Counselling

At Prairie Health & Wellness, we understand that caring for your mental well-being is an important part of feeling balanced and healthy. Life can bring moments of stress, change, or uncertainty, and having someone to talk to can make a difference. Our counselling services offer a calm, supportive space to help you reflect, find perspective, and work toward feeling more like yourself again.

Mental and physical wellness are deeply connected. When we take care of our emotional health, it often supports the body’s ability to rest, recover, and stay resilient. At Prairie Health & Wellness, our team takes a whole-person approach, offering counselling alongside other wellness services to nurture both mind and body.

Jolyn Sawatzky

Jolyn brings a range of valuable experience into therapy, including parenting, farming, mentoring, conflict resolution, grief, transitions, and blended family.  Educationally and professionally, she has provided relationship coaching for women, researched the wellbeing of older adults for her First Class Honours thesis at the University of Manitoba, completed her Masters in Counselling at Providence Theological Seminary, and attained her Developmental Model certification at the Couples Institute. Jolyn’s work with families and children is informed by her ongoing training at the Gordon Neufeld Institute and in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy. She is currently also being trained in Relational Intelligence, a model that incorporates attachment theory, Polyvagal Theory, and Internal Family Systems.

Jolyn is a certified member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association and the Professional Association of Christian Counsellors and Psychotherapists.

Raychel Algera

Raychel believes everyone’s life story has significant value which encompasses different backgrounds and experiences. Raychel has found in her professional and personal life that having meaningful conversations with others helps us understand, inspire, and grow as individuals, and in relationships with others. With this in mind, she encourages openness and acceptance, seeing people’s vulnerability and willingness to look at both their strengths and weaknesses as a brave way to understand one’s self and spark change. Raychel has experience working with various development stages, such as adolescents (ages 12 and up), adults and couples.

Raychel holds a Master of Arts in Counselling from Providence University College and an undergraduate degree in Social Sciences. She is a member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, and is certified with the Developmental Model at the Couples Institute.

Carlie Hackie

Carlie is dedicated to the process of guiding clients through their unique journeys of self-exploration and healing. With a deep understanding of how our past experiences shape who we are today, she believes that our stories hold invaluable wisdom that can help provide the way forward. With her warm and caring presence, Carlie fosters a safe and non-judgmental space that invites clients to explore even the most vulnerable parts of themselves.

Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, navigating a difficult life transition, or seeking to overcome deeply rooted challenges, Carlie can come alongside you as a fellow traveller on your path to healing.

Carlie holds a Master of Arts in Counselling from Providence University College. She is a member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, and is currently working towards her Developmental Model certification at the Couples Institute.