MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

The Stairwell is situated on Treaty 3- Between the Lakes Purchase- land and territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation (Michi Saagiig). This land is the traditional territory of the Attawandaron (Neutral), Anishinaabe, and Haudenosaunee peoples. We acknowledge that this land has long been a place of relationship, care, and community since time immemorial, and that it continues to hold deep significance for Indigenous peoples today.

As psychotherapists, we recognize that the helping professions—including social work and mental health care—have historically caused harm to Indigenous communities through systems of colonization, coercion, and erasure. This acknowledgement is not an endpoint, but a responsibility. We are committed to ongoing learning, humility, and accountability in our work, and to practicing in ways that honour autonomy, lived experience, and cultural safety. We strive to show up with care, to listen deeply, and to do better—both within the therapy room and beyond it.