What You Need to Know as a First Responder
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Therapy & coaching · Calgary
A clearer view of
what comes next.
I'm Lauren Harnett — Canadian Certified Counsellor and Professional Certified Coach. Whether you're hurting or you're hungry, the work starts the same way: one honest conversation.
Free, 15 minutes, no commitment. Or call 403-708-1456.
In crisis right now? Call or text 988 — 24/7.More support
Lauren Harnett, CCC · PCC
Top 15 Coaches in Calgary — Influence Digest, 2023
What brings you here?
Five doors. Pick the one that sounds like you — you can always change your mind.
01
I feel stuck, or I'm struggling
Anxiety, overwhelm, grief, old hurt that still runs the show.
Integrated
Individual counselling
Trauma-informed · EMDR
02
Our relationship needs help
Same argument, different night. We work on communication, trust, and the way back to each other.
Connected
Marriage counselling
Gottman Levels 1 & 2
03
We're getting married
Have the conversations most couples reach years too late — money, family, expectations, intimacy.
Loved
Premarital counselling
SYMBIS · Gottman Checkup
04
Our home is tense
Slammed doors or silent dinners. We work on how your family talks, fights, and finds its way back to each other.
Connected
Family therapy
Trauma-informed · Attachment
05
I want to perform at my best
Leadership, transition, competition. Sharper focus, steadier nerves, and someone who holds you to it.
Perform
Executive, life & sport coaching
ICF PCC · COR.E Dynamics
Meet Lauren
Two practices, one person — and you don't have to know which one you need.
I trained as a counsellor and as a coach because people don't arrive in tidy categories. Some weeks we're processing something old; some weeks we're building something new. I'm trauma-informed, direct when it helps, and I'll tell you honestly if I'm not the right person.
Read Lauren's story- CCC
- PCC
- CPC
- EMDR
- ELI-MP
- COR.E Dynamics
- Gottman L1 & L2
- SYMBIS
…and I'm building Clearview into something one person can't be. There are now a few of us, each with our own specialties —meet the team.
Shey Balzer
Individual counselling · Family Counselling
Casey Boda
Counselling · Individual
Adedoyin (Doyin) Omoniyi-Ojo
Family counselling
“Warm, welcoming, and a completely no-pressure place to share. She has excellent insight, and asks the questions that help you answer your own concerns.”
“I had a great experience being coached by Lauren. I felt it was a safe space to discuss ideas and grow; with keeping accountability and looking at things differently.”
Organizations I've worked with
Churches, clinics, and teams I've worked alongside over the years — as a counsellor, a coach, and sometimes both.
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Not sure which door is yours?
That's exactly what the free fifteen minutes are for. We'll talk, and by the end we'll both know whether I'm the right fit — and if I'm not, I'll tell you who is.