Revolution Therapy & Wellness

12/23/2025

🎄✨ Holiday Cheer, Revolution Style ✨🎄

Our hearts (and ugly sweaters) are full.
This season, we’re so grateful for the incredible humans and fur-babies who make Revolution Therapy & Wellness what it is: warm, values-driven, community-powered, and a little bit rebellious.

From therapists to students, collaborators to cats, this crew shows up every day with care, integrity, and deep commitment to mental health and wellness, even when the world feels heavy.

Thank you to our clients, community partners, and extended chosen family for trusting us with your journeys this year. We don’t take that lightly.

Wishing you rest, connection, softness, and moments of joy, however the holidays look for you. 💚

Your journey, your revolution.
The sky is not the limit.

We have the best team ever including Tony Lee and Dr. Shari Derksen, PhD who we have adopted. 💕

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12/20/2025

Revolution Therapy & Wellness was built to disrupt systems that harm trans people. Government fear campaigns prove why we exist.

The Alberta government just weaponized the notwithstanding clause to override constitutional protections and enforce Bill 26's ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth.

Trans youth are not dangerous. This government is.

This is state-sanctioned harm dressed up as policy.

Revolution will continue providing evidence-based, affirming care to trans and gender-diverse folks. We will document this violence. We will not be silent. We will not comply with cruelty.

To trans youth: You are not broken. You are not a threat. Your existence is not up for debate. This government is lying about you to justify taking your rights.
We see you.
We believe you.
We will fight for you.

To families: You are not alone. Your love is not misguided. Protecting your child's access to care is not radical—it's survival.

Egale Canada and Skipping Stone are filing a new constitutional challenge.
Donate. Amplify. Contact your MLA. Make noise.

Trans rights are non-negotiable.✊

12/16/2025

His Majesty Elliott Graced Us With His Presence Today

Descended from the moors of Devonshire, England, where a singular curly-coated kitten emerged in 1960 and changed feline genetics forever, Elliott of Revolution Therapy & Wellness has blessed our collective with his royal company.

Elliott’s Consent Menu:
✅ Butt pats (his love language)✅ Treats (tribute required)✅ Snuggles (when he initiates)❌ Tummy rubs (gentle love bites will be deployed)

Elliott is a walking contradiction: the friendliest cat who will absolutely correct your boundary violations. He wants to hang out. He loves affection. He just needs you to respect the terms and conditions.

Spicy doesn’t mean standoffish. It means clear. It means “I’ll tell you exactly what I need, and if you listen, we’re going to have a great time.”

Devon Rex Fun Facts:
🐾 Their curly coat traces back to a spontaneous genetic mutation in Devonshire, 1960
🐾 Oversized ears help with thermoregulation, making them eternal heat-seekers
🐾 They’re called “pixie cats” for their elfin features and mischievous energy
🐾 Unlike most cats, they actually wag their tails when happy

Elliott’s teaching what we preach: that boundaries aren’t walls, they’re invitations. That saying no to one thing makes space for enthusiastic yes to another. That autonomy and connection aren’t opposites.

Our therapeutic assistant cats aren’t just here for vibes. They’re co-regulators, consent educators, and living proof that you can be warm and boundaried.

Revolution Therapy & Wellness, where spicy meets sweet.

www.revolutiontw.com

12/16/2025

His Majesty Elliott Graced Us With His Presence Today

Descended from the moors of Devonshire, England, where a singular curly-coated kitten emerged in 1960 and changed feline genetics forever, Elliott of Revolution Therapy & Wellness has blessed our collective with his royal company.

Elliott’s Consent Menu:
✅ Butt pats (his love language)✅ Treats (tribute required)✅ Snuggles (when he initiates)❌ Tummy rubs (gentle love bites will be deployed)

Elliott is a walking contradiction: the friendliest cat who will absolutely correct your boundary violations. He wants to hang out. He loves affection. He just needs you to respect the terms and conditions.

Spicy doesn’t mean standoffish. It means clear. It means “I’ll tell you exactly what I need, and if you listen, we’re going to have a great time.”

Devon Rex Fun Facts:
🐾 Their curly coat traces back to a spontaneous genetic mutation in Devonshire, 1960
🐾 Oversized ears help with thermoregulation, making them eternal heat-seekers
🐾 They’re called “pixie cats” for their elfin features and mischievous energy
🐾 Unlike most cats, they actually wag their tails when happy

Elliott’s teaching what we preach: that boundaries aren’t walls, they’re invitations. That saying no to one thing makes space for enthusiastic yes to another. That autonomy and connection aren’t opposites.

