Katarina, has helped me and my family heal leaps and bounds! She is genuine,caring and she believes…read morein your potential. If you just want someone to listen and say "there,there..." and stay how you are then don't see Katarina! If you are seriously ready to grow and Heal then she is a Gem!! She has been an Angel from above for me and my family.

From the owner: Do past experiences hold you back? Are you anxious and depressed? Do you want to "get over"…read moredifficult experiences but can't? I can help you heal and move on, using Trauma Therapy. My approaches include EMDR and Lifespan Integration Therapy. Are you struggling with parenting your children? Are they disconnected from you? Do you feel like you are loosing them? I can help you reconnect with them, using Dr Gordon Neufeld's powerful Attachment parenting approach. Are you struggling with an Eating DIsorder? Has food taken over your life? Do you feel alone and afraid? I can help you get your life back. I have over ten years experience as a Registered Dietitian and over twelve years experience as a Registered Clinical Counsellor. You and I can work together to find solutions that work for you. I invite you to call me and talk about how we can work together to reach your therapy goals!

My husband and I were lucky enough to work with Cassie for the birth of our first child. I…read moreinterviewed several Doulas hoping to find the right fit and right from the first meeting I felt very comfortable with Cassie. Unlike some other Doulas I met who seemed to have stronger opinions about things (epidurals, role of the husband etc.) , she was clear that my labour was my experience and she was willing to support us in any way we preferred. I knew that I would not feel pressured at anytime to conform to someon else's expectations of the labour process. Cassie was very helpful in the weeks leading up to labour as she came for a prenatal visit to discuss our birthplan and ease our concerns. When we went overdue she visited us again to provide some suggestions to ease discomfort and encourage labour. She was always timely, professional and most of all supportive. Outside of our in-home visits, she was always available via text, email or phone. During our labour Cassie worked to support my husband and I as we navigated through our labour. She helped provide me with whatever I needed, and would also provide support to my husband. She would often have things ready (water, cold cloth) to hand to my husband so that he could be the one providing for me. This aspect was really important to my husband because he wanted to make sure that the role of the Doula did not take his place. She actively assisted and reassured me throughout the labour and in the end we were most satisfied with her support. After the birth, she helped by taking some family photos and made sure I was comfortable before she left us to be with our new family. She kindly followed up with us a week later and answered our new parenting questions. Overall, our experience with Cassie could not have been better! We highly recommend her to anyone considering using a Doula. She was caring, supportive and really helped us have a great birth experience.

From the owner: Hello, My name is Cassie Sutherland, and I am a Birth Doula and Herbal Medicine Maker, living and…read morepractising on Coast Salish Territory, Vancouver, B.C. I am passionate about empowered birth, strengthening community access to health, and supporting families throughout their childbearing year. I create herbal medicines out of either organically grown or personally and ethically wildcrafted plants, to aid Mamas, babes, and families during pregnancy and beyond. Having been raised between the ocean and forests of mid-north Vancouver Island, I look to plants as medicine and our natural environment as a teacher. I believe that your body is capable of birthing your baby and that you intuitively know how best to do so, I simply support you in discovering that process.

My husband and I were looking into prenatal classes for the arrival of our new baby and we are so…read moreglad we were able to find Samara Birth Services. Amanda was our instructor and she was informative and engaging. She also baked chocolate chip cookies for the class which was a nice touch! The environment was intimate as we opted to do the weekend classes, which was six hour each day for Saturday and Sunday, and there were only four couples in the class. We went through the stages of labour and what to expect and had a lot of our questions answered. There were a few videos shown in class that was helpful for us to gain an understanding in the labour process (I can assure you the videos are safe to watch!) The class also included some very useful information for breastfeeding and the choices couples could face during delivery. We felt good about having all the information presented to us to consider and felt it wasn't biased one way or another. My husband and I both agree that the we were glad we took Amanda's classes. We feel it helped with our understanding and addressed our fears and anxiety. I highly recommend this class.

Such a great class! Amanda is full of information and energy! Lots of useful information about…read morebirth options in a small intimate environment. Left feeling a lot more informed on how to make the right decisions for myself and the birth of my daughter. Highly recommend.

I so wish I could transport this school closer to my home! Head Master Tseng is great! My son…read moreloves going to school and has blossomed so much. From day one, he jumped right in on the day's activity and had a blast. I love the fact that the main language taught in Cantonese which we speak at home. (but the staff is also fluent in mandarin and english too and will communicate with the kids in all languages if necessary.) The staff been very flexible and accomodating, especially since we were only visiting for a short time. The monthly rates are incredibly reasonable. Though it's a small facility, its pretty well laid out. The daily curriculum provides music, storytime, topic of the week, art and meal time and much more. I had my son there for just the mornings, but in 2 hours they do so much. Yet the information and learnings really stick because my little guy comes home telling me stories and singing all the stuff he's learned that day, and from the day before and the day before that! It's a structured program and somewhat strict, but still incredibly child friendly. All which I wanted. Each of the activities and learnings are done as a group, so if there are any laggers, the teachers would help push them along which encourages the kids and those that seem ahead of the group are ackowledged which really helps their self esteem and gets them out of their shell. There's usually another teacher and/or aid there to help with the students and regardless of the number of students, they always seem so well under control. Parents are required to bring lunch/snack for their children and the staff will help heat, set up and even feed the children and puts away the dishes to lunchbags. They're open 7 days a week and classes start at 10am-12pm and they continue with afternoon sessions as well. There's other classes for art, music and mandarin, which would be interesting to take up in the future for my son. Aside from academic, music and art, I'm so grateful that they reinforced basic concepts that I teach like good manners, respect, patience, proper hygiene too. I'm saddened that I can't take this class, the school and the teachers back home to CA with me. But I'm looking forward to our next visit and so is my son.

Fantastic training! Amazing generous, friendly and supportive people! True value and a great…read morerelaxed creative space, conveniently located close to a SkyTrain and the 99&9 bus lines.

From the owner: The Story Institute takes a different approach to teaching all the skills needed to succeed in the…read moreVancouver film industry and be cast in world-class television series. We believe success is a habit, not a destination. We offer classes in voice over, audition, improv, youth programs and more!

Neat clinic specialices in breathing problem...bus accessible location is nice…read more Best bet to come here is by transit...there is underground parking and hello!! It is $6 per hour entrance is by the rear,the other one is metered street parking and its another rip-off...bus or train the best.... Very friendly people and professional sleep specialist whose not only after selling the products but for clients well being.they thouroughly explain results and use of products,they also deal straight to your insurance company for quotations. One good thing they have this 1 month free trial of products... no pressure, no obligation.. I highly recommend this clinic to all clients who need help,who has problem with their sleep,apnea etc Thumbs up...keep up the good work

As of lately, I've gone to a bunch of medical tests, and after awhile, I was eventually recommended…read moreto come here. The staffs I've met so far had been professional and very helpful with my needs. After a few tastings, it turns out that I have a severe sleep apnea and is required to sleep with a CPAP machine, and recently after doing a sleep study at UBC hospital, this clinic had set up to a separate oxygen machine to the CPAP machine. At first, it was kind of alarming, but shortly after using it, the was actually really easy to use, seeing as the devices are very non evasive. The result so far is that I do actually feel a bit better physically, and my pulse/heart rate and blood pressure seems to be improving since I started using these machines back in the middle or end of April. I'm still going to be meeting with them for a while, but so far tho, I've been happy with the current results.