Collective Members
Owner
Erin Mingay (she/her)
Erin is the owner of Kiyâm Counselling and of Cedar Therapy Collective. She is a Registered Provisional Psychologist. Erin is passionate about working with teens and adults hoping to understand themselves better and work through concerns relating to trauma, disordered eating, self-esteem, perfectionism, complex relationships and identity. She has a down to earth and relationship focused approach, your big emotions and dark humour are welcome here! Starting therapy takes courage and Erin is honoured to be a part of your journey. It’s her goal to help you process your trauma, redefine your story, explore your identity and support you with making meaningful connections with yourself and others.
Members
Tina Ashiofu (she/her)
Tina is the owner of Ilera Psychological Services and is a Registered Psychologist.
Professionally, she has worked in social services, mental health, and community support, supporting individuals from diverse cultures and life stages. These experiences have shown her the strength and uniqueness in every person’s story.
On a personal level, she understands how anxiety, self-doubt, and life’s big questions can feel overwhelming. Coming from a family of five, she has seen firsthand how uncertainty can shape us—but also how support can make a difference. Her own journey has taught me that no one has to face their struggles alone, and it’s this belief that drives my work.
Today, she combines her education, professional experience, and personal understanding to create a safe, compassionate space for clients. Whether through therapy, advocacy, or simply listening, her goal is to help others find clarity, confidence, and their own path forward.
Katie McLean (she/her)
Katie is a Registered Provisional Psychologist and is the owner of Yes And Therapy. “Yes and” alludes to the belief that many things can be true at once. One can be anxious AND courageous. One can be grieving AND joyful. One can be confused AND confident.
Katie’s therapy space is designed to help you navigate life's challenges with openness, creativity, and ideally, a touch of fun. Her approach is rooted in authenticity, creativity, compassion, and understanding. Her goal is to promote healing and resilience while advocating for social justice and equity within the therapeutic relationship and beyond, and without ignoring the factors that make healing and resilience challenging. Some of Katie's areas of interest and expertise are anxiety management, ADHD, Queer therapy, and perinatal and parenting support. She offers individual and couples sessions for clients of all genders and orientations.
Katie works through an anti-oppressive lens, which means she believes therapy cannot exist outside of the contexts we live in. She is Queer and Trans affirming, which means she celebrates the many ways gender and sexuality impact our human experience. 2SLGBTQ+ individuals and couples can feel safe and confident working with her, and Queer politics, history, and culture are not things you will need to explain
Heartwill Elewosi (she/her)
Heartwill is a Registered Provisional Psychologist with the College of Alberta Psychologists, practicing in Calgary, Alberta. She is a Black African immigrant Psychologist.
She can understand what it means to carry the weight of multiple cultures. To navigate systems that were not built with you in mind. To be the strong one in your family, your community, your workplace, while quietly running out of room for your own history. She has lived versions of these experiences. They shape how she shows up in her sessions, with genuine curiosity, cultural humility, and deep respect for what it takes to finally say, I need support. Heartwill has nearly a decade of hands-on experience across community mental health, shelters, residential care facilities, youth programs, and hospital settings. She works primarily with adults. She also has a particular commitment to working with BIPOC adults, immigrants, and people navigating the specific exhaustion of existing in spaces that were not designed for them. This is not a specialty she adopted, it is a reflection of who she is and who she believes deserves to find a therapist who already understands something about their culture before they walk through the door.
Her areas of focus include trauma and PTSD, caregiver burnout, anxiety, depression, chronic pain and illness, grief and loss, cultural identity and systemic stress, life transitions, and compassion fatigue. She offers couples counselling with a particular understanding of intercultural and bicultural partnerships.
She draws from evidence-based, culturally informed frameworks including EMDR, CPT, EFT, DBT, ACT, CBT, and Motivational Interviewing. The approach always follows your lead.
Services are available in person in Calgary and virtually across Alberta and Nova Scotia. A free 15-minute consultation is available to ask questions and determine if we would be a good fit.
Community Members
Cedar Community was created to create community and foster collaboration with private practice therapists. Our community members have access to trainings, bi-weekly consultations, supportive chats and events. Our members have their own offices across the city, and are still apart of our incredible team.
Anna Ferianec (she/her)
Anna is a Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) and owner of Fruition Counselling. Specializing in therapy for teens, adults, human service workers, and female-identifying individuals, she utilizes an eclectic range of therapeutic approaches tailored to each client's unique needs.
Dori Palmiere (she/her)
Dori is a Registered Social Worker and owner of Loving Kindness Relationship Counselling. She primarily works with individuals and couples/partners who want to work towards more secure, emotionally connected, resilient, and joyful relationships. Her approach is informed by years of work in relationship and sexuality education and is informed by attachment theories, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT). Together, you will explore how you can build trust, emotional safety, and deeper understanding in your relationships—whether that means strengthening a partnership or preparing yourself for one in the future.
Madison Sikking (she/her)
Madison is a Canadian Certified Counsellor (C.C.C) and a Therapeutic Play Practitioner working towards becoming a Certified Play Therapist. When working with you, she uses a trauma-informed approach and integrate play based therapy, cognitive-based therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy and Accelerated Resolution Therapy into her practice.
