Heidi Klett, MSW RSW Inner Wisdom Psychotherapy

Heidi Klett, MSW RSW Inner Wisdom Psychotherapy Offering virtual psychotherapy to adults in Ontario. Specialized focus in trauma, addiction, anxiety and grief.

I'm a Registered Social Worker/Psychotherapist and a Certified Canadian Addiction Counsellor in Ontario. I offer virtual and in-person psychotherapy to adults in Ontario. I specialize in trauma, substance use, anxiety and grief.

01/04/2026

🌱Letting go of people-pleasing, and having to compromise your own needs, can feel uncomfortable… and that’s not a sign you’re doing it wrong.

🚨For many trauma survivors, people-pleasing and self-sacrificing were not personality traits — they were a survival strategy. They kept you safe and helped you avoid conflict, rejection, or abandonment.

So when you begin healing and start saying no, setting boundaries, or choosing yourself, your nervous system may react with stress, guilt, shame or fear.

🌱That doesn’t mean you’re selfish. It means your body is learning that safety no longer requires self-betrayal.

Healing trauma often means tolerating the discomfort of change — the awkward pauses, the racing thoughts, the urge to over-explain.

With time, compassion, and support, that discomfort softens.

What replaces it is steadiness, self-trust, and a deeper sense of peace.

You are not failing because this feels hard.
You are healing.

✨ Growth isn’t always calm — sometimes it’s courageous.


01/01/2026

✨ Ready to Heal in the New Year ✨

The start of a new year doesn’t ask us to become someone new. It invites us to come home to ourselves.

Healing from trauma, anxiety, or addiction is not about fixing what’s broken — it’s about tending to what’s been carrying too much for too long. Healing happens at your pace, with care, safety, and compassion.

If you’re entering this year feeling tired, hopeful, cautious, or quietly ready… that’s enough to start your healing journey.

Healing begins when we allow ourselves to gently explore our inner world and build a deeper, kinder relationship with ourselves.

May this year be a time of hope, healing, and nourishing a deeper relationship with yourself. 🌱
You don’t have to do it alone.

🎄As the year comes to a close, I want to take a moment to say thank you to each of my clients. It was an absolute privil...
12/24/2025

🎄As the year comes to a close, I want to take a moment to say thank you to each of my clients. It was an absolute privilege to work with you!

Thank you for your trust, your openness, your courage, and for allowing me to be part of your journey. It is truly an honor to do this work and to witness the growth, resilience, and care you bring into the therapy space.

☃️I wish you a holiday season filled with rest, warmth, and moments that feel meaningful to you—whatever that looks like this year. May the new year bring continued healing, self-compassion, and space for all the things you’re hoping for.

With deep gratitude and warm wishes, happy holidays and a wonderful new year ✨

Sincerely,
Heidi Klett, MSW RSW

12/10/2025

✨ Your body remembers what your mind forgets.

When you’ve lived through chronic stress, addiction or trauma, your nervous system can get stuck in survival mode — fight, flight, or freeze — long after the danger is gone. This leads to your body forgetting how be in a state of peace, stillness and safety.

This is why helping your body feel safe again is not optional… it’s vital for healing.

Safety isn’t just a thought. It’s felt deeply within your body. Talking about safety and healing trauma does not automatically show your body that it's safe again. Processing trauma and stress in the body means you intentionally allow your body to feel safe through different movements and activities.

Your body needs to get familiar with what safety feels like again.

When your body finally recognizes “I’m safe now,” everything shifts:

💛 Your breath deepens
💛 Your muscles soften
💛 Your mind gets clearer
💛 You stop scanning for danger
💛 You move from protection → restoration

Healing trauma isn’t about forcing yourself to “move on.”

It’s about slowly teaching your nervous system a new baseline — where calm is allowed, softness is safe, and presence is possible.

One of my favourite ways to feel safety in my body is by walking in nature. What is one of your favourite activities that makes your body feel safe?

Here are some strategies to help your body remember how to feel safe again:

🌿 Box breathing
🌿 Hand on heart exercise
🌿 Grounding with your 5 senses
🌿 Guided meditations
🌿 Reminiscing

Your body deserves a world where safety isn’t the exception — it’s the home base.

