Growing Roots Therapy

Happy Pride Month! Everyone is welcome at Growing Roots Therapy.🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 We recognize that children have a deep understanding of their own identity and feelings, regardless of age. We also recognize that it can be hard when your child expresses an identity you were not expecting or don't understand. There are many good resources available to parents to help in your journey of understanding gender and sexuality. Here are just a few we recommend:

Gender Spectrum collective


If you are the parent of a transgender or gender creative child struggling to find local support/resources, feel free to reach out to Sara for a free phone or email consult: [email protected]

I (Tanya) would love to share my book with you! I wrote The Helping Rock to provide a framework for showing children the importance of sharing our gifts with others and the strength we gain by working together. In this book, learning to ride a bike is hard work for Lani, especially because she won’t accept any help. But when Mama uses the helping rock to teach Lani the value of both giving and receiving help, Lani begins to see the joy and connection sparked by working together. As the colourful sparkling rock is passed among Lani’s friends, readers witness the many ways we help each other. By exploring this book and the included activities, parents, educators, and counsellors can promote a growth mindset and encourage children to share their gifts and be open to receiving help when they need it.