About Fiona

Having lived in isolation for just over 15 years, Fiona understands the need, as well as the desire, for secure, virtual access, and that our online relationships are every bit as real as our "in real life" ones. 

Surviving the first 12 years of her life in sexual servitude, to a close family member and the men he trafficked her to; Fiona reported them to UK authorities in 2015. There was a 7-year investigation that culminated in multiple arrests, arraignments in Britain's lower and then High Crown Courts. One of those men was arrested and arraigned post-humously. Ultimately Fiona was awarded a written apology and compensation from the UK Government for the horrendous, violent crimes committed against her child-body and her person under the age of 13, near daily.

Fiona is a neurodivergent individual diagnosed with ADHD, dyslexia & dyscalculia. She knows what it is like to mask, to face barriers to equal participation, to navigate a world not necessarily built for brains wired (wonderfully) different, and has had to learn to request accommodations for herself and family.

Her body has been greatly affected by the harms committed against her and, as a result, she lives with 3 rare autoimmune disorders but is extremely productive from her home office in Winnipeg, Canada. Fiona is co-founder and retired-Board member of a medical non-profit: Mastocytosis Society of Canada https://www.mastocytosis.ca

She is also a mother who has parented two healthy non-binary, one queer, individuals to adulthood who are diagnosed with ADHD and/or Autism. Both well-adjusted, highly creative, masterful problem-solvers, they are skilled at self-regulating, and kind. The eldest kid has recently graduated from the University of Toronto with a Master's Degree and now works at Osgoode Hall.

Fiona's kids seem to like her and they still enjoy board games and watching/playing Jeopardy at dinner times together. 

Married to her high school sweetheart, and best friend, Fiona celebrates 25 years of marriage with her partner in 2025. 

Fiona is a proud Traveller/Roma/Gypsy. She is a member of the Lee clan.

  • Trigger Warning: Child Sexual Abuse (CSA*), Sexual Violence, Incest, Child Sex Trafficking, Sexual Assault, C-PTSD and associated responses/feelings/discussion

    I spent the first 12 years of my life in sexual servitude. My abuser told me that it began the day that I was born. I spent the next 30+ years being gaslit about it. Then, I spent the next decade liