Land Acknowledgement

LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 

Last updated on March 6th, 2023.

I acknowledge the sacred land on which my practice exists.  This land has been a site of human activity for thousands of years.  Also, I feel very fortunate to be able to acknowledge that I am living on—that I, too, exist on—this sacred land.

I immigrated to Canada more than 2 decades ago. As a new immigrant to Canada, I did not recognize then what I have since learned:  This is the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat Peoples.  Also, I am aware of, and I acknowledge, the fact that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, it is still the home to many Indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island.

Because I understand that psychotherapy is difficult to access due to systemic barriers, I will continue to work not only to make my services accessible but also to dismantle systems of oppression within the profession of psychotherapy.  There exist persistent disparities in health-care experiences and outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Ontario.  I am aware that it is my shared commitment and responsibility—along with health professionals—to speak up about, and call attention to, those disparities, and to work towards reducing them. This is one way in which we can honour the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s final report.

I am grateful to have the opportunity to live, work, learn, and build community in this territory.