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I am a Gardener, Mom, Wife, Neighbour, and Nurse — rooted in both the soil and the soul. As the founder of Mindful Nurse Gardener Inc., I integrate my 20+ years of nursing, psychotherapy, mindfulness, trauma-sensitive care, and Reiki to nurture growth, resilience, and inner harmony in others. I specialize in mental health, substance use, and trauma care, counselling individuals who have experienced traumatic stress injuries, emotional, mental, and/or physical challenges.

I have alchemized my pain into my purpose, bringing in an authentic, embodied, pragmatic and informed approach. My professional work and personal journey are deeply intertwined. Compassionately caring for both my patients’ traumas and my own has taught me that healing is not by linear and that walking through trauma into recovery brings wisdom, empathy, and a holistic understanding of stress and trauma—mind, body, and spirit.

My focus is on empowering people to discover their own resilience. And while I continue to support nurses, healthcare providers, first responders, teachers and military veterans, I also work with anyone experiencing stress or traumatic stress, with or without a diagnosis; anyone wanting to explore skills to support nervous system health, mixing psychotherapy with Reiki energy therapy.

Steve

“a 24 yr CAF veteran.”

Firstly and most importantly, Katrina helped to change my life. Her credible guidance, expertise, and patience allowed me to process through my issues at my own pace. As a 24 yr veteran of the Canadian infantry with 5 overseas operational deployments, many with combat experiences, I was very stubborn and set in my negative behaviours and routines. Katrina was able to employ her kind and understanding approach to always make me feel comfortable and safe to share my thoughts and be open to chat about anything. Whether with Reiki, or her approach as a mental health nurse in the past, she uses a multi faceted approach to best suit the need of the individual. The tools and treatment modalities that she has taught me over the years have supported my recovery and made my life better and more enjoyable. I am not sure where I would be today if not for Katrina and her belief in me and her dedication to continuing to support my recovery. I highly recommend her services to anyone.”

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For inquiries, appointments, or information, please reach out:
Email: mindfulnursegardener@gmail.com
Phone: 780-908-7372

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