Debra (Debbie) Airth
RTC, SSW
Registered Therapeutic Counsellor
English
Debbie's
Warm video welcome
Welcome. I'm glad you're here. Life can feel heavy when you're carrying grief, trauma, chronic illness, identity questions, relationship challenges, or major life transitions. You may feel overwhelmed, unseen, or exhausted from trying to hold everything together. Whatever has brought you here, you don't have to face it alone. Come as you are. Together, we'll create space to explore your story, reconnect with your strengths, and move toward healing, clarity, and self-understanding.
Background
I'm Debbie Airth (she/they), a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (RTC) and founder of E.A.S.E. Into Therapy. My work is shaped by both professional training and lived experience navigating grief, chronic illness, identity, trauma, and life's unexpected transitions. As an Indigenous, 2SLGBTQ+, and polyamorous therapist, I understand the importance of feeling safe enough to bring your full self into the therapy space. I believe healing happens through connection, authenticity, and being met with compassion rather than judgment. My goal is to create a space where you feel seen, understood, and supported exactly as you are.
Your therapeutic experience with me
Therapy with me is warm, collaborative, and grounded in genuine human connection. You don't need to have the right words, a clear plan, or everything figured out before we begin. I'll meet you where you are, with curiosity, compassion, and respect for your unique experiences. Whether you're navigating grief, trauma, chronic illness, identity exploration, anxiety, relationship challenges, or life transitions, we'll move at a pace that feels right for you. My role isn't to fix you, but to help you reconnect with your strengths, make sense of your story, and create meaningful change in a way that feels authentic and sustainable.
Areas of expertise
These are the areas I commonly work with, and they form a big part of the support I offer in my practice:
I also support you in these additional areas and welcome you to reach out if any of them speak to what you are going through:
Therapeutic approaches
These are the approaches at the heart of my work, and I use them often because they help create meaningful change:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
I use ACT to help clients make space for difficult thoughts and emotions without being overwhelmed. Together, we explore your values, identity, and hopes, building psychological flexibility to take meaningful steps and live more fully, authentically, and in alignment with what matters.
Person-centered Therapy
Person-centred therapy is at the heart of my work. I offer a space of empathy, honesty, and unconditional support, helping you reconnect with your inner voice, values, and capacity for growth at your own pace, so you can show up fully as yourself.
Narrative Therapy
Narrative therapy helps you see your story from new perspectives. Together, we explore and gently reframe limiting or painful narratives, honouring your strengths and resilience. This approach supports reclaiming authorship, hope, meaning, and an authentic identity.
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational Interviewing helps you explore your own reasons for change in a supportive, non-judgmental way. Together, we clarify your values and goals, address doubts, and empower you to take meaningful steps forward at your own pace.
I also draw on other evidence based approaches that can gently support you when they align with what you need:
Somatic Therapy
Mindfulness
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Emotion-focused Therapy (EFT)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Attachment Focused Therapy
Trauma-informed Therapy
Existential Therapy
Integrative
Collaborative Therapy
Focused populations and cultural backgrounds
These are the communities and cultural backgrounds I focus on, and I bring a sincere commitment to supporting you in a way that feels respectful and genuine:
Populations
Youth And Young Adults
Adults
People Facing Chronic Illness Or Pain
Neurodivergent Clients
2SLGBTQIA Community
Cultural communities
Indigenous Community
BIPOC
2SLGBTQ+
Lgbtqia2s+
Professional credentials
Registered Therapeutic Counsellor
- No.3664
Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada
Educational background
Counselling Therapist Private Practice with Academic Distinction
Focus: Counselling Therapist
Stenberg College, Canada
Social Service Worker Professional With Honours
Focus: Addiction and Youth
CDI College, Canada
Specialized training
Trauma-Focused ACT
Psychwire
ACT for Beginners
Psychwire
Motivational Interviewing Foundations
Psychwire
Motivational Interviewing for Addiction
Psychwire
Practice locations & services
FAQ
Did you know?
I believe you are not broken, you’re becoming. Healing means reconnecting with your strength and truth, not fixing who you are.
I’m a lifelong learner, always growing my skills in trauma, grief, and identity-affirming care to better support those I work with.
Nature is my reset. You’ll often find me by the water or in the forest, reconnecting with the land, my breath, and what matters.
Therapy with me is human, not clinical. You don’t have to be perfect, just real. I’ll meet you there.
I started this work because I couldn’t find the kind of support I needed. My own experiences with chronic illness, grief, and identity shaped my path.
Immediate crisis support available
If you're experiencing a mental health crisis, help is available right now:
- 🚨 Call 911 for immediate emergency assistance
- 💬 Call or text 988 for mental health crisis support and suicide prevention