We are a team of over 40 therapists, action therapists, cultural helpers, and knowledge keepers. Our clinicians hold advanced degrees in Social Work, Indigenous Knowledge, Narrative Therapy and Community Work, Occupational Therapy, and Counseling Psychology, with additional training in areas such as Trauma-Informed Practice, Compassionate Inquiry, and Addictions and Mental Health. Several team members also carry traditional roles as knowledge keepers, sweat lodge conductors, medicine people, and land-based harvesters.
Our work is rooted in established therapeutic frameworks, including Narrative Therapy, Trauma-Informed Care, Anti-Oppressive Practice, and Anti-Colonial Practice, blending clinical practice with cultural and community-rooted knowledge. Since 2012, we have supported more than 350 youth and families across Manitoba in partnership with Manitoba Justice, school divisions, Child and Family Services agencies, First Nations communities, Correctional Service Canada, and many community organizations.
At Whistling Wind, we build trust, belonging, and healing through relationships rooted in culture, land, and community care.
Healing happens through connection, not correction. Our
relationships are the foundation of our work—built on trust, time, and presence.
We create spaces of belonging. Wellness is not an individual
journey; it is something we build together.
We honour the land as teacher and medicine. Nature and culture are
inseparable from healing and identity.
We stand with youth in challenging the systems that have
harmed them. We don’t just
We recognize the role of culture, identity, ceremony, and spirituality in
reclaiming wellness and meaning.
At Whistling Wind, we are deeply informed by narrative therapy—an approach that sees each person as the expert in their own life. We believe that no one is defined by the worst thing that has happened to them. Through therapeutic conversations, we help youth separate their identities from the problems they’re facing, and reconnect with the values, intentions, relationships, and skills that have helped them survive.
Narrative practice invites youth to tell their stories in ways that honour their resilience and reveal their wisdom. It creates space for reflection, dignity, and hope—and it aligns with our belief that young people already carry the seeds of their own healing. Our role is to walk beside them as those seeds are named, nurtured, and brought into the light.
What we offer is more than a program. It’s a movement. A circle of care. A place where youth can be seen in their full humanity, not just in their diagnosis, file, or history. We work to undo the isolation, shame, and disconnection that trauma creates. We create moments that matter—cutting wood for a sweat, preparing a meal together, singing at the drum, painting a story, volunteering on patrol, or sitting quietly beside someone in pain.
At Whistling Wind, youth are not passive recipients of care. They are active participants in community. They are helpers. Teachers. Leaders. Survivors. Storytellers. They are reclaiming their place.
Whistling Wind provides three core service areas that support youth in building
wellness, identity, and direction:
Our signature model is a nationally recognized, community-based therapeutic approach that blends one-to-one counseling with cultural ceremony, land- based healing, mentorship, advocacy, and social justice. Action Therapy™ brings therapy into the everyday moments of life. From court support to community walks, from volunteering to ceremony, Action Therapists support youth through relationships that are responsive, real, and grounded in mutual respect.
Our 4-month Recovery and Wellness Program is a live-in treatment program for young men aged 14–18 seeking healing from addictions, trauma, and disconnection. It integrates the 12-Step model in Winnipeg: narrative therapy, and therapeutic community living. Youth are supported through structured recovery classes, cultural and land-based activities, fitness and nutrition, group and individual therapy, peer mentorship, and life skills training. Every aspect of the program affirms identity, purpose, and the possibility of a new story.
We offer individual counseling for youth who need focused mental health support. These sessions are offered in a private office setting and are grounded in narrative therapy, trauma-informed care, and relational practice. Our clinicians create safe, respectful environments for youth to explore grief, anxiety, identity, relationships, and mental health challenges. With flexibility, compassion, and curiosity, we support youth in reclaiming their voice, rewriting harmful stories, and building strength for what comes next.
We are a team of over 40 therapists, youth mentors, educators, cultural helpers, social workers, and knowledge keepers. We bring a rich mix of professional training, cultural knowledge, and lived experience—including recovery, system involvement, parenting,
and frontline work. Many of us have walked our own healing paths and bring deep empathy, authenticity, and strength to every relationship we build.
We are trained in trauma-informed care, narrative therapy, addiction recovery, land-based practices, and community-based healing. Our therapists receive regular clinical supervision and ethical support, ensuring our work remains accountable and connected to the communities we serve.
We don’t just offer therapy—we build trust. We build belonging. We build futures.
At Whistling Wind, healing is rooted in connection, culture, and respect for this territory. We recognize the importance of supporting youth through both clinical and community approaches, whether with a health therapist or an action therapist. Through therapy Winnipeg services and our land-based therapy action model, we walk with young people across two worlds—helping them reclaim identity, strength, and hope.