Meet Emma
Compassionate, culturally-sensitive support for anyone navigating (in)fertility, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, loss, or long after — come as you are.
My Story
I'm Emma (aka Emalin) Fernando, a Registered Nurse and second generation Canadian. My personal and professional experiences have given me an unbridled desire to help others to feel heard, feel connected and find ways to care for themselves during some of the hardest times. As a person of colour with lived experience of a complicated perinatal journey, I recognize that there are unique experiences that we face and I’m here to make space for all of it, in any way it shows up. I want to help others to identify their needs and find ways to nurture themselves while still being present and able to navigate the rest of their life.
In my psychotherapy practice, I am committed to providing compassionate, culturally-sensitive, and trauma-informed care to all people in Ontario, including people of colour, immigrants, those with visible/invisible disabilities, those experiencing financial strain and LGBTQ+ individuals. I choose to work with clients at any point in their journey [(in)fertility, conception, pregnancy, birth, postpartum, loss or long after]. I have worked for 17 years in various community, hospital and educational settings as a nurse in Ottawa and the surrounding area. Advocating for the needs of patients and providing access to quality care has been at the forefront of my nursing practice and it continues to drive me today. I offer counselling and/or therapy options to clients that are experiencing challenges or loss in their life related to their reproductive or perinatal story. In our shared session space, I hope that folks can feel comfortable to come as they are, be honest, be vulnerable and are interested in working on what is challenging them. In my practice I bring warmth, humour, positivity, understanding, patience and encouragement.
I feel that cost should not be a barrier to care, so if you feel that you could use my services but do not have access to financial means or private insurance, please reach out as I do offer limited sliding scale options
Emma sees clients virtually across Ontario and Nova Scotia on evenings and weekends. Emma's rate is $160 per 50 minute session.