I acknowledge that I live and work on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. The land on which I live and provide counselling is part of the Haldimand Tract, which includes the territory along the Grand River.

As a white settler, I recognize that my ability to live, work, and build community on this land is connected to a history of colonization, displacement, and ongoing colonial systems that continue to impact Indigenous peoples and communities.

I offer this acknowledgement not simply as a statement, but as an invitation to ongoing reflection and responsibility. In my counselling practice, I strive to remain aware of how systems of power, privilege, colonization, and inequity can shape people's experiences of safety, belonging, identity, and access to care.

I am grateful to live and work on this land and recognize my responsibility to learn from, respect, and support the ongoing presence, rights, cultures, and self-determination of Indigenous peoples.

I honour the land, the people who have cared for it since time immemorial, and those who continue to care for it today.