by Heather Hassenbein, MCPAT, RCC, BCATR | Aug 14, 2026 | Art Therapy, Pottery and Ceramics
In December 2024, I reached my breaking point. I thought I had reached it earlier, but this was the time when my nervous system had completely broken down. I stepped back from work, from family, from friends. It was all too much. My body was constantly hurting. My...
by Heather Hassenbein, MCPAT, RCC, BCATR | Nov 4, 2025 | Updates
As the days grow shorter and the air fills with the scent of rain, November invites us to slow down. It’s a time when many of us begin to turn inward, searching for quiet moments, soft lights, and spaces that remind us it’s okay to rest. Here at Constellations...
by Heather Hassenbein, MCPAT, RCC, BCATR | Sep 1, 2025 | HSP, The Counsellor's Journal
When the Body Speaks, Listen I remember that moment where enough was enough. My body hurt. Not just an ache, deeper than that. A dense, tired heaviness lived in my shoulders, the kind that makes it hard to lift your arms or keep your eyes open too long. My jaw was...
by Heather Hassenbein, MCPAT, RCC, BCATR | Apr 15, 2025 | HSP, Rituals
There is something ancient and magical that happens when we gather in circle. We return to a shape that has long held stories, sacredness, and connection. At Constellations Counselling in Vancouver, BC, our healing groups honour this tradition by bringing Highly...
by Heather Hassenbein, MCPAT, RCC, BCATR | Dec 23, 2024 | HSP, Loss and Grief, The Counsellor's Journal
Grief has been my ever-present companion since I lost my grandma in January 2023. At first, it was an overwhelming presence, an unrelenting storm I couldn’t escape. To survive, I tried to ignore it, pushing it aside as though it could be quieted by will alone. But...
