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The First Nations Health Consortium is dedicated to helping families apply for / access and navigate Jordans Principle funding.

Recorded February 22, 2024. Indigenous people are often under-presented in the discourse around autism. Drawing from his experience as a parent and member of Samson Cree Nation, Grant will explore ideas and concepts on how to better support Indigenous families with autistic children by incorporating Indigenous perspectives and knowledge into practice. Grant will also discuss the significance of Indigenous culture and connection in creating healthy environments, as well as explore practical tips for integrating holistic models into Western approaches, practices, services, and supports. Join Grant as he guides us on an exploration of Indigenous autism in Canada.

Apollo Counselling has a combined 25+ years of experience working with neurodivergent individuals, including autism. All services are VIRTUAL ONLY. They offer individual counselling, couples counselling, family counselling, divorce consulting, and workshops. They have a therapist who is also a lawyer that offers support to those going through legal proceedings, an Indigenous counsellor, and an entire BIPOC team offering sessions in English, French, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, and Tagalog.

The Assisted Living Program provides funds to identified service providers to help provide non-medical, social support services to people living on-reserve with chronic illness or disability.

Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) is a provincial program that provides financial assistance and health benefits to eligible adults with permanent medical conditions or disabilities that prevent them from earning a sustainable income.

Provides trauma informed counselling and therapy services for residents of Alberta with a strong focus on client-provider trust and collaboration. As an Indigenous therapist, she strives to incorporate a wholistic approach that considers your mental, emotional, physical and spiritual health. She will meet you where you are in your healing journey to help you to identify and achieve goals that are meaningful to you. She holds lived experience as a person with ADHD and is passionate about working with neurodiverse individuals from strengths based and person-centered strategies to find strategies that are safe, trauma informed and directly address your identified goals for services.

Canadians living with a disability could be eligible for the Disability Tax Credit (DTC) which reduces the tax amount the caregiver of someone under 18 or the individual themselves has to pay. This is based on how much the disability impacts the person’s daily living. To determine eligibility, a health care provider must fill out a form to validate the disability

Flower In The Wind Therapy, led by Samaria Nancy Cardinal, offers culturally sensitive mental wellness support for Indigenous youth, adults, and families. Samaria specializes in EMDR, narrative therapy, and Indigenous wellness, providing in-person sessions at three Calgary locations and virtual therapy across Alberta. Her approach welcomes neurodiversity and creates a safe, supportive space for healing and growth.

Autism Society Alberta held an event on July 14, 2024. In this panel, Indigenous caregivers of autistic children and young adults from Treaties 6, 7 and 8 discuss their experiences of raising their children while interacting with educational and medical systems. They discuss many facets of caregiving from diagnosis to adulthood. Ryan Running Rabbit moderates this discussion.

Canadians who qualify for the DTC can open a Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP). The RDSP is a long-term savings plan meant to support disabled individuals in their futures. RDSPs can be created and added to until the individual living with a disability turns 59, and the government may add grants and bonds to the RDSP until the individual turns 49.

Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD) is provincial funding for the extraordinary costs of raising a child with a disability. Some things that can be funded are therapy (speech therapy, occupational therapy etc), counselling, respite (caregiver relief), aide/behavioral support, medical expenses and more.

The First Nations Health Consoritum is a non-profit that helps First Nations youth transitioniong into adulthood with applications, guidance and more.

Fox provides trauma-informed, neurodivergent-affirming counselling for youth and adults, with a special focus on autistic and ADHD individuals navigating stress, burnout, social connection, and identity formation. As a neurodivergent and Indigenous counsellor himself, he prioritizes relational safety, emotional pacing, and shared language in sessions.His practice draws heavily from narrative therapy (NT), dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), and mindfulness-based approaches. This approach integrates gaming metaphors, storytelling, and character-based explorations for individuals and families who connect with video games, anime, or fantasy worlds.Fox offers individual and couple therapy, as well as psychoeducation and support for parents and/or partners of neurodivergent adults. For Indigenous clients, Fox uses a two-eyed seeing approach that integrates land-based values, smudging, and cultural teachings, blending both Indigenous views and Western psychological practices.

Practices using a cutting-edge model of therapy designed to re-pattern the nervous system and the disorganization in the lower brain centers, areas that are often not addressed in many current therapy models.

Autism Society Alberta held an event on July 14, 2024. In this video Dr. Lindblom discusses the research she has undertaken in relation to autism and Indigenous Peoples around the world. During this presentation, Indigenous Autism in Global Contexts, talks about her experiences as shes researched in Canada and Sweden.

The IDC National Indigenous Navigation Services is a free, nation-wide program that supports eligible Indigenous, Mtis and Inuit persons and families navigate federal, provincial/territorial and regional disability-related benefits. They support indigenous peoples free of charge with the Disability Tax Benefit (DTC), Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP), Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Canada Pension Plans (CPP), Provincial Income Assistance Programs and more.

The IDC National Indigenous Navigation Services is a free, nation-wide program that supports eligible Indigenous, Mtis and Inuit persons and families navigate federal, provincial/territorial and regional disability-related benefits. They support indigenous peoples free of charge with the Disability Tax Benefit (DTC), Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP), Canada Disability Benefit (CDB), Canada Pension Plans (CPP), Provincial Income Assistance Programs and more.

Has Indigenous mental health professionals available for counselling

Jordan’s Principle is funding from the Government of Canada to help First Nations Children under 18 living on or off reserve. This funding can help with the cost of assessments, therapies, educational related needs and more. Contact the First Nations Health Consortium for help with applications and payments.

