Testimonials

WISE Parenting Testimonials

What Our Clients Are Saying

Discover the experiences and feedback from our valued clients who have embraced our services. Each testimonial reflects the real-life benefits and satisfaction our clients have gained. Dive into these personal stories to see how our solutions can make a difference in your life.

R and S – Peterborough, Ontario

“Reaching out for help took a lot of courage, but we are so glad we did. Our family had been struggling for a while and something needed to change. Stephanie’s approach helped us to move from a place of frustration and feeling incompetent, to feeling certain about our parenting values and excited to do things together as s family.”

James – age 15

“When my parents split up, I felt lost. It felt like they had forgotten about me as they med on to new relationships. I felt like I didn’t belong anymore and was a stranger in my own home. Stephanie helped me to sort out my feelings and find a way to reconnect with my parents. I had felt invisible and now they saw me as important to them. I was able to go off medication for depression and anxiety and plan a future that I (and they) could be excited about.”

Stan – age 47

“I contacted Stephanie due to my stressful work conditions. I was feeling trapped, not sleeping and in a constant state of worry. I was having physical symptoms of a heart attack, but I didn’t want to take time off work to see my doctor. Stephanie helped me to make some good decisions about my health, work demands, and to rethink the ways stress was hindering my life. I was able to let go of feeling guilty and ashamed of not being able to manage the load.”

C and F – City of Kawartha Lakes

“Our family was a mess. We were in a constant state of tension and on the verge of divorce. Stephanie taught us how to work as a team and take control of our destructive ways of communicating and acting with one another.”

Marylynn – age 34

“Stephanie has this talent of tapping into my sense of power and illuminating my long-forgotten talents and gifts. She is a gift. Her wisdom and compassion in her approach to counseling is unique. To top it off, she’s funny too.”

Natalie, Trisha and Brandon

“We participated in a youth group that Stephanie was leading to learn ways of coping with our depression and anxiety. At first, we thought that we would dread going to the group, but we ended up looking forward to the weekly sessions and dreaded it ending! Stephanie was serious and hilarious (and her cookies are out of this world delish!). She listened carefully to all of our worries and made each of us feel important. Her strategies were amazing and to this day, we still have our coping kits that we use when those nasty, blue days appear. We made friends at the group and we still connect with each other. It’s because of this group that we have a special relationship, much deeper than the ones we had with our other friend groups.”

Anonymous – age 54

“There is a special magnetism that Stephanie has that makes you feel incredible and safe when you are in her sessions. I don’t know if she even knows she has this quality, but it’s like a blanket of warmth that she wraps around you. I had stalled in my life because of childhood trauma. Stephanie walked me through my history of neglect and abuse and helped me to realize that I was talented and stronger than I ever imagined. It’s the first time I ever felt comfortable enough to reveal my dark history and I am so grateful that she was the one I chose to trust with it. I see myself very differently now – not damaged and invisible, but whole and smart, valuable, and purposeful.”