Local Métis Owned Businesses
Contact Name
Stefanie Coutu
Phone Number
819-919-0287
Email Address
stef.socialwork@outlook.com
Website
Stefanie Coutu, Social Work & Counselling Services
Stefanie Coutu provides virtual and in-person social work, counselling, and end-of-life guide (doula) services for people aged 12+ living in BC. Telephone and video call sessions are available across BC; in-person services are available in Prince Rupert, BC. Mental health and other supports are available to individuals, couples/partners, families, and group s. Social work services include administrative tasks, such as those requiring a registered social worker's input or signature (referrals, income assistance applications, treatment applications, etc.). Stefanie specializes in Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), a specialized trauma therapy.
I recognize that counselling is not one size fits all, which is why I utilize an integrative approach. Integrative therapy combines different therapeutic approaches (ART, ACT, DBT, CBT, EFT, etc.) to create a personalized and comprehensive treatment plan for individuals based on their unique needs.
Counselling is the confidential and collaborative effort between counsellor and client to develop acceptance, possible solutions, and clarity about issues causing emotional turmoil. It offers support, growth, and new perspectives in challenging times. I work to create a non-judgmental and compassionate space for you to set transformative life goals and strengthen connections with the things that matter most to you.
Together, we will make a plan for moving forward in a good way and towards renewed horizons.
Inspired by mindfulness, embodiment, Indigenous (Métis), and land-based healing, I strive to provide holistic and culturally safe services. I view you as the expert on your life and healing journey, while offering respectful, compassionate, strengths-based, and trauma-informed support on your path to balance.
As we meet, guided by the Métis way of kaa-wiichitoyaahk—we take care of each other—I am here to support you. I look forward to meeting you!
Costa Yoga
Costa Yoga offers inclusive, accessible yoga classes, workshops, and teacher trainings designed to meet you exactly where you are. Founded and led by Mandy Lawson, a proud Métis yoga educator with over two decades of experience, Costa Yoga blends modern, evidence-informed approaches with traditional wisdom and heart-led teaching. Mandy specializes in restorative yoga, yoga for mental wellness, neuro-informed practices, and yoga for all bodies, ages, and abilities.
Classes are offered both online and in-person, with in-person offerings based in Prince Rupert, BC. Costa Yoga also provides customized programs for organizations, schools, and communities, along with professional development and continuing education for yoga teachers.
Costa Yoga recognizes that healing and growth happen in community and strives to foster spaces that are welcoming, trauma-aware, and rooted in kaa-wiichitoyaahk—we take care of each other. Grounded in Métis values and the belief that everyone deserves to feel at home in their body, Mandy’s work supports people in cultivating connection, balance, and inner strength.
Would you like to have your local Métis-owned business featured on this page? Email us at princerupertcc@mnbc.ca with your proof of at least 51% ownership of your business and indigenous status and we will get all of the information we need from you!
Contact Name
Mandy Lawson
Phone Number
910-8700929
Email Address
mandy@costayogaschool.com
Website
www.costayogaschool.com