You’re not “behind.”
You’re rewiring.
You’re returning.
You’re healing. 🤍

12/09/2025

✨ Sit With It : The RAIN Method ✨

We’re so quick to distract ourselves from the feelings that make us squirm — the sadness, the anger, the confusion, the fear. But those uncomfortable emotions aren’t here to punish us… they’re here to teach us.

When we pause, breathe, and actually listen to what we’re feeling, something powerful happens:

• We understand ourselves more deeply

• We break old patterns instead of repeating them

• We heal wounds we’ve been carrying for years

• We grow into the person we’re meant to become

Avoiding discomfort keeps you stuck. Trauma, addiction and anxiety made you believe that you cannot handle difficult feelings and thoughts. The truth is, you just never had a chance to learn how to do it.

⭐Sitting with your feelings and thoughts through this safe and contained way allows you to regain a sense of control and safety.

So today, give yourself a moment. No distractions. No judgment. Just you and whatever’s asking to be felt.

Your feelings aren’t too much — they’re messages.
And you’re strong enough to hear them. 🌿



Today, December 6, Inner Wisdom Psychotherapy honours the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Wom...
12/06/2025

Today, December 6, Inner Wisdom Psychotherapy honours the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

We remember the 14 women who were murdered at École Polytechnique in 1989 — taken from their families, friends, and futures because of gender-based violence. Their lives matter, and so does our continued commitment to change because women still continue to face violence, abuse and trauma in our communities.

🕯️ We remember.
✊ We choose action.
💜 We stand with survivors.

If you are a survivor, know that healing from violence is not linear — and no one should have to do it alone.

Therapy and trauma-informed support can be vital parts of the healing journey, helping survivors rebuild safety, reclaim their voices, and process what they’ve endured. Everyone deserves access to care, compassion, and a path toward healing.

Today, and every day, Inner Wisdom Psychotherapy honours survivors by listening, advocating, supporting, and working to end gender-based violence in all communities.





❄️🌪️⛈️ How to Manage the Storms in LifeSometimes life hits us with storms we never asked for—loss, uncertainty, addictio...
12/06/2025

❄️🌪️⛈️ How to Manage the Storms in Life

Sometimes life hits us with storms we never asked for—loss, uncertainty, addiction, setbacks, anxiety, heartbreak and trauma.

And when the sky turns dark, our instinct is often to fight the weather… to push it away… to wish it wasn’t happening. We all experience this, the storm seems like more than we can handle.....we don't see a way out.

👉What if I told you, you can lead yourself through these storms. And when you lead, the storm eventually settles down.

The storm is real. The emotions, the overwhelm, the fear—those clouds and thunder are part of the human experience.

But you are the space big enough to hold them.

Accepting the Storm: acceptance doesn’t mean you like the storm. It doesn’t mean you approve of what’s happening. It doesn't mean you have to feel okay with the struggles in your life.

Instead, it means you stop resisting reality and make intentional choices to regain control of your life. This can look like:

✨ Reaching out for therapy
✨ Listening to your needs and boundaries
✨ Being honest with yourself about the struggles you have and what changes you need to make in your life so things can get better

And slowly, the storm moves through.
It always does.

So if you’re in a storm right now, place a hand on your heart.
Breathe.
Feel your feet on the ground.
Say gently:
“This is what it’s like to be human right now, and just like any other storm I have faced, I can make it through this storm as well”

At Inner Wisdom Psychotherapy, we specialize in treating addiction, anxiety and trauma. If you want to learn how to free yourself from these storms, please contact us. Healing is possible!

☁️💛




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10/19/2025

✨ Feeling overwhelmed? Take a moment with me in the forest. 🌲🍃

I created this short grounding video to help you reconnect — with nature, your body, and your breath.

Just 60 seconds to slow down, listen deeply, and return to yourself.

🎧 Plug in your headphones, press play, and let the forest hold you.

Whether you're starting your day or need a mid-scroll reset… this moment is for you.

💚 Breathe. Listen. Ground.




🌿 What is the Window of Tolerance? 🌿Ever feel like you're totally fine one minute, then suddenly overwhelmed or shut dow...
10/17/2025

🌿 What is the Window of Tolerance? 🌿

Ever feel like you're totally fine one minute, then suddenly overwhelmed or shut down the next?

