Helping you reach your potential.
Move. Forward. Now.

Brief Bio: Dr. Heather Sansom is a registered psychotherapist, coach, recreation therapist, researcher, writer and leadership professional.  She has held leadership roles in the private and non-profit sectors.  She completed her doctoral research in rural wellbeing issues: resilience and life skill development in green physical recreation (see Resilience Research tab).  She was inspired through her research to focus on mental health work.

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for People:

Counselling, coaching & therapeutic recreation for mental health, resilience, and optimizing your potential. Move your mind. Move your life.

Helping Individuals & Groups:
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Therapy & Coaching
Psychotherapy, Counselling, Recreation Therapy, Equine-based therapy, life & wellness coaching (www.moveyourmind.ca )
Science today shows that your mind is not stuck: new brain cells and new connections can be formed even later in life. 
- Contact
- Session Booking




Fitness & Coaching
Specializing in functional fitness for all ages, and fitness and mindset training for equestrians. (www.equifitt.com): 
Managing yourself better= riding better
You don't need the perfect horse or perfect body to ride better than you could have imagined.
 
Links to Heather's  books:
Killer Core work-out plan for Runners
( run better. prevent injury. get serious enough about your running to plan your core training like you plan your running. www.core4runners.ca )
Fitness Books & Resources for Riders
(www.equifitt.com/books-resources/ )
Anatomy & conditioning manual for Riders
(www.equifitt.com/fit2ride/ )
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for Organizations:

Research, Consulting & Contracting:
            Impact = Plan + Teamwork

Helping Organizations:

- Get Focused:
Strategic planning, process analysis, program evaluation, governance and project direction.
- Get Things Done:
Building stakeholder teams, managing multiple projects, performance improvement, meeting facilitation.
- Get the Word Out: 
Grant writing and reporting, knowledge translation, communications. 

Brief Experience Summary:
- 15+ years management career to Director level (profit and non-profit)
- Research in mental and physical health promotion, sport and recreation
- Project and program direction in non-profit and sport management
- Strategic planning
- Program evaluation, process improvement, knowledge transfer / mobilization
- Fully bilingual (French), some German and Spanish
- Secret Clearance

More Information About: Research & Consulting
                       

Mental Health CV

heathersansom_mentalhealthcv_2019_12.pdf
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