Wellness Within Therapy & Counselling Services

Wellness Within Therapy & Counselling Services Kyla Balderson is a Registered Social Worker/Psychotherapist providing individual, family and group therapy in a safe and confidential space.

Pause your Valentines Day scroll for a second — when was the last time you truly showed yourself love?What does self-lov...
02/15/2026

Pause your Valentines Day scroll for a second — when was the last time you truly showed yourself love?

What does self-love mean to you? 🩷

We talk a lot about self-love in therapy, but it can look different for everyone — setting boundaries, resting without guilt, speaking kindly to yourself, or choosing what truly supports your wellbeing.

We’d love to hear your perspective. Tell us in the comments👇🦋

One of the most overlooked attachment teachers?Our pets.They offer consistent proximity.Regulated presence.Affection wit...
02/13/2026

One of the most overlooked attachment teachers?
Our pets.

They offer consistent proximity.
Regulated presence.
Affection without evaluation.
They don’t care what you did or didn’t accomplish today.
They don’t care if you’re bloated.
They don’t care if you snapped at your partner.

For many of us, they are our first experience of love that doesn’t require performance.

And when we learn what that feels like,
it changes how we show up in every other relationship.

Unconditional love isn’t indulgent.
It’s regulating.

A trend we couldn’t pass up on 🤍 Every one of us was once a child learning how to navigate big feelings, relationships a...
02/12/2026

A trend we couldn’t pass up on 🤍

Every one of us was once a child learning how to navigate big feelings, relationships and the world around us.

Now we’re all
• teaching skills in ways brains can understand
• sitting without rushing
• listening beyond behaviours
• helping process what feels too big for words
• sharing our time, our space & our nervous systems

Of course credentials matter, but so does our humanity 🤍

Friendship love 🫂The kind that holds you through seasons.That laughs with you, grounds you, tells you the truth gently &...
02/11/2026

Friendship love 🫂

The kind that holds you through seasons.

That laughs with you, grounds you, tells you the truth gently & stays.

Romantic love often gets the spotlight, but friendship love is where many of us feel most fully ourselves. Friends are the people who witness our becoming. They remind us who we are when we forget. They co-regulate our nervous systems, offer perspective, and make life feel shared rather than heavy.

These relationships don’t just “happen.”

They’re nourished through presence, honesty, repair, and time.

Through checking in. Making space. Choosing each other, again and again.

As Valentine’s Day approaches, let’s widen the definition of love.

Celebrate the friends who feel like home.

The ones who sit beside you and take in the view.

✨ Friends are often our soulmates—the loves that walk with us through life. ✨

Quotes that made us pause, reflect, and breathe a little deeper this week.💬Which one landed for you?👇
02/02/2026

Quotes that made us pause, reflect, and breathe a little deeper this week.💬

Which one landed for you?👇

Parenting. Purpose. Pleasure. 📖💬 A few therapist-recommended reads we’re into lately.What’s on your list?👇
01/28/2026

Parenting. Purpose. Pleasure. 📖💬 A few therapist-recommended reads we’re into lately.

What’s on your list?👇

Matrescence 🦋The postpartum period is more than recovery—it’s a profound transformation.This Matrescence Postpartum Grou...
01/27/2026

Matrescence 🦋
The postpartum period is more than recovery—it’s a profound transformation.

This Matrescence Postpartum Group Art Therapy Workshop offers a gentle space to explore the emotional, identity, and relational shifts that come with becoming a mother. Together, we’ll reflect on the challenges of the postpartum season and introduce the art therapy process within a supportive group setting—where your experience is welcomed just as it is.

This workshop is an entry point into understanding matrescence: the ongoing transition into motherhood. Through creative expression and shared presence, you’re invited to make sense of what’s emerging, what’s changing, and what you may be carrying.

🖌 Workshop Includes:
• Free 15-minute virtual consultation
• 1 in-person Group Art Therapy Workshop (90 minutes)

🗓Workshop Date:
Monday, February 2 | 10:30am–12:00pm

For those who feel called to continue the journey, there will be an option to join the Matrescence Postpartum Group Art Therapy Series, beginning the following week on February 9, meeting at the same time. The series offers a deeper dive into your personal experiences through ongoing art therapy and individual reflection within a group container.

You don’t have to navigate this transition alone. This is a space to be seen, supported, and gently held as you find your footing in motherhood.

