Before you Sit Down (Continuing Professional Development -5hrs)

Finding Our Way in the Landscapes of Care- Decolonizing and Transforming Practice with Indigenous Clients.”

Course Summary

“To decolonize therapy is not only to change the tools but to change who is holding them, and for what purpose.”- Felix Joyeuse Nereah (2024)

If you’re here, you probably already care deeply about doing this work well.  

Maybe You’ve done the general cultural-competency or San’yas training — now you’re ready for something deeper: honest reflection about how you show up in the therapy room.  You want to feel more clear, not uncertain, when working with Indigenous clients — and know how to rebuild trust when something misses the mark.  

You care about decolonizing your practice but aren’t sure what that looks like day to day, in real conversations and therapeutic moments.  

You’re willing to explore bias and discomfort, but you want to do it in a learning space that’s grounded, kind, and trauma-informed.  
If you nodded at any of these, Before You Sit Down was created with you in mind — a space for helpers like counsellors and social workers who are ready to learn, unlearn, and work from the inside out.  
[Start the Course →] (CPD-eligible | 2 main quest modules | Certificate of Completion included)

Course Pricing

Before you Sit Down (Full Course -Both Quests)

$249 CAD

  • Full Course (Both Quests) - NO LIVE Session

    • A self-paced online course 2 Full Quest Modules , 5 hrs CPD
    • Engaging lessons that blend personal story, humour, and deep insight
    • Explores how bias, privilege, and history show up in the therapy room — and
    • Introduction to the Multicultural Orientation Framework, including cultural
    • Not just learning about Indigenous clients — learning about yourself as a h
    • Practice-based activities to support self-reflection, ethical boundary work
    • A digital reflection space in The Pasit Circle: The Listening Place
    • Bonuses included E-Book Workbook
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BYSD Full Course & Live Session Jan 12

$298 CAD

  • Add Live Circle on Jan 12 for $49 Join this 75-minute live learning circle for counsellors and therapists

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Before you Sit Down -Quest 1 : Foundations

$125 CAD

  • First Quest of Before you Sit Down ; there are currently 2 Quests ; Foundations, and the Travelling the Terrain 2.5 hours of CPD

    • A powerful, Indigenous-led course for therapists and counsellors who want t
    • Explores how bias, privilege, and history show up in the therapy room — and
    • Not just learning about Indigenous clients — learning about yourself as a h
    • Eligible for continuing professional development (CPD) hours in most provin
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Before you Sit Down : Quest 2 - Travelling

$125 CAD

  • Quest 2 of Before you sit down. There are currently 2 Quests. Foundations (Quest 1) and the Travelling the Terrain (Quest 2)

    • Exploring the Tools of the Traveller
    • Introduction to the Multicultural Orientation Framework, including cultural
    • Discover what decolonizing your practice really means — not theory, but dai
    • Created and taught by an Indigenous mental health clinician with deep exper
    • Gentle, thought-provoking lessons that invite reflection rather than shame
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Course Curriculum

Felix Joyeuse Nereah

(2023)​​

“To decolonize therapy is not only to change the tools but to change who is holding them, and for what purpose.”

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