety, and build resilience from the inside out.

Joanna is now accepting new and returning clients both in person and virtually.

Think Joanna could be the right fit for you?
You can connect with her through Being Human Club, or reach out directly at joanna@jncounselling.ca for a free consultation now!

🫶 We’re so grateful to have Joanna here— and we know you will be too.

12/09/2025

Bill 9 will not protect gender-diverse youth, it will harm them.

Restricting names, pronouns, identity, and access to care doesn’t make young people safer, it isolates them, increases risk, and strips away the support every human deserves.

Right now, it’s more important than ever to stand with Alberta’s Trans community.

We need to continue speaking up, showing up, and challenging policies that marginalize vulnerable young people.

Keep writing. Keep calling. Keep showing up. We must refuse to let misinformation drown out compassion.

Trans youth deserve safety, dignity, and care.

12/09/2025

🎉Please join us in officially welcome Brenda to the BHC Team! 🎉

Hi, I’m Brenda (she/her) and I’m a Certified Canadian Counsellor who works with individuals and couples concerning trauma, relationship challenges, anxiety, depression, shame, self-worth, stress, grief, & loss.

Sometimes we all need a place to lay out the pieces of our story and make sense of how they fit together. In therapy, taking time to do this with care allows us to access and transform our relationship with difficult emotions, thoughts, and experiences, creating space for new ways of being.

I believe change begins the moment we feel truly seen and understood. I strive to create a safe, nonjudgmental space where your uniqueness is honoured. You are the expert on your own experiences and the architect of your future. I am passionate about working collaboratively as you uncover insight, move through distress, and nurture your relationship with yourself and others.

I practice from a trauma-informed perspective and take a holistic, person-centered approach, drawing from therapies including Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), Polyvagal Theory, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).

I have a special interest in supporting clients navigating trauma, relationship challenges, anxiety, depression, shame, self-worth, stress, emotional regulation, and grief and loss. You can expect a blend of warmth, curiosity, and humour in our sessions.

Outside of therapy, you can find me in nature, trying new food, annoying my dog and cat, or trying to get through my constantly growing reading list.

I am currently accepting new clients for individual and couples therapy, both in person and online.

12/02/2025

Where healing isn’t about being perfect — it’s about being real.

In this space, you’re allowed to show up exactly as you are. Messy. Growing. Tired. Hopeful. Uncertain. Human.

Just beneath the surface, our therapists stand ready — not to “fix” you, but to walk with you, gently, at your pace.

This community was built for connection. For honest conversations. For the moments that feel too heavy to hold alone.
Here, you’re seen. You’re supported. You’re not navigating your mind in the dark.

Welcome to reclaiming the art of being human.

Special shout out to and for capturing Registered Provisional Psychologist Sarah at BHC in this photo.

12/01/2025

Sarah Dent is accepting new clients at BHC!

Sarah (she/her) is a Registered Provisional Psychologist who supports adults, youth (14+), and couples. She’s been a valued member of the BHC community for over a year, and we’re thrilled to highlight her work as she opens space for new clients.

Sarah is Métis, with Cree and English roots, and was born and raised in Alberta. Outside the therapy room, she’s a mom to one tiny human and two very large dogs. She’ll tell you she’s a terrible cook and not a big fan of large crowds — yet she still manages to frequent Calgary’s breweries and city parks. She loves video games, gardening, animals of all kinds, and streaming sci-fi, horror, or animated shows.

What clients can expect when working with Sarah:

She won’t…
❌ Sugarcoat the process — therapy can be challenging, and sometimes the work touches difficult or vulnerable places. As someone who’s sat in the client chair herself, she deeply understands that vulnerability.
❌ Bring an agenda — she honours clients as the experts of their own lives and follows their pace and direction.
❌ Promise “healing” — because change is complex, nonlinear, and deeply individual. For many, the first step is simply finding support for the day-to-day.

She will…
✅ Offer a judgment-free space where clients can show up authentically, in all their nuance and complexity.
✅ Respect and affirm each person’s lived experience, identity, and perspective — and stay committed to ongoing learning.
✅ Work patiently and diligently to create an atmosphere where clients feel safe enough to explore their feelings, frustrations, dreams, and inner worlds. She knows that safety is something built, not assumed.

If you’ve been thinking about starting therapy — or returning — Sarah currently has availability and would love to connect.

📸 stephdembo & elizabethfodorr

11/19/2025

It’s devastating and infuriating to see the UCP invoke the notwithstanding clause to restrict the rights of Two-Spirit, transgender, and gender-diverse people in Alberta. This isn’t just policy — it’s a deliberate act of harm that tells marginalized people their identities are negotiable. These decisions fuel fear, isolation, and mental health crises in communities already carrying more than their share of trauma.

Being Human Club is a proudly trans-affirming space. We stand with our 2SLGBTQIA+ community, and we refuse to let this moment pass in silence.

TAKE ACTION: Speak up. Share this. Call your MLA. Support local q***r and trans-led organizations. Check in on your friends. Your voice matters — and collective action is how we protect one another.

If you or someone you know is struggling, please reach out:
• Alberta Mental Health Helpline (24/7): 1-877-303-2642
• Trans Lifeline: 1-877-330-6366
• Brite Line (2SLGBTQIA+ support): 1-844-702-7483
• Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 or text CONNECT to 686868
• Hope for Wellness Helpline (Indigenous & Two-Spirit): 1-855-242-3310
• If you are in immediate danger, call 911.

You deserve safety. You deserve dignity. You deserve to exist fully and freely — and we will fight with you and for you.

11/06/2025

🎉 We’re celebrating the birthday of our amazing cofounder Megan this week! Megan’s the ultimate Scorpio powerhouse who somehow balances deep emotional wisdom and a mean pickleball serve! 🏓💫

Whether she’s spotting a rare bird, tapping out rhythms in her dance shoes, or holding compassionate space for everyone in our community, Megan reminds us what curiosity, care, and a little sass can do.

Thank you for leading with heart, humour, and the kind of energy that could only come from a tap-dancing birder who follows her heart. ❤️ 💃🐦

We love you, Megan — here’s to another year of big feelings, good rallies, and plenty of snacks! ❤️

11/01/2025

When the least scary thing happening is Halloween, we’re reminded how grateful we are to be a part of this team, place, and community.

We need each other now more than ever, so stay close to your humans, and hold on tight. ❤️

This is just a snap shot of some of the incredible folks at BHC: Joanna Nowotarski

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10/28/2025

Marlaina, it’s not even Halloween yet! Less tricks, more basic rights.

10/28/2025

We have humans to help with that. Head to www.beinghumanclub.com to check out who specializes in working with couples and relationships.

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10/27/2025

No need to wing it — let’s work through it together.

Life doesn’t come with a flight manual, and sometimes even the strongest wings get tired. Therapy isn’t about having it all figured out — it’s about creating a safe space to explore, heal, and grow at your own pace.

At Being Human Club, we believe that being human means sometimes stumbling before you soar. Whether you’re navigating stress, change, or simply learning to care for yourself in new ways, you don’t have to do it alone. Let’s find your rhythm, strengthen your wings, and take flight — together.

Ready to take the leap? Head to www.beinghumanclub.com

10/26/2025

We wanna wish a very happy birthday to BHC’s most badass human, provisional psychologist, and best 2025 Halloween Britney- .with.adrienne 🎉🎉🎉🎉

We love you Adrienne, have the best day!

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