That’s your nervous system talking. And it’s all about your Window of Tolerance 💡

🪟 The Window of Tolerance is the zone where your brain + body can handle stress, stay present, and respond rather than react.

Within this window, you can think clearly, feel emotions without being swept away, and stay connected to yourself + others.

Outside of it? You might swing into:

🔥 Hyperarousal (anxiety, panic, anger, racing thoughts)

❄️ Hypoarousal (numbness, fatigue, shutdown, disconnection)

But here’s the good news 👉 Your window can grow

🌀 How to Expand Your Window of Tolerance:

Mindful Practices – Breathwork, grounding, meditation

Name It to Tame It – Label what you're feeling to calm your nervous system

Somatic Movement – Gentle movement like yoga, stretching, or walking

Therapy – Trauma-informed or somatic therapy helps rewire your response

Self-Compassion – You're not "too sensitive" — you're learning to regulate 💖

✨ A larger window means more capacity for stress, joy, relationships, and LIFE.
Start small. Stay curious. Your nervous system is your friend 🧠💛

🫶 Save this for later & share with someone who needs it.

Supporting others starts with supporting yourself. 🌱Clinical supervision, with Heidi at Inner Wisdom Psychotherapy, offe...
10/15/2025

Supporting others starts with supporting yourself. 🌱

Clinical supervision, with Heidi at Inner Wisdom Psychotherapy, offers a dedicated space to reflect, grow, and feel grounded in your work. Whether you're a new therapist or a seasoned clinician, supervision helps you stay aligned, inspired and effective. 💬✨

Invest in your practice—because your growth matters too.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

☕You are not broken. Your mind is trying to protect you. 🧠💛Anxiety, depression, dissociation — they’re not failures. The...
10/13/2025

☕You are not broken. Your mind is trying to protect you. 🧠💛

Anxiety, depression, dissociation — they’re not failures. They’re survival strategies. Your brain isn’t malfunctioning... it’s responding to stress, trauma, or pain the only way it knows how: by keeping you safe. 🛡️

Take anxiety, for example. 😰 It’s not just random worry; it’s your nervous system scanning for threats and preparing you to respond to danger.

Depression? 😔 Often, it's the mind’s way of saying: “You’ve been carrying too much for too long. It’s time to shut down for survival.”

Even dissociation — that foggy, detached feeling — is your brain pulling the emergency brake 🚨 when things feel overwhelming.

If you are struggling with mental health concerns, it’s time to listen deeper and ask:
“What are you trying to protect me from?”

Here are a few ways to start understanding your challenges with more compassion:

🌱 1. Get curious, not critical.
Instead of asking “What’s wrong with me?” — try “What happened to me?” or “What need is going unmet?”

🖋 2. Journal your patterns.
Notice when your anxiety or sadness shows up. What triggered it? What did it feel like in your body? This helps connect emotion with experience.

🧩 3. Look at the original role it played.
Maybe people-pleasing kept you safe in childhood. Maybe shutting down helped you survive conflict. Recognize the purpose it once served.

💬 4. Talk it out.
Therapist can help you untangle the story underneath the symptoms.

🧘🏽‍♀️ 5. Create safety now.
Grounding techniques, breathwork, setting boundaries — these teach your nervous system that it’s safe to try a new way.

Your struggles have wisdom. And when you listen, you don’t just heal — you grow stronger than you imagined. 💛


10/08/2025

🧠 Your Symptoms Aren’t the Enemy — They’re Protectors in Disguise 💔➡️🛡️

Addiction. Anxiety. Trauma responses.

They don’t show up to ruin your life — they show up to save it.

That panic attack? It’s your body trying to prepare for danger — even if the danger has long passed.

That addiction? It may have started as a way to cope, to feel something, to numb the unbearable.

That hypervigilance or emotional numbness? They’re strategies your nervous system learned to keep you safe when you couldn’t be.

✨ These symptoms aren’t you being broken. They’re evidence that your mind and body have been working overtime to protect you. Even if those strategies are now hurting more than helping.

Healing begins when we stop fighting these symptoms— and start listening. Under the symptoms is important wisdom such as needs, boundaries and areas to heal.

Your symptoms aren’t the problem.
They’re the story.

🫶 You deserve support, not shame.
Healing, not hiding.

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