Welcome to
LITTLE WAY
Culturally responsive therapy and programs supporting individuals and communities through life transitions, identity, grief, and emotional challenges.We offer specialized support in:
• Immigrant and cultural identity experiences
• Perinatal mental health and reproductive grief
• Stress, relationships, and life transitions
• International Medical Graduate (IMG) wellness and transition
Now accepting new clients with expanded availability for virtual sessions across Canada.
Explore challenges and grow with support
Individual Counselling
One-on-one sessions to explore challenges, strengthen coping skills, and build on your strengths.Ready to get started?
Learn, share, and build resilience together
Group Programs
Small virtual groups offering connection, support, and practical tools for navigating shared experiences
IMG Wellness & Transition Program
An 8-week virtual group for International Medical Graduates.
Our Stories: Roots & Journeys
Teresa Lau
I immigrated to Calgary from Hong Kong in 1995 and watched my parents work tirelessly to build a new life. Their resilience inspired me to support newcomers facing similar challenges. As an immigrant child, I also navigated the balance between family traditions and discovering my own path.With experience in HR and career advising for skilled immigrants, I completed my MA in Counselling Psychology and became a Canadian Certified Counsellor and Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying). Fluent in Cantonese, I use a culturally responsive, client-centered approach to help individuals explore their values, build confidence, and navigate life transitions with clarity and care.As the Founder, I work alongside a skilled counselling partner to provide thoughtful, collaborative support. Together, we help newcomers and communities navigate personal and workplace challenges, build confidence, and create meaningful growth.
accepting new clients
Shola Adelakun
As an immigrant, parent, and working professional, I understand the social, cultural, and systemic factors that shape the mental health experiences of individuals from BIPOC communities. Immigration stress, racialized workplace experiences, reproductive health challenges, intergenerational expectations, and the pressure to remain resilient can deeply impact emotional well-being, relationships, and identity.My approach is culturally responsive, trauma-informed, solution-focused, and strengths-based. I work collaboratively with clients experiencing stress, burnout, grief, anxiety, depression, and professional or cultural isolation, supporting them in moving out of survival mode, building sustainable coping strategies, and reconnecting with their values and identity.I am committed to holding space for each person’s story with humility, compassion, and curiosity. Together, we work toward meaningful change that honours your lived experience, culture, and pace.
accepting new clients
Supporting Growth one step at a time
How We Work
We offer a supportive, collaborative space where you can slow down, reflect, and make sense of your experiences.We draw from evidence-based approaches including CBT, ACT, Solution-Focused Therapy, and strengths-based practices. Our work is tailored to your lived experience, culture, and pace, with a focus on building clarity, coping tools, and meaningful change.
Finding Your Way through life’s big changes
Who We Help
We support people navigating emotionally complex and often unspoken life experiences, with a particular focus on cultural identity, life transitions, grief, and the challenges of finding your way in unfamiliar circumstances.Common areas of support include:
• Cultural identity & immigration experiences: For individuals navigating family expectations, cultural identity, belonging, and life transitions across generations and cultures.
• IMG transition & well-being: For international medical graduates navigating identity, belonging, professional transition, uncertainty, and building a sustainable life and career in Canada.
• Grief, pregnancy, and parenting experiences: For those experiencing miscarriage, stillbirth, fertility challenges, postpartum adjustment, or parenting stress.
• Stress, relationships, and emotional well-being: For individuals managing anxiety, burnout, relationship strain, and other life transitions.
With expanded availability, you can book with Teresa or Shola!
Your Questions: Answered
FAQ
What is counselling, and how can it help me?
Counselling provides a supportive space to navigate challenges, build coping skills, and make meaningful changes. It can be helpful for people experiencing life transitions, cultural or identity challenges, grief, relationship concerns, stress, and emotional difficulties.How long are sessions, and how many will I need?
Individual counselling sessions are 60 minutes. The number of sessions depends on your needs and goals, which we’ll discuss together during your initial session.Where are your services available, and what languages do you offer?
Virtual individual counselling is available across Canada, and in-person sessions are offered in Calgary. Services are offered in English and Cantonese.How much does counselling cost, and can I use insurance?
A free 30-minute consultation is available for new individual counselling clients. Individual counselling sessions are $175 for 60 minutes. Receipts are provided for potential insurance reimbursement; coverage varies by provider and plan.Do you offer group programs or workshops?
Yes. Little Way offers specialized group programs and workshops throughout the year. Our IMG Wellness & Transition Program is an 8-week online group for international medical graduates navigating personal and professional transition in Canada.
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A Note of Gratitude
Thank you for stopping by. We live, work, and raise our families on the traditional lands of the Blackfoot Confederacy, Tsuut’ina, and Stoney Nakoda peoples. With deep gratitude, we honour their history and presence, and carry this awareness with us as we walk alongside others on their journeys.
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