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You’ve mastered the art of keeping it together.

But you’re tired of pretending it’s fine.

Regulate. Restore. Reconnect.

Work with Christina DeFranco, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Mindfulness Meditation Practitioner, and 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher.

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You’ve mastered the art of keeping it together.

But you’re tired of pretending it’s fine.

Regulate. Restore. Reconnect.

Work with Christina DeFranco, Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), Mindfulness Meditation Practitioner, and 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher.

BOOK A FREE CONSULTATION

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Psychotherapy Sessions

Psychoeducation

Groups and Programs

Mindfulness

Yoga and Meditation Classes

Success shouldn’t mean self-abandonment.

You’ve learned how to push through — to perform, produce, and keep it all together no matter how you feel. But what’s the long-term cost of staying in survival mode?

If nothing changes, a year from now might look like more of the same: waking up tired even after sleeping, snapping at the people you love, feeling disconnected from your body, and silently wondering how long you can keep this up.

You might still be achieving… but at the expense of your joy, your health, and your peace.
And by the time burnout fully hits or symptoms worsen, it takes a lot more to come back.

This work is your prevention. Your repair. Your return to yourself.

You Don’t Have to Live in Survival Mode

Healing starts when you stop pushing through.

RESPOND rather than REACT

Learn how to slow down your internal stress response so you can respond with intention instead of reacting out of overwhelm, defensiveness, or shutdown.

RECONNECT to your body's signals

Instead of overriding exhaustion, anxiety, or tension, you’ll start tuning into what your body is trying to tell you and actually know what to do with that information.

Build EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE

Develop the tools and inner safety to stay regulated, even when things feel uncertain, messy, or emotionally charged. Stop feeling like life is taking you down with it.

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I’ve Been There Too

It wasn’t so long ago that I was where you are now — holding it all together on the outside while silently falling apart on the inside. I was a people-pleasing, perfectionist who always put others needs before my own.

My turning point came when I hit emotional and physical burnout. 

Now I help people learn to slow down so they don't miss the red flags their body is sending them (without compromising their success!)

Using nervous system-informed therapy and evidence-based tools, I help my clients regulate, repair, and redefine what success feels like in their bodies.

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You Don’t Have to Do This Alone

Explore a range of support options created to help you slow down, feel deeply, and move forward with intention.

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VIRTUAL INDIVIDUAL THERAPY ACROSS CANADA

One-on-one therapy sessions to help you regulate your nervous system, process emotions, and build the inner safety to thrive — available to clients across Canada.

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ON-DEMAND PSYCHOEDUCATION COURSES

Self-paced courses designed to help you understand your stress response, build emotional resilience, and apply nervous system-informed tools to everyday life. Coming soon!

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VIRTUAL MOVEMENT AND MINDFULNESS CLASSES

Gentle, trauma-informed practices combining breath, movement, and stillness to support regulation, reconnection, and release — all from the comfort of home.

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I hear you, 

You’ve Been in Survival Mode Long Enough

You’ve learned how to be strong. How to perform under pressure, keep it together, and carry the weight without letting it show. But at some point, all that holding in catches up — in your energy, your health, your relationships, and your joy.

The truth is, your nervous system wasn’t built to thrive in constant survival mode.
The good news? You don’t have to stay there.

This isn’t about fixing you. It’s about supporting the part of you that’s tired of doing it all alone and showing you how to live, lead, and succeed from a place of regulation, not reactivity.

Find Freedom From Stress in 5 Breaths

Download the Free Mini-Course 

Five techniques to help you find freedom from stress in only five breaths (yes, it's that fast!)