MEET
JACQUI LEPOUREAU
If you have found me, you are likely on a healing journey and looking for support and gentle guidance. My goal as a counsellor is to provide you with a safe place to land, and an empathic, compassionate and non-judgmental space to grow and shift into a life that makes your HEART and SOUL sing.
From a young age, I knew I wanted to help others. I have always been someone with whom people find it easy to talk. My meandering path has taken me through a variety of careers, 4 different countries, marriage, children, self-discovery, and so many emotional, spiritual, and mental challenges...and growth. I knew I had found my calling when I stepped into my first therapy session more than 25 years ago, but it took me many, many more years of life-learning before finally qualifying as a therapeutic counsellor - and here I am!
I learned countless profound truths about myself and my relationship to the world during my therapy sessions all those years ago, and two in particular have stuck with me and shaped my growth considerably. My first deep ah-ha moment was learning (or remembering?) how our bodies, minds, hearts, and souls are in no way separate; that healing involves considering ALL parts of ourselves. This perspective spoke directly to my heart, and that was when I knew that I had found my therapist!
The second one was that we always, always, always have a choice; that life is in fact made up of a series of choices. I learned that some choices are easier or "smaller' and others so much tougher or "bigger", or even near impossible to make, that there is choice in not making a choice. I learned that sometimes we need support in making and navigating our choices, and often in adjusting to new ways of being after making them. I learned that here are no good or bad choices, only choices - and more importantly I learned that I held this magic power in my very own hands!
For me this was earth-shattering information and it literally changed my life.
My therapy experience, along with life experience, beginning my journey with Reiki, and some powerful books that reached right into my soul (some of which are listed below) led to me having a special interest in supporting clients who are looking for a more holistic, non-conventional, and integrative approach that really takes into account the complexity of our human-soul experience. My aim is to always provide a healing space that matches each individual client's unique experience of life, while paying careful attention to personal and spiritual preferences, values, practices, and needs. Here, your whole metaphysical self is welcomed.
I realize that my unique approach may not be for everybody, but if what you read here resonates with you, I'd love to support you as you make the choice to understand yourself and your relationships better, to grow, to learn, and to find peace through healing of body, mind, heart, and soul.
MY APPROACH
My therapeutic style is compassionate and integrative; pulling together elements from appropriate theories and modalities. I favour a transpersonal or MIND-BODY-HEART-SOUL approach, and when appropriate we can combine traditional talk therapy with various energetic, mindful, and intuitive techniques and practices to shift energy for deeper understanding, profound healing, and greater whole-ness. I work closely with clients in order to achieve measurable results that allow them to push forward with a new, positive mindset. I am a great believer in little steps leading to big results!
Your HEART and SOUL hold so much wisdom, and helping you (re)connect with them and thus with your SELF on a deep level, is key. You are the expert on your life - and my approach is client centered meaning I do not have all the answers and that my role is to support you in doing the shift work as you create a more meaningful and balanced life.
If you'd like to chat about whether we'd be a good fit, please reach out to book a free phone consultation.
Counselling credentials:
Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC #3205),
in good standing with ACCT (Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada)
Registered Professional Counsellor (CCPCPR-c #3158),
in good standing with CCPCP (Canadian College of Professional Counsellors and Psychotherapists).
A LITTLE EXTRA ABOUT ME
I speak French fluently, but have been known to make some rather memorable and hilarious errors.
I grew up in South Africa, lived in the UK for 2yrs, France for 14yrs, and moved to Canada in 2016.
I am a proud Gen X mama to 2 boys aged 17 and 21 (gulp! how did that happen?!).
Nature is my go-to for self-care and grounding - forest, ocean, desert, lake or mountain all fill my heart and soul.
I am an impulsive collector of books and have piles of unread must-haves next to my bed.
(I also have an extensive library in my office - and you're welcome to borrow any book that speaks to you).
I don't understand the pumpkin and pumpkin spice obsession, and have a very special grimace reserved for all things pumpkin.
I am fiercely and insatiably passionate about Life, the Universe and all things existential, metaphysical, and spiritual.
I'm a broad smiler, a loud laugher, and a really big hugger.
Some may say that I drive my family a little crazy by playing David Bowie on a loop (I beg to differ!).
In addition to being a Counsellor, I am also a Healing Arts Practitioner, Coach, Teacher, Intuitive, Retreat Leader, and Energy Healer with 18+ cumulative years' experience in private practice. My experience with these practices informs my counselling practice in multiple ways.
Find out more about my Healing Arts practice here:
And I am the co-founder of Bee-Coming Retreats, hosting local and international soul-filling retreats. Find out more here:
Each moment offers new opportunities for deeper connection to body, heart, mind, and soul.