Tara Sodke

Tara is a Registered Professional Counsellor (RPC) and Professional Certified Coach (PCC). She is an Educator for the Gottman Institute, and trained in Organizational and Systems Relationship Coaching. She calls upon specialized training in Observed Experiential Integration (OEI), an approach that is very useful not only to reduce the impact of traumatic experiences but also to build bridges to harmony in our personal relationships. She utilizes Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in a Strengths-Based and Person-Centred approach with clients, often creatively blending many philosophies and modalities in her sessions. Tara’s philosophy is to witness and hold her clients’ transformation with deep reverence, openness, and respect, acknowledging that growth and healing are not always easy or comfortable, and are rarely pretty. She says she feels like a wise, old Auntie, when working with some of her couples, as she meets them where they are, and creates communication and understanding custom-fit to their relationship. Recognizing the universal experiences of so many of us, Tara supports her clients at the intersection of where their grief and their relationships meet, she brings warmth and compassion during even the hardest of conversations. Her dream clients are men and women seeking relief from grief, trauma, burnout and anxiety, and couples seeking support with their relationships and life transitions.