EATING DISORDER AND TRAUMA THERAPY FOR ADULTS IN EDMONTON
A compassionate, inclusive approach to exploring your inner world with curiosity and care.
Supporting individuals navigating disruptions in their relationship to food and body.
A safe space for healing and self-compassion.
Poirier Counselling, founded by Katie Poirier (she/her), offers support for individuals navigating the echoes of trauma, eating disorders, body shame, and difficult life transitions with a compassionate, inclusive, and client-centred approach.
Together, we work to rebuild trust in your body and create space for nourishment, connection, and self-compassion.
Mission
I approach therapy as a relational, client-centered process. I don’t just hear your story, I listen to the storyteller beneath it. I help you meet the parts of yourself you may have learned to protect or reject, with curiosity, compassion, and gentle guidance.
My hope is that each person who comes to therapy feels less shame, less loneliness, and more connected to their own humanity, resilience, and sense of possibility. Healing takes work, but it doesn’t have to feel heavy.
IT’S TIME TO GO BEYOND THE SURFACE
Like an iceberg, what we see on the surface — food behaviours, anxiety, or emotional overwhelm — is often just a small glimpse of what lies underneath.
Beneath that surface are layers of grief, protection, longing, and unmet needs that have helped you survive.
Imagine…
Exploring your inner thoughts and patterns with curiosity and compassion, not shame
Finding relief from persistent negative thoughts about food, body, or self
Feeling supported, grounded, and empowered in your sense of self
Therapy with Poirier Counselling is a space to explore why certain thoughts, habits, or feelings persist, without judgment.
THERAPY
Therapy Intensives
Deep, focused healing for when you feel stuck.
Therapy Intensives are a concentrated, immersive therapy experience that helps you address challenges more deeply in a single session compared to weeks of traditional therapy.
With focused and uninterrupted extended sessions, we have time for deeper work where you can process what feels stuck and gain clarity and momentum in healing.
Ongoing Therapy
Steady, ongoing support for healing over time.
For those who heal best through rhythm and reflection, weekly sessions offer the steady heartbeat of growth.
Ongoing therapy provides a steady foundation for developing body trust, exploring emotional regulation, and integrating tools that support a balanced relationship with food and self.
MEET YOUR THERAPIST
Hi, I’m Katie Poirier
Registered Psychologist (She/Her)
For over a decade, I’ve had the privilege of supporting individuals navigating the echoes of trauma connected to eating disorders and body shame challenges with a compassionate, inclusive, and client-centred approach.
My practice blends evidence-informed therapy with curiosity, collaboration, and social justice principles, including an ongoing commitment to decolonizing mental health care.
My approach is centred on helping clients feel heard, empowered, and able to grow, with compassion, understanding, and room for laughter in the process.
Ready to get started?
Book Your Complimentary
30-Minute Consult
If you’re ready to move beyond surface-level patterns, reconnect with your body and emotions, and explore deeper healing, let’s explore the ways immersive, client-centered therapy can help you feel more grounded, empowered, and at home in yourself.
Poirier Counselling is located in Amiskwacîwâskahikan — Edmonton, Alberta, on Treaty 6 Territory, the ancestral and traditional lands of the Nêhiyawak (Cree), Saulteaux, Niitsítapi (Blackfoot), Nakota Sioux, Dene, Tsuut’ina, and Métis Nations.
I acknowledge the ongoing and enduring presence, strength, and sovereignty of the Indigenous peoples of this land. I also recognize that colonial systems — including those embedded in healthcare and mental health — continue to cause harm.
As a mental health practitioner, I am committed to the ongoing work of decolonizing my practice, which includes learning from Indigenous worldviews, naming and challenging systemic oppression, donating to initiatives that support marginalized and underrepresented communities, and creating space for more relational, accountable, and community-rooted care.