158 Walton St, Port Hope, ON, Canada
Find Hope and healing through our counselling services
Compassionate counselling for individuals and families, located in the historic downtown Port Hope.
Burch Counselling and Consultation
Trauma-Informed Counselling
Burch Counselling and Consultation, located in the historic downtown Port Hope, provides specialized support for individuals experiencing trauma, including intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and exploitation. Our therapists utilizes evidence-based modalities such as cognitive behavioral therapy, somatic therapy, and dialectical behavioral therapy to help clients navigate their experience.
We specialize in helping individuals navigate the complex journey of processing and healing trauma, fostering resilience, and reclaiming their sense of self. With a compassionate and holistic approach, we guide clients through understanding their patterns, working with the nervous system, and develop lasting tools for growth and self-discovery. Through this process, we create a safe and nurturing space where progress can unfold at your own pace.
our team at Burch Counselling and Consultation
Our Mission
Sondra Marcon
Our Mission
At Burch Counselling and Consultation, we are dedicated to providing compassionate, trauma-informed therapy that empowers individuals and families to heal, grow, and reclaim their lives. We create a safe, supportive space where clients can process their experiences, build resilience, and develop meaningful connections with themselves and
At Burch Counselling and Consultation, we are dedicated to providing compassionate, trauma-informed therapy that empowers individuals and families to heal, grow, and reclaim their lives. We create a safe, supportive space where clients can process their experiences, build resilience, and develop meaningful connections with themselves and others. Through evidence-based approaches and a deep understanding of trauma, we guide individuals toward lasting emotional well-being and personal transformation.
Laura Burch
Sondra Marcon
Our Mission
Laura, founder of Burch Counselling and Consultation, specializes in trauma, including domestic violence, family violence, sexual violence, sexual exploitation, and human trafficking. With extensive experience in safety and risk assessment, Laura provides compassionate, client-centered support to individuals navigating the complexities o
Laura, founder of Burch Counselling and Consultation, specializes in trauma, including domestic violence, family violence, sexual violence, sexual exploitation, and human trafficking. With extensive experience in safety and risk assessment, Laura provides compassionate, client-centered support to individuals navigating the complexities of trauma, risk, safety, and recovery.
Laura's approach prioritizes empowerment, healing, and resilience, offering a safe space for clients to rebuild their lives with confidence and strength.
Laura uses on a blend of evidence-based modalities including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), somatic therapy, trauma informed interventions, solution-focused, and internal family systems. She believes that trauma lives within the body and she works to help clients safely release, process, and mindfully move forward in their lives.
Laura also has a strong focus in supporting clients where they are at while identifying behavioural patterns, boundaries, tolerations, and how to live a life that is more aligned. If you find yourself repeating patterns such as always dating the same type of person, feeling betrayed, feeling small, walking on eggshells, or making decisions from fear, Laura can help guide you and walk beside you in creating a life you love.
Sondra Marcon
Sondra Marcon
Sondra Marcon
Sondra believes therapy should be a place where you can show up exactly as you are—messy, complex, uncertain, hopeful—and still be met with compassion, respect, and care. With over 20 years in the mental health and education fields, she offers a warm, client-centered approach grounded in the power of safe, supportive relationships.
Sondra'
Sondra believes therapy should be a place where you can show up exactly as you are—messy, complex, uncertain, hopeful—and still be met with compassion, respect, and care. With over 20 years in the mental health and education fields, she offers a warm, client-centered approach grounded in the power of safe, supportive relationships.
Sondra's work is centered on walking alongside individuals, couples, and families through life’s tender and transformative moments. She specializes in supporting those navigating anxiety, trauma, perinatal mental health, and big life transitions. Whether you’re facing overwhelm, healing from loss, adjusting to new parenthood, or trying to reconnect with yourself or others, she offers a space where all of you is welcome.
Sondra's therapeutic approach is bottom-up and trauma-informed. With the goal of helping you build awareness, safety, and regulation from the inside out. She blends this foundation with evidence-based tools like cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques to support your healing in ways that feel grounded, holistic, and empowering.
Sondra see's you as the expert in your own life—her role is to walk beside you, sometimes gently challenging, always supporting, as you discover your path forward. In your work together, you’ll find a space that values authenticity and growth over perfection. Therapy can be hard work, but it doesn’t have to be done alone.
If you're looking for a therapist who brings both knowledge and heart to the work, Sondra would be honoured to connect. You don’t have to have it all figured out. You just have to start somewhere—and she's here when you’re ready.
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Burch Counselling and Consultation
158 Walton St, Port Hope, ON L1A 1N6, Canada
