Wallace Murray

• Member & Board Member — Canadian Association for Psychodynamic Therapy (CAPT)
• Member — Society for Shamanic Practice
• Member — Psychedelic Association of Canada
• Member — MAPS Canada SAP Co‑op Committee
• Participation in focus groups and global communities exploring emerging and integrative approaches to mental health and healing

We are compassionate partners in your care.

It also means that I acknowledge that every approach has limitations, and that some have been used to subjugate rather than foster a relationship between two equal sides. I acknowledge that the DSM: The Diagnostic and Statistics Manual of symptoms describing the various personality and mental disorders, has been used in this way.  Unless agreed upon by both sides for practical reasons, we will include approaches that fit for you and work within your community.

Lastly, my participation in this field means that I have a responsibility to do my best in my practice so that inequality and privilege lose their power. I welcome your conversation to see if there is value and a match in working together.

In my private practice, I work one-to-one, in groups, and online with clients from all over the world, guiding others to un-cover possibilities and paths to life. When asked, I will step into being a helper during ritual, ceremony, or other. I am in gratitude to the Balinese and Cree knowledge keepers that have mentored me, guided me, and protected me as I learned what I can and cannot do.

I do not presume to represent these lineages beyond permissions extended by my teachers. With respect and appreciation, I often gather on territory of the Syilx People of the Okanagan Nation, on traditional Coast Salish territory known as Greater Vancouver/Fraser Valley, on traditional Anishinaabe Algonquin territory known as the National Capital Region, and on the land of the Seminole in Florida.

I also acknowledge the enduring presence and deep traditional knowledge, laws, and philosophies of the Indigenous Peoples with whom I also share land with during my work. We are all people with a responsibility to honour all our relations, for all that we have as a result of so many sacrifices and hardships endured by those who came before us.

Some of my studies include an Advanced Counselling Skills Diploma, an Advanced Bachelor’s degree, and a Post Baccalaureate Graduate Diploma. My recent completed academic history is in the areas of Psychedelics: a completed Microprogram in Psychedelics and Spirituality Studies at the University of Ottawa as well as an MA thesis: The role of relational healing in psychedelics.

Also, I have completed the Introduction to Psychedelic-assisted Therapy certificate and the Advanced Psychedelic-assisted Therapy (PaT) Certification Program with ATMA ( Psychedelic Therapy Training | Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy in Canada | | ATMA Academy). 

I am increasingly focused on emerging areas of trauma therapy and natural approaches to health. My approaches include: Compassionate Inquiry Practitioner, a 240-hour, year-long, graduate level training in a psychotherapy mental health approach developed by Gabor Mate, Humanistic Neuro-Linguistic Programming Practitioner/Master Practitioner of NLP, practicing approaches and areas of parts therapies including genomics and epigenetics, Deep Brain Reorienting as pioneered by Frank Corrigan, indigenous modalities, and the growing field of plant medicines/ psychedelic studies alongside extra pharmacological healing approaches.

In summary, I use a variety of modalities when needed, all listed in my site. My broader primary focus outside my one-to-one, group or individual practice is in Mental Health consulting, such as coaching or counselling mental health support workers/first responders, acting as mental health support, counselling and assessment/care plan teams within Aboriginal Services, partnering with Mental Health teams in special projects, or coaching and supporting other counsellors how to manage both clients and a practice.

With respect and appreciation, I sometimes gather on territory of the Syilx People of the Okanagan Nation, traditional Coast Salish territory known as Greater Vancouver/Fraser Valley, the traditional territories of the people of Treaty 6 and 7, Métis homeland, and traditional Anishinaabe Algonquin territory known as the National Capital Region.

I also acknowledge the enduring presence and deep traditional knowledge, laws, and philosophies of all Indigenous Peoples with whom I also share land with during my work. I acknowledge the traditional knowledge keepers, both young and old. We are all people with a responsibility to honour all our relations, for all that we have because of so many sacrifices and hardships endured by those who came before us.

We dedicate ourselves in sharing responsibility for the spiritual, physical, emotional and mental health of all people in the regions we gather.