*your friendly feminist + body hub*
in-person in St. John's, Newfoundland, and virtual elsewhere in Canada
Welcome to Vibrancy!
I'm happy you're here! This is a kind and brave space for you to:
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* re/connect with yourself on all levels
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*be curious about your relationship with your
body+ mind + spirit + self
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*engage in therapy that is honouring, dynamic, curious,
intersectional, humble, and genuine
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* re/ignite your spark
What is Vibrancy?
Vibrancy is a counselling experience that honours you in your fullness - all parts of you, even the parts you don't know about or don't particularly enjoy.
Wellbeing is such a unique, personal, and ongoing experience, and we respect where you are on your own journey, with curiosity and compassion and pure appreciation. We understand wellness as being an honouring of your vibrancy or life energy. We are curious about what gives you life energy, what depletes it, what supports it, what enhances it.
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When I ask "What's your vibrancy?", I mean - what gives you life, what causes you to sparkle, where and when do you feel the most fully alive and authentic, what engages your senses, what gives you hope, where do you find your passion, pleasure, joy, and presence?​ What is your own unique recipe for being the most genuine, curious, embodied, playful, meaningful, creative, dynamic version of yourself? And then what gets in, or has historically gotten in, the way?
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words that inspire us:
Our identities are important, our stories are meaningful, our bodies are wise, and we are worth the effort it takes to heal.
Who do we work with?
Anyone (any gender, any age) who is interested in understanding their own wellness with
curiosity and compassion.
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Generally my clients resonate with any one of these things -
* body - feeling embodied and in touch with your body's needs and rhythms (or seeking this)
*nature - finding peace and solace in nature, and wanting to incorporate nature into your healing
*spirit - whatever this word means to you; connecting with the inner felt sense of something bigger that gives you hope, purpose, and meaning
*self - connecting with yourself, forgiving yourself, being curious about your patterns/behaviours,
learning how to appreciate yourself as you are
*community - feeling a desire to be connected to something that is beyond you, knowing that there is healing in community.
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I especially offer support for clients in getting to know their body experiences, whatever they may be, and anyone who is wanting to get to know themselves in all their nuances.
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These are the areas that I have the most experience supporting:
Body Trust
Eating Challenges and Disorders
Sexuality
Self-Compassion and Self-Love
Shame
Body Dysmorphia
Body Liberation
Gender experiences
Self-Actualization
Anxiety/Overwhelm
Body Image
Embodiment
Spirituality
Burnout
Depression
Learning about Emotions
Eating Challenges and Disorders
Sexuality
Self-Compassion and Self-Love
Shame
Self-forgiveness
Body Liberation
Gender experiences
Self-Actualization
Anxiety/Overwhelm
Ecological anxiety/worry
Embodiment
Spirituality
Burnout
Depression
What do we do?
We've got lots happening and so much more planned!
Individual Therapy
Consultation
Groups
Workshops
Special Offerings
Movement activities
Meet your team
Vibrancy is a one-person show at the moment, so the team is just me, Deidre!
I am a Canadian Certified Counsellor and the founder/director of Vibrancy.
Vibrancy is my private practice and my passion project; it is very much in alignment with my way of being as both a person and a professional.
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A little about me as a human being -
I love cats and am the mama to a sweet furbaby named Gigi (full name: Gia Grace with the Beautiful Face); I am a book lover and reading is one of my most cherished things to do; my favourite films are either documentaries or horrors/thrillers (rarely anything in between); I am a nature lover (ahem...tree hugger....hippy); I love solo travelling; creative writing fills me and fulfills me; I am a morning person (sorry); I love dancing and movement in general, and am trained as a group fitness instructor as well as a size inclusive fitness specialist; I go to Pilates regularly and my body LOVES IT; I am a lifelong voracious learner of many, many topics including psychology, space, cultures, languages, self-empowerment, paranormal, popculture, sustainability, ecology, history, animals, and, well, really anything and everything.
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A little about me as a professional -
I have a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Education, and a Masters in Education in Counselling Psychology. My first career was as a teacher, and I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work as an educator in some interesting places both in Canada and Southeast Asia (Hong Kong and Macau).
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I've been a counsellor for the last ten or so years, and honour this role so, so deeply. I am humbled by my work, and very grateful for my clients for welcoming me into their experience.
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Throughout my career I've worked in a multitude of dynamic capacities and settings, including as an elementary school counsellor with the West Vancouver School District; as a group facilitator and workshop presenter in a few non-profit spaces in both Newfoundland and British Columbia; as a feminist-narrative learning practitioner at a community therapy clinic on the downtown eastside in Vancouver, as an associate at a feminist therapy clinic also in Vancouver, as a co-founder and therapist at a virtual feminist therapy collective (and we are still going strong; check us out at www.liberatecounsellingcollective.com), as a therapist at a group wellness clinic in St. John's, and, most recently, as the founder and director of my own private practice (hello, Vibrancy!).
