Hi, I'm Amanda (she/her)

A Small Town Girl with a Global Heart

I spent 15 years teaching and travelling across Asia before re-patriating to Nova Scotia, or Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral, current, and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People. My work is rooted in the belief that true healing happens when we learn to listen to ourselves with compassion, release old patterns, and reconnect with our deepest truth, which may include ancestral gifts and wounds.

My approach is gentle yet deep, intuitive yet practical—offering a supportive space for you to unburden, heal, and move forward with greater self-trust, confidence, and clarity.

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Amanda Stoddard M.Ed RPC

Registered Professional Counsellor (RPC) with the Canadian Professional Counsellors Association (CPCA) Member #4576

Soul-Based Somatic Trauma Training | Somatic Nature Therapy Institute

Internal Family Systems Level 1 Training | IFS Institute

Professional Counselling Diploma & Life Skills Coaching Certification

Rhodes Wellness College, BC

Masters of Education (M.Ed.)

Framingham University, MA

Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)

Saint Mary's University, NS

Why did I choose

Cove Coaching & Counselling?

I chose the name Cove for my practice because a cove is a sheltered, quiet place amid the waves—a space to pause, breathe, and reconnect before stepping back into the currents of life.

For many of my clients, life has been a constant push forward—caring for others, carrying responsibilities, navigating self-doubt, and feeling the weight of old patterns. Cove represents a space where you don’t have to hold it all together. Here, you are safe to explore, unburden, and rediscover the parts of you that have been waiting to be seen.

This is not a place of avoidance or escape but of deep restoration—a refuge where you can gather strength, clarity, and trust in yourself before stepping back into the world with more confidence, connection, and ease.

In this space, we honor both the storms and the stillness, knowing that healing is not about becoming someone new but about returning home to yourself and moving forward from that lens.

My Approach

I'm an integrative counsellor and coach with a heart-centered, trauma-informed approach that blends deep healing with empowered growth. My work is rooted in integrity, which Martha Beck describes as the state where “what you believe, what you know, what you feel, and what you do are all aligned.” For me, this means showing up authentically in my practice—grounded in ethical care, lived experience, and professional training across both counselling and coaching.

I have a strong foundation in Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic therapy, mindfulness-based approaches, and soul-based trauma healing. Alongside this, I’ve completed certifications in life and wellness coaching, allowing me to walk beside clients who are ready to move forward, find clarity, and live with more purpose and alignment.

I often work with clients who are navigating burnout, emotional overwhelm, life transitions, or patterns of people-pleasing and self-abandonment. Some are seeking deep healing from past wounds; others are seeking grounded support as they step into something new. Many are looking for both. That’s where an integrative approach matters!

As someone trained in both counselling and coaching, I hold clear ethical boundaries and a deep respect for scope of practice. I will always let you know whether we’re working within a counselling space—focused on trauma, regulation, or emotional healing—or a coaching space, where we’re visioning, planning, and taking aligned action. Sometimes, we move between both—with your consent and readiness leading the way.

If you’re looking for a space where your story is honoured, your nervous system is held with care, and your next steps are supported with compassion and clarity, I’d be honoured to walk alongside you.

Deep Self-Understanding

We gently explore your inner world, helping you recognize the protective patterns and emotional burdens that have shaped your experiences. With this awareness, you can move from self-judgment to self-compassion.

Nervous System Regulation

Through somatic healing, we work with your body—not just your mind—to release stored stress, calm your nervous system, and cultivate a sense of safety and ease in daily life.

Emotional Integration & Healing

By tending to the wounded or exiled parts of yourself, we create space for emotional healing, self-trust, and a greater sense of inner harmony.

Embodied Change & Growth

Healing isn’t just about insight—it’s about transformation. We’ll integrate new ways of being, helping you set boundaries, make aligned choices, and move through life with clarity and confidence.

Specialized Training

Somatic Nature Therapy Institue

Soul-Based Somatic Trauma Training

Through gentle, intuitive practices, you tune into your body’s signals, process stuck emotions, and restore a sense of safety and wholeness. Rather than just talking through past experiences, you’ll learn to feel, release, and integrate them in a way that honors both your body and soul—allowing you to move forward with more freedom, trust, and alignment.

IFS Institute

Internal Family Systems (Level 1)

A compassionate, evidence-based approach that helps you understand and heal the different parts of yourself. IFS has been rated effective for improving general functioning and well-being. In addition, it has been rated promising for improving each of phobia, panic, and generalized anxiety disorders and symptoms; physical health conditions and symptoms; personal resilience/self-concept; and depression and depressive symptoms.

Rhodes Wellness College

Professional Counselling Diploma and Life Coach Certificate

Graduate credentials include Professional Counsellor, Certified Life Skills Coach and Wellness Counsellor offering extensive holistic training in the 4 pillars of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellness services. These include experiential training in CBT, DBT, Solution Focused, Grief & Loss, Family, Youth & Relationship Counselling, Career Planning, Group Leadership, Narrative, Emotional Processing, and Somatic Therapy.

Are you ready to....

Connect with your Courage &
Leap Forward!

I offer a unique integration of mindful, somatic, and narrative services that will nurture your spirit, help you overcome personal challenges, and allow you to both process underlying blockages so you can step into greater self leadership and truly create the life your heart has been longing for. As an IFS trained Somatic-oriented Counsellor, I cater to each of my client’s internal system as a guide to unlock their full potential.