✨️Spots are limited. Book your free consult with Caitlyn to learn more. Email wellnesswithintcs@gmail.com or book a consult online using our booking link wellnesswithintcs.janeapp.com

01/25/2026

The Half-Charged Phone Theory 📱⚡
You wouldn’t leave the house with your phone at 12%. You know it won’t last the day — and it’s used for almost everything.
But somehow we’ve gotten used to running on 12% ourselves. Tired. Stretched. Disconnected. Still showing up. Still pushing through.
We protect our phones like they’re a lifeline…
So what if we treated our energy the same way?
Check it.
Charge it.
Protect it.
Running on low isn’t noble — it’s just unsustainable.

And guess what? Being human doesn’t require you to be at 100% all the time. 🦋

If you’re feeling drained, consider booking a Reiki session with Korinna to help restore your energy. 🙌 she is now in the office Mondays and Thursdays. Book directly online or through email.

01/22/2026

It’s 2026—and the Wellness team is here to welcome you.

New services and offerings are unfolding—keep an eye on our socials and website for what’s coming 🦋

Dreaming Futures 🫄 (new offering)Pregnancy is a season of becoming—full of hope, questions, and quiet fears that deserve...
01/21/2026

Dreaming Futures 🫄 (new offering)
Pregnancy is a season of becoming—full of hope, questions, and quiet fears that deserve space and care.

Our Dreaming Futures Pregnancy Art Therapy Package is designed to gently support you as you explore identity shifts, emotions around birth, and what it means to step into parenthood. Through creative expression, reflection, and connection, you’re invited to slow down, listen inward, and imagine the future you’re growing into.

🦋 This package includes:
• A free 15-minute virtual consultation
• 1 in-person Group Art Therapy Workshop (90 minutes)
• 2 Individual Art Therapy Sessions (60 minutes, virtual or in-person)
$140 for entire package.

🗓 Group Workshop Dates (choose one):
• Wednesday, January 28 | 10:30–12:00
• Wednesday, February 18 | 12:00–1:30
• Wednesday, March 11 | 12:00–1:30

Whether you’re feeling excited, uncertain, or somewhere in between, you don’t have to hold it all alone. This is an opportunity to invest in your emotional well-being during pregnancy—and to begin your parenting journey feeling supported, grounded, and seen.

✨ Spots are limited. Book your free consult with Caitlyn to learn more.
Email wellnesswithintcs@gmail.com
Or book directly online for a consult using our booking link www.wellnesswithintcs.janeapp.com

Your nervous system learned ways to cope based on what it's lived through. That doesn't make you broken, weak, or "too m...
01/13/2026

Your nervous system learned ways to cope based on what it's lived through. That doesn't make you broken, weak, or "too much". It makes you human. And if you have been following along on our page you know that showing up as your HUMAN THERAPIST is one of our key values here at Wellness Within. So here's a few gentle reminders we hope support you in your healing journey. 🦋

Growth isn't about fixing who you are - it's about meeting yourself with curiosity, compassion and care. Healing happens when we stop judging our humanity and start understanding it.
You are allowed to take up space.
You are allowed to need support.
You are allowed to be human.
💜

01/09/2026

Fight-or-flight is the nervous system’s survival response. It’s designed to protect us, but when stress is ongoing, the body can remain in a state of activation—showing up as shallow breathing, muscle tension, racing thoughts, irritability, or feeling constantly “on edge."

Mindfulness and sensory awareness help interrupt this cycle. Pausing to notice simple experiences—like the sound of rain, the warmth of a cup in your hands, or a quiet moment of stillness—can gently signal safety to the nervous system and support regulation.

Calm isn’t forced. It’s built slowly, through awareness and safety. ☕🌧️

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About Me

My name is Kyla Balderson and I am a Registered Social Worker within the College of Social Workers and Social Services Workers (OCSWSSW). I have been in practice for 6 years in various positions within the Kingston to Ottawa region. I have worked in various settings before starting my private practice including but not limited to; community health centres, outpatient hospital programs, crisis response teams, children’s mental health, family and children’s services, youth residential treatment programs, youth detention facilities, adult shelter programs, and post-secondary student support programs.

I work from an integrated psychotherapy format that includes various approaches/interventions; allowing me to be flexible to meet you where you are at and help you improve your quality of life. Some of the common interventions I use are Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing/Life Coach Interventions, Solution- Focused Brief Therapy and Strengths-Based/Client Centered Therapy.

I strive to provide a safe and confidential space with an empathetic and compassionate approach to support you in understanding yourself. I believe in the strengths of my clients and the importance of being heard, understood and supported. I provide supportive counselling as well as psychotherapy. As your therapist, I am dedicated to helping you recognize your areas of strengths and how to build on them. Through our time together, I will utilize the above interventions that apply specifically to you and your area of needs.

If you are interested in booking an appointment, please e-mail me to discuss further.