Mackenzie provides (individual & relationship) counselling support for youth (14-18) and adults who are part of 2SLGBTQ+, Indigenous, and/or Neurodivergent demographics. Mackenzie is passionate in support clients with: processing/healing from trauma (including intergenerational, racism, impacts of heteronormativity/cisnormativity, ableism), 2SLGBTQ+ Identity Exploration, Cultural Identity Exploration, and folks who are interested in IFS/Parts Work. Connect with Mackenzie through Miskanawah, Noojimo Health or Our Landing Place.

Lateral Love Psychology emerged from the vicarious nature of love and wellness. At Lateral Love Psychology, they focus on all the relations throughout your life and help bridge the connection between your mind, body, emotions, and spirit. They offer Individual and Relationship (2+) sessions as well as ADHD and psychosocial assessments for adults and teens. They offer heart centre therapy for a wide range of presenting concerns, that puts you at the centre of the session in order to build a new relationship with whatever is weighing on your heart.

Registered Psychologist with a Masters in Education specializing in School and Applied Child Psychology from the University of Calgary.

Registered Psychologist with a Masters in Education specializing in School and Applied Child Psychology from the University of Calgary.

MDPS offers psychological assessment and intervention services with specialized experience providing neuro-affirming care to children and families

Can provide therapy for Indigenous clients located in Calgary

Felicia Bibeau (she/her), M.Ed., is a Registered Provisional Psychologist and owner of MoonSage Psychology, as well as a member of the Riverwest Therapy Collective in Calgary, AB. She provides individual counselling and assessment services for adults (18+) with a focus on neurodivergence, trauma, and sexual wellness. She identifies as a mixed White and Treaty 6 Status First Nation cisgender woman from OChiese First Nation. Her approach brings her lived experience with ADHD and aims to be 2SLGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent-affirming, sex-positive, and trauma-informed. Drawing from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), EMDR, and somatic/Internal Family Systems (IFS), her practice supports clients in feeling seen, heard, and empowered throughout their healing.

Phone or Virtual counselling sessions available, the following are neuro-affirming: Mackenzie Kuzyk, Amanda Balsillie, Samaria Nancy Cardinal

Amy is a neurodivergent psychologist specializing in working with neurodivergent children and adults. She is committed to providing ethical, empowering, and well-informed counselling that values lived experience. She utilizes her expertise to join in the fight for understanding, support, and acceptance because, so often, it’s the world around us that needs to do better. She is passionate about all things related to neurodivergence, particularly autism and ADHD (self-identified, suspected, or diagnosed). She often provides support related to autistic burnout, late diagnosis, alexithymia, self-criticism, chronic overwhelm, executive functioning, self-esteem, trauma (developmental and medical), and emotional regulation.

PDD is NOT available to adults living on reserve. Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) is provincial funding that helps adults with developmental disabilities get services to live as independently as possible in their community.

Autism Society Alberta held an event on July 14, 2024. Grant Bruno and Pearl Yellow Old Woman-Healy, members of our Indigenous Relations Circle, give a keynote presentation on their experiences raising autistic children as Indigenous people.

Revolution Therapy & Wellness is a growing collective rooted in inclusivity, innovation, and lived experience. Founded by a Mtis, AuDHD therapist, their practice is built to support equity-deserving communities through affirming, accessible, and trauma-informed care. They are deeply committed to creating safer, client-led spaces where neurodivergent, queer, racialized, and system-impacted individuals can thrive unapologetically. They specialize in serving 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, BIPOC clients, sex workers, kink and polyamorous relationships, survivors of systemic trauma, and those navigating late diagnosis, identity reclamation, or spiritual integration. In addition to their therapy, they offer clinical consultations & supervision, training and workshops, nutrition services and therapy-adjacent nursing services.

Randi is a Indigenous Registered Psychologist who works from an Indigenous perspective and offers virtual only sessions. She is First Nations (Dakota/Saulteaux/Nhiyaw/Mtis) and German and Scottish from Okotoks, Alberta. Randi belongs to the Muscowpetung Saulteaux Nation Reserve in Fort QuAppelle, Saskatchewan. Randi provides Indigenous counselling and creates a safe place for clients to embark on their healing journey.

Jayla is a Registered Psychologist based in Cochrane, AB

Heart Berry Psychology provides comprehensive assessments for children, adolescents, and adults, using a neuro-affirming and strengths-based approach. Whether you are seeking clarity, self-understanding, or support in navigating next steps, their goal is to create a welcoming space where your experiences are validated and understood.

Assessments for PDD eligibility; capacity assessments for guardianship/trusteeship; individual therapy

The Gift of Being Different, a short documentary, followsGrant Bruno as he navigatesthe worldof autism. Grant is a parent to Autistic children and a PhD researcher exploringautismin First Nations communities. Grantis a registered memberof nipsihkipahk (Samson Cree Nation), one of the reservesthat makes up Maskwacis, Alberta. Through the film we learn his community views autism as a gift.

As a provisional psychologist, Danielle offers neurodiverse-affirming support to autistic individuals aged 6+. Services include individual therapy that may focus on emotional regulation, identity, self-esteem, and interpersonal relationships, all adapted to the clients unique skills and needs. She also provides guidance for caregivers and supports life transitions such as school changes or emerging adulthood. Her approach integrates strengths-based, trauma-informed, and flexible therapeutic strategies. Danielle also has experience working with Indigenous peoples.