Our therapeutic assistant cats aren’t just here for vibes. They’re co-regulators, consent educators, and living proof that you can be warm and boundaried.

Revolution Therapy & Wellness, where spicy meets sweet.

www.revolutiontw.com

12/08/2025

Can we be honest about the holidays?

They can be restful, lovely, and filled with joy, but they can be exhausting.

Especially when you're navigating family who doesn't respect your pronouns, watching your partner(s) get ignored, managing sensory overload, or just trying to survive a year that's already asked too much (like, waaaayyyyy too much).

You don't have to attend every gathering. You don't have to earn rest. You don't owe anyone your energy.

We've created a blog post with 10 ways to regulate your nervous system and set boundaries this season—written especially for neurodivergent folks, q***r and trans people, polyam families, and anyone moving through spaces that weren't built for them.
Permission to:

- Skip biological family gatherings
- Rest without justification
- Protect your energy over people's comfort
- Build your own traditions with chosen family
- Do less

Read the full blog post here: https://revolutiontherapyandwellness.com/blog/f/10-ways-to-keep-your-nervous-system-regulated-this-holiday-season

What boundary will you set today? 💬

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TL;DR: The holidays can drain your energy fast. This guide offers ways to have a trauma-informed holiday that can protect your rest, set boundaries without guilt, and give yourself permission to do less. Your nervous sys...

12/03/2025

We’ve been so touched by how many of you have reached out about practicum placements with Revolution Therapy & Wellness. It means a lot that our bold, colourful, growing collective resonates with you as emerging clinicians. 💫

Right now, we’re pausing practicum interviews while we rework our placement structure to make sure that when we do bring students on, it is a rich, well-supported, values-aligned learning experience. Because our collective is always evolving, we cannot promise any placements yet, and our capacity to host practicum students may shift over time.

If you are interested in a possible placement with us, you are invited to reach out in early January 2026. At that time, please email admin@revolutiontw.com with your resume and a brief cover letter about why you feel aligned with Revolution Therapy & Wellness.

If you would like to stay connected in the meantime, you are warmly invited to join our newsletter for updates, opportunities, and behind-the-scenes glimpses of what we are building:
👉 http://eepurl.com/jqXW5c

Wishing you so much joy, courage, and alignment as you find a practicum space that truly fits who you are and how you want to practice. 🌈

11/26/2025

“As a teacher myself, I truly understand the challenges we are facing together and I am here to support you.” 🍎💫

Meet Sabrina Niesman (she/her), Master of Social Work (Clinical) practicum student at Revolution Therapy & Wellness and current teacher who genuinely gets what life is like inside and outside the classroom.

Sabrina is a great fit if you are:
• A teacher or school staff feeling exhausted, under-supported, or burnt out
• A student teacher or grad student juggling placements, work, and life
• A caregiver trying to support a child or teen who is struggling with school

Her style is compassionate, exploratory, and curious, with a focus on making therapy feel collaborative, not clinical.

✅ $50 per hour
✅ Low-to-no-cost options available
✅ Virtual and in person in Calgary
✅ Supervised by a Registered Social Worker at Revolution Therapy & Wellness

Ready to connect with someone who actually understands the education world from the inside?

🔗 Book with Sabrina here

11/21/2025

“I light up doing couples and relationship therapy with people who are ready to go deep.” ✨

If you feel stuck having the same fight on repeat, walking on eggshells, or lonely even when you are not alone, Diane gets it. She knows how heavy it is to hold everything together while wondering if things can actually change.

Diane Huber (she/her), MSW, RSW brings grounded, warm, collaborative energy to every session. She has walked through her own mental health, relationship, and identity challenges and sees reaching out as a sign of strength. With Diane, you are not the problem to be fixed. Together you look at the patterns between you and what is truly causing distress.

She is especially energized by:
• Couples who want to repair after hurt or rupture
• Partners feeling distant and disconnected
• Individuals whose anxiety, burnout, or self-doubt are tangled up with relationship dynamics

If you and your partner(s) are ready to go deeper, Diane will sit in the complexity with you and co-create real, sustainable shifts.

Book with Diane: www.revolutiontw.janeapp.com