As a therapist, I am rooted in Feminist-Narrative therapy, as well as Somatic Therapy and Ecotherapy. I am a trained Body Trust provider, and receive ongoing consultation re: body liberation, embodiment, eating challenges, and other body-related experiences.
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I support and advocate for all experiences of gender, sexuality, and sexual orientation, and respect body autonomy and body agency wholeheartedly.
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I think that's all for now!
Feel free to ask me anything about any of the above. :)
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(Also, if you're a professional working in this field and want to join the team, be in touch, as we will be expanding and I am always eager to collaborate!)
Our Values
What are our anchors, the things that ground us and that we find important?
Honouring
Honouring you and your experiences, honouring the preciousness of your journey, honouring the therapeutic relationship, honouring the land upon which we practice, honouring our bodies, and honouring our nature.
Simplicity
Coming back into your body + nature means a return to simplicity - getting to know yourself, your nervous system, your grounding, your roots. It means coming back to what you know, slowing down and listening to your inner knowing, and being very patient and gentle with yourself.
Appreciation
Appreciating your wisdom, knowledge, expertise, bravery, capacity, and energy.
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Appreciating your unique experiences, and your unique ways of knowing yourself and the world.
Sustainability
Emotional Sustainability is important to us - we've been burned out and we don't encourage it!
Financial Sustainability is important, too, which is why we always offer you a curated fee for your own needs that can change as you need it.
Curiosity
Always, always, always being in a space of curiosity, wonder, and awe. Always!
We are both co-researchers, exploring your life together.
Creativity
Vibrancy = your life force
Creativity, colour, play, imagination, energy, experimentation - these are the framework of our work.
Vibrancy = life energy!
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When we ask you, what's your vibrancy - we mean: What brings you to life? What sparks your life energy? And how can we help you honour that?
My framework
As a therapist, I am grounded in intersectional feminist therapy, which helps us see and appreciate all identities and experiences (and thank the feminist voices whose grit allows us to able to practice in this way today).
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I resonate deeply with somatic therapies, which invite us to honour, respect, and engage your body's innate wisdom and knowing.
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My work vibrates with curiosity and thanks narrative therapy for giving us the tools and deep questioning to explore your intersecting narratives and give energy to the stories you may have dismissed or forgotten.
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I also have endless gratitude for Body Trust for giving us the intersectional lens with which to honour your body experiences even that much deeper.
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I embrace transpersonal psychotherapy because we know we are all more expansive than our limited narratives would have us believe.
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And my work invites ecotherapy to help us inhabit and nurture this beautiful land that we call home, and to call upon the nature that surrounds us to be part of our healing team.
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And above all, my practice is client centered and totally in awe of you. Because working on yourself is NOT EASY and requires
brave practice.
Our fee structure
At Vibrancy, I recognize that we are all different human beings with different financial realities.
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Because of this, and because of my feminist values which honour and respect all experiences, and know that EVERYBODY should have access to quality mental health support regardless of financial situation, I am happy and grateful to be able to offer a few different pricing options.
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Please read below to find the fee that most suits you at this time.
And because I so deeply honour and respect my own trainings and education (which were and continue to be time-consuming and expensive....as well as life-giving and fulfilling), I also ask you to think mindfully about your ability to pay.
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Please note that, as of January 2025, there is no longer any tax on counselling services. So the fee you see below is the full fee.
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Also please note that I am an EAP provider for the NLTA and the Public Services Commission. If you are interested in working with me, and you are a member of either, please reach out to your EAP coordinator and they will be in touch with me.
Standard fee:
$150
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This is the full fee if you:
- work fulltime
- work either part-time or are unemployed or underemployed due to personal choice
- have the means to support your needs comfortably most of the time
- have access to your own insurance plan
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Equitable fee:
$115
This is the fee if you need it! No questions asked.
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I offer just a couple of spots at this price point each week, so you may need to wait a little bit to access this.
Other fees:
For other fees, please check out my feminist counselling collective, which always offers a sliding scale starting at $80.
Please note that this is for virtual sessions only.
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Be in touch!
Message me at: info@deidrekeating.com
Find me at: The Chelsea Building
10 Forbes Street
St. John's, Newfoundland
Land Acknowledgement
(with appreciation to First Light NL for their guidance with these words)
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At Vibrancy, we respectfully acknowledge that we live and work on the ancestral territories of the Beothuk. We acknowledge the island of Ktaqmkuk (Newfoundland) as the unceded, traditional territory of the Beothuk and the Mi'kmaq. And we acknowledge Labrador as the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Innu of Nitassinan, the Inuit of Nunatsiavut, and the Inuit of NunatuKavut.
We recognize all First Peoples who were here before us, those who live with us now, and the seven generations to come. As First Peoples have done since time immemorial, we strive to be responsible stewards of the land and to respect the cultures, ceremonies, and traditions of all who call it home. As we open our hearts and minds to the past, we commit ourselves to working in a spirit of truth and reconciliation to make a better future for all.
We are grateful for being able to practice on this beautiful land.
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