Trauma & Addiction Therapy

Life Well

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If you feel stuck in the waves of trauma, addiction, and emotional overwhelm, come move toward greater wellness.

“from your heart flows the wellspring of life”

What is Life Well all about?

Have you noticed a stuck feeling in your life? Maybe you notice past trauma and hurt continuing to affect your attachments & relationships, sense of direction, the way you cope with stress, and even certain habits and addictions forming as a way to soothe and escape. It becomes a consistent cycle.

Life Well is here to provide a safe and supportive space where you can be vulnerable, process your life, and move towards greater wellness in your life. It truly finds its foundation and inspiration from John 4:13-14:

“Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

At Life Well, we want healing to feel like breaking away from a life of surviving and stuckness, and a move towards wellness that lasts.

For clients who do not identify with faith, we welcome you just the same. You may also feel stuck and are searching for a way to move through life with confidence instead of despair. Life Well can be a place for you to process trauma, addictions, anxieties, burnout, and life direction in a way that focuses on what wellness looks like for you, and how to reach that goal.

Wherever you are starting from, Life Well offers a space to begin the work of healing, growth, and moving toward a life that can be lived with greater clarity and confidence.

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The Life Behind

Life Well

Josh Dale, RP, MDiv., BRE, CCTS-I

Founder

Life Well began out of a desire to create a space where we can work towards wellness in areas of your life that have often felt like survival mode. After many years working with individuals navigating trauma, addiction, and emotional struggles, it became clear to me how many people carry these burdens quietly and often feel unsure about where to turn for support.

I have spent over 10 years working in the mental health field and have completed my MDiv. in Clinical Counselling. I have also completed a Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist training. Much of my work has focused on supporting individuals who are: working through trauma, addiction, anxiety, burnout, and struggles with identity, attachment, and self-worth. I also have experience working with individuals navigating adoptee trauma, religious trauma, emotional regulation challenges, depression, and questions related to faith and personal meaning.

My approach to therapy is flexible and relational. I aim to meet each person where they are and work in ways that help them feel understood and supported. Sessions may involve exploration, practical education, creative reflection, and at times, some positive challenge when growth requires it. While therapy can often involve serious and meaningful work, there can also be moments of humour, relief, and rest along the way.

Ultimately, my hope is that therapy becomes a space where you feel heard, affirmed, and supported as you begin moving from feeling overwhelmed toward a life that is lived with true wellness.

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Ways we can work together

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  • We offer a free 20 minute consultation where you can safely and comfortably share with us what has you reaching out, what you would like to work on, as well as ask us any questions that you feel would benefit your decision for support

  • We want to provide you with a 50 minute therapy session where you feel safe, supported, and connected. These sessions can range from working on trauma, anxiety, emotional regulation, goal processing, and psychoeducation

    There are options for a Sliding Scale.

I am Ready
I am Ready

The Flow of Wellness

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We begin to explore your story, patterns, and what’s keeping you feeling stuck.

Start with a free consultation where you can share what’s been going on and ask any questions.

Build Understanding

Reach Out

Move Forward

Do the Work

You begin to experience more clarity, confidence, and a deeper sense of wellness.

Through ongoing sessions, we process, build skills, and work toward meaningful change.

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Wellness That Goes Deep

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The Foundational Blocks of Life Well

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Safety

Safety is key for you body, mind, and spirit! Nervous system safety, emotional safety, mental safety, physical safety: these are what make healing and wellness possible!

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Strong Support

Strong Support is essential for creating a safe space for you to process and work towards wellness in your life. Without strong support, you may feel alone and stuck in your hurt and trauma.

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Self-Agency

Self-Agency is the ability to take control of your health and wellbeing. As we help you with self-agency, you may begin to feel a new sense of confidence, control, and feel hopeful about change!

Frequently Asked Questions

  • I help people who are struggling with: trauma and PTSD, addiction and substance use, anxiety, shame, emotional overwhelm, attachment concerns and family trauma, burnout, life transitions, and many more

  • I use approaches that that focus on safety, emotional regulation, and long-term wellness such as somatic based, trauma based, and attachment based approaches. See the MY APPROACH page for more details

  • As of right now, Life Well operates solely online, but we make it our goal to ensure the space feels safe, real, and authentic. As we continue to grow, there may be options for in-person therapy in the future

  • People may inquire about their “welcomeness” regarding Life Well, such as:

    • Do I need to be a Christian to be welcome @ Life Well?

    • Do I need to have experienced a significant traumatic event or currently have an active addiction to be welcome @ Life Well?

    The simple answer is: No! Life Well welcomes you regardless of your faith background, or if you have experienced trauma/addiction or not

    If you are a human who is in need of therapy, and don’t mind working with a therapist who uses a trauma-informed, somatic, and attachment based lens, then you are welcome!

  • We use set pricing for individual sessions which is $160.00 per session, no HST included. We offer receipts that will allow you to submit for insurance on your end.

    There are options for a sliding scale which can be processed in further conversation with your therapist

  • I offer a personal, flexible approach, integrating the therapy modalities that align with you. See the ABOUT ME section for more details