Healing. Conversations. It’s your life.

I’m Gavin, the therapist behind Wildwood Wellness Therapy. I’ve spent nearly a decade working in mental health and addictions, and one thing I’ve learned is that people rarely fit neatly into boxes—and therapy probably shouldn’t try to put them there.

My style is conversational, direct, and pretty down to earth. There will be serious conversations when we need to have them, but there will probably be some humour too. You’re welcome to show up with a clear goal, a complicated story, or simply “I don’t really know what’s going on, but something isn’t right.” We can work from there.

Behind that relaxed approach is a lot of clinical experience and specialized training. I’m a Registered Professional Counsellor (RPC), Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC), and Master Practitioner in Clinical Counselling (MPCC). My work draws from evidence-based approaches including CBT, DBT, trauma-focused and somatic therapies, Brainspotting, mindfulness, and relationship-based approaches. I’m also a practicing member of the First Responders Counselling Network.

Over the years, I’ve worked with people facing trauma, workplace injuries, anxiety and depression, relationship difficulties, men’s mental health concerns, major life changes, and situations that don't always come with a convenient label.

That experience shaped Wildwood. I wanted to create a practice where clinical skill and genuine human connection could exist in the same room. Somewhere you can have a coffee, speak plainly, occasionally laugh at the absurdity of life, and still do meaningful therapeutic work.

I don't expect you to know the right therapy words. Frankly, most people have better things to do than learn them.

Come as you are. We can start with a conversation.