Approach
Explore the Roots.
Plant the Seeds.
Pear on the Prairie offers accessible, trauma-informed counselling grounded in your story and lived experience, while building practical skills for change.
By exploring the roots of your current challenges, we can cultivate a deeper understanding and new patterns for growth.
Explore the roots
Pear on the Prairie reflects a depth-oriented approach to counselling, supporting you in understanding the roots of present-day challenges, particularly those shaped by history, family dynamics, early life and childhood experiences.
Ivana’s work begins with building a trusting, non-judgmental therapeutic relationship. This foundation creates the space for you to explore your story and begin making sense of the experiences that have shaped you.
Drawing on psychodynamic, attachment-based, and systemic theories, Ivana supports you in identifying patterns, and deepening insight into yourself, your history, your family, and your emotions.
Areas of Practice
Relational and historical trauma
Greif and Loss
Teen mental health
Anxiety and depression
Emotional processing
Professionals in Education
Life transitions
Emotional Skill development
Plant the seeds
Understanding your story is important, but meaningful change also requires practical strategies and intentional interventions. Ivana balances both insight and action, tailoring support to your needs and goals.
Ivana is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Grief Recovery Method, and integrates mindfulness, and corrective experience visualizations. These evidence-based approaches can support the processing of significant emotional experiences and trauma. They are introduced thoughtfully and always guided by your pace and ongoing consent.
Ivana also teaches practical skills such as nervous system regulation tools, mindfulness exercises and integrates these into the therapeutic work.
With additional training in telehealth counselling, Ivana remains deeply connected with clients across the Prairies, while maintaining ethical and evidence based approaches.
Pear on the Prairie Counselling reflects Ivana’s relational approach and the belief that even within the most painful experiences, healing can take root, no matter the distance.
