About Nicole

I believe that healing doesn’t happen because someone tells us what to do. It happens when we feel safe enough to be seen, heard, understood, and supported as we find our own way forward.

I’m Nicole Stewart, a Registered Clinical Counsellor and educator who brings more than 17 years of experience working alongside children, youth, families, and educators. My counselling practice, Blue Sky and Big Dreams Counselling, grew from a deep belief that even when life feels overwhelming, there can still be room for hope, movement, possibility - and eventually, a little more blue sky.

My approach is compassionate, curious, practical, and grounded in the understanding that each person is the expert in their own life. I draw from approaches including person-centred therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, attachment-informed practice, and somatic approaches that recognize the important relationship between our bodies, emotions, thoughts, and experiences.

I’m particularly interested in helping people reconnect with themselves. Sometimes that means making sense of what has happened. Sometimes it means learning to listen to the body, understand emotions, develop new ways of coping, strengthen relationships, or simply create enough space to discover what might be possible next.

My own Métis ancestry is an important part of how I understand connection, relationship, resilience, community, and our responsibility to one another. I approach this with humility and respect, recognizing that culture, identity, family, community, land, and lived experience can all shape how we understand ourselves and our wellbeing. I believe counselling should honour the whole person - not simply the problem that brought them through the door.

My background in inclusive education and school counselling has given me a particular understanding of the challenges young people and families can face. I have supported students navigating anxiety, grief, identity, relationships, belonging, emotional regulation, trauma, learning differences, and the many pressures that come with growing up.

I also have specialized experience and training supporting individuals with Autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, eating disorders, diverse learning and developmental needs. I understand that neurodivergent individuals may experience the world, relationships, emotions, and their own bodies in different ways, and I strive to create counselling spaces that are flexible, accessible, strengths-based, and genuinely respectful of each person’s way of being.

My work with young people has also taught me that supporting a child or teen often means supporting the people around them. Sometimes it is the parent, caregiver, or other adult who needs a place to breathe, gain perspective, develop new tools, and feel less alone. I welcome the opportunity to work with individuals and families in ways that honour their relationships, strengths, challenges, and goals.

I don't believe counselling is about fixing people. You are not broken. My role is to create a space where you can slow down, feel heard, reconnect with yourself, and explore new possibilities - with someone alongside you who is genuinely in your corner.

There may not always be a clear path forward. But together, we can look for the next step.

And sometimes, that’s where the blue sky begins.