Counselling at Summit Within

How We Work

At Summit Within, our collective brings complementary perspectives to the many layers of who you are. Our approach invites you to explore the patterns you carry within yourself and across your relationships, the emotions that move through you and come alive in your body, and the meaning held within your own history and your sense of self in the world. Here, each perspective informs and enriches the others.

Your relationship with your primary counsellor is at the heart of your care. The work is made possible by the rapport, the trust, and the shared understanding between you. Where it's helpful, your counsellor can draw on the perspectives of our wider collective, opening up new ways of seeing — always with your knowledge and consent. And where you'd prefer, working with just your counsellor is equally at home here.

For couples, our model offers something even more distinctive. You may work together with one counsellor, while each partner also works individually with another. All within the same practice. Because our counsellors work as a collective, the different dimensions of your care don't have to stay separate. What comes up individually can, with your consent, find its way into the wider work — so neither of you is left holding pieces the other can't yet see.

Our Services

Met with care, complexity can begin to loosen its hold. This is where a clearer view unfolds.

Meet The Team

We believe that different ways of working offer different ways of seeing.

Summit Within brings together three practitioners whose approaches are complementary — not by accident, but by design. Between us, our practice is at once emotionally alive, structurally grounded, and always in search of meaning.

Colin Herfst

Healing doesn’t have

to be heavy.

Kieren Brittkovich

Guiding relationships through

their hardest moments.

Sitara Thobani

We are each made of

something more than we know.

Where Do We Begin

Taking the first step looks different for each person. You might complete a short questionnaire to help us shape the support that’s right for you, reach out to a counsellor directly to book a discovery call, or simply contact us to talk it through. Whenever you're ready, we're here.

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