meet Michelle
founder + therapist
“You must want to spend the rest of your life with yourself first.”
- Rupi Kaur, Milk and Honey
Your story matters here — and so do you.
Welcome, I'm so glad you're here. My name is Michelle Dubiel-Vasquez and the human behind MIVA Counselling.
I support individuals and adolescents navigating anxiety, depression, eating disorders, neurodivergence, chronic stress, trauma, and parenting challenges.
Together, we'll work toward feeling more grounded, finding steadiness again, and moving beyond survival mode into a life that feels calmer and more manageable.
The path that led you here
Offering individual and family counselling in Calgary’s downtown Beltline and virtually across Alberta, using a trauma-informed, somatic approach that supports nervous system regulation. Many of the clients I work with are thoughtful and self-aware, yet still feel stuck in familiar patterns or emotional responses.
You might be here if you’re feeling:
Exhausted or stretched thin
Overwhelmed by anxiety or stress
Caught in perfectionism or constant self-pressure
Stuck in patterns you can’t seem to shift
Struggling with focus or follow-through
Disconnected from your body or emotions
Carrying pain from the past that still shows up
Using substances to cope or numb
Navigating digestive or gut health concerns (IBS)
Facing hormonal/reproductive health challenges
Struggling with your relationship to food or your body
A space for parents & youth
Parenting asks so much of you.
You're carrying your own experiences while holding deep concern for your teen - noticing changes, worrying about what's beneath the surface, and hoping therapy might offer support you can't provide.
You might be here because you are feeling:
Worried about your teen’s mood, behaviour, or motivation
Noticing changes in eating, body image, or relationship with food
Concerned about substance use or risky behaviours
Unsure how to respond to self-harm or suicidal thoughts
Feeling exhausted from carrying everyone else’s emotions
Navigating conflict, big feelings, or long-standing family patterns
Wanting clearer communication and steadier connection at home
This is a space to support your young person - and to support you, too.
Address
Being Human Club
Located in Calgary’s downtown Beltline neighbourhood
Contact
Land Acknowledgement
I acknowledge the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta, which includes the Blackfoot Confederacy (comprising the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai First Nations), as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and the Stoney Nakoda (including the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Wesley First Nations). The City of Calgary is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3.
🌈 All are welcome here.