At Bright Horizon Therapies, we redefine overcoming adversity through excellence in support, integrating counselling and coaching with anti-oppressive practices. As an evolving collective, we are dedicated to offering cutting-edge, personalized support that empowers diverse individuals and business owners to heal, reclaim their lives, and thrive.
We strive to create safer spaces where healing is accessible, inclusive, and transformative—especially for individuals and communities impacted by oppression. We believe that personal transformation can fuel collective healing, contributing to healthier and more just societies.
We work with people from diverse backgrounds who have experienced trauma, loss, or other painful life events that may be impacting their personal lives or professional endeavors. Our services are available worldwide through secure online sessions and in person in Calgary.
Honoured as the Leading Social Justice in Trauma Therapy Advocate (Canada), our work is deeply rooted in trauma-informed care and enriched by evidence-based, holistic approaches such as EMDR, Polyvagal Theory, and IFS-informed parts work therapy.
Host of the “Trauma Demystified” podcast, we share knowledge and insights to help demystify the healing process and make trauma-informed approaches accessible to a wider community.
Explore our mission and vision below, and discover how we walk alongside you with compassion and dedication on your journey toward a brighter horizon.
We offer trauma-informed counselling and coaching to support people worldwide, specializing in healing trauma and loss. Our services include specialized trauma counselling, EMDR therapy, and healthy boundary coaching, available through secure online sessions and in person in Calgary.
Empowering individuals and business owners to transform adversity into strength through trauma-informed support that honours social justice, healing, and human potential.
A world where trauma-informed support and trauma recovery is accessible to all, grounded in social justice, and rooted in deep respect for each person’s lived experience while protecting their dignity.
We envision healing as a collective process that builds stronger, more respectful, healthier communities.
Since 2011, Bright Horizon Therapies has grown from one coach’s mission into a trusted service provider to overcome adversities and heal trauma — here’s a glimpse of our journey so far.
After Natalie graduated from the Instituto Europeo de Coaching (European Institute of Coaching), they founded Jovanic-Coaching in Barcelona, Spain, specializing in working with adults with childhood trauma and people in abusive relationships. (Photo: Graduation celebration dinner with coaching cohort)
Invited by Street Heroes of India, I led workshops on storytelling for healing abuse, supporting social workers who work with street children who have experienced sexual abuse.
Published a personal memoir exploring the path from trauma survival to thriving, offering hope and insight for others navigating similar challenges.
Bright Horizon Therapies was born — a rebrand and expansion of Natalie’s vision to create a safe, inclusive trauma recovery collective serving people worldwide.
Launched Trauma Demystified podcast, creating accessible trauma education through honest conversations about healing, recovery, and building resilience.
Inclusion is the intentional and ongoing process of creating spaces where individuals from marginalized communities feel genuinely welcomed, valued, and empowered to contribute meaningfully. It ensures that everyone—regardless of identity—has a voice in decision-making and equitable access to opportunities.
At its core, inclusion is a continuous journey of learning, unlearning, and adapting. It calls us to reflect on our biases, dismantle systemic barriers, and foster mutual respect and collaboration.
We believe true inclusion can only be achieved through anti-oppressive practices and decolonization. This means actively challenging hierarchies of privilege and power, centering historically silenced voices, and creating environments where those most impacted by injustice can lead and thrive.
By doing so, we co-create a world where marginalized communities feel safer, actively shape decisions, and drive meaningful change.
We cultivate honest and transparent relationships with ourselves, our clients, and other stakeholders to build trust and genuine connections. We also ensure that we role model healthy relationship behaviours with our clients.
Every individual deserves a safe, nonjudgmental space to process, heal, and grow. We commit to providing this space for our clients, meeting people where they are with empathy and respect and upholding their dignity throughout their healing journey.
At Bright Horizon Therapies, gentleness does not mean there is no accountability. We believe in walking with gentleness and clear, supportive guidance alongside our clients – whether they choose trauma informed counselling or coaching. We gently invite clients to take meaningful steps forward, to honour their goals, and to create real, lasting change at a pace that feels right for them
We honour the strength it takes to face life’s challenges and support our clients in cultivating resilience and embracing transformation. However, resilience and transformation should never be used to justify harmful or oppressive dynamics, especially by those in positions of power. We recognize that systemic oppression and the abuse of power cause deep harm, and we are committed to dismantling our role in these systems. No one has the right to demand that we be resilient or transform to excuse or avoid accountability for the harm they cause. While honouring the weight of these realities, we empower our clients to reclaim agency and navigate oppression from a grounded, resilient place.
We don’t pathologize our clients or attempt to ‘fix’ them. We believe personal growth is the foundation of healing and that our clients have an innate capacity to heal. We equip our clients with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to take meaningful steps toward achieving their goals. We act as their accountability partner throughout the process.
Every individual has unique gifts and potential. We support people in rediscovering their inner qualities and help them develop their full potential, empowering them to live authentically and purposefully.
Healing is a partnership. We work collaboratively with clients, empowering them to guide their own journey toward healing and growth.
For our trauma-informed coaching and counselling services, we use proven methods like EMDR, IFS-informed parts work therapy and polyvagal theory to provide scientifically grounded, holistic support. This ensures that our services are both effective and ethical. Additionally, we take care that we continuously develop professionally so that we can offer our clients the best practices to develop their full potential.
Unlike one-size-fits-all therapy programs, we tailor our trauma-informed counselling and coaching specifically to you. We take the time to understand your goals, challenges, and healing journey to create an approach that feels right for you.
We believe healing is a partnership. While other services may adopt a more prescriptive approach, we empower our clients to actively participate in their recovery, creating a supportive and collaborative healing experience.
Our trauma-informed counselling and coaching are available both online and in-person (Calgary), offering flexible access to trauma recovery no matter where you are. We believe healing should be accessible to all, no matter where you live.
We see personal growth and trauma recovery as both individual and collective processes. Furthermore, we respect the complex power dynamics in our world and how they might affect the relationships with our clients. Our aim is for personal transformation to contribute to community-wide healing, fostering healthier, more just societies.
We offer trauma-informed counselling and coaching to support people worldwide, specializing in healing trauma and loss. Our services include specialized trauma counselling, EMDR therapy, and healthy boundary coaching. Our services are available through secure online sessions worldwide and in person in Calgary.
