Building Mental Fitness
We train our bodies at the gym to build strength and endurance.
Counselling can offer a similar space — a place to strengthen our mental fitness, developing the resilience, awareness, and support needed to navigate life’s challenges.
At Fit Minded Counselling, the focus is on helping people process difficult experiences, reconnect with their inner strengths, and move forward with greater clarity and resilience.
Who We Support
At Fit Minded Counselling, we support individuals navigating a range of life experiences and challenges:
• trauma or distressing life events
• ongoing stress or burnout
• anxiety or emotional overwhelm
• relationship challenges
• major life transitions
We also support individuals working in high stress professions such as first responders, healthcare workers, veterinary professionals, and other helping professionals.
Counselling Services
Jacqueline McKay
Registered Counsellor | ACA Level 4 | Clinical Supervisor
About Jacqueline
Hi, I’m Jacqueline.
I’m the founder of Fit Minded Counselling, a practice grounded in the belief that mental health and mental fitness go hand in hand. Just as we train our bodies to build strength and endurance, counselling can help us develop greater emotional awareness, resilience, and wellbeing.
I work with individuals navigating trauma, stress, and challenging life experiences, as well as professionals who are regularly exposed to high-pressure or emotionally demanding environments.
My background includes frontline policing experience in Canada, which deeply shaped my understanding of trauma, resilience, and the importance of supportive spaces for processing difficult experiences. This experience continues to inform my work with first responders, helping professionals, and others navigating complex life challenges.
Alongside my counselling practice, I also provide clinical supervision for counsellors and helping professionals.
My Approach
My approach to counselling is grounded in connection, collaboration, and trauma-informed care. I aim to create a space where people feel seen, heard, and supported as they make sense of difficult experiences and reconnect with their strengths.
I understand how essential emotional disconnection can be in high-pressure roles and how challenging it can be to transition back into everyday life when the uniform comes off.
I believe people shouldn’t have to hold separate identities depending on whether they are “on duty” or at home. Counselling can offer a space where the full human experience is welcome where individuals can reconnect with themselves, their relationships, and a greater sense of meaning and resilience.
My work is collaborative and strengths-based. I draw on approaches including EMDR therapy, narrative therapy, and emotion-focused work, tailoring the process to each individual.
My focus is on creating a therapeutic space where individuals feel heard, believed, and supported to move forward at their own pace.
Get in touch
jacqueline@fitmindedcounselling.com
0450 362 096
If you have questions about counselling or would like to book a session, feel free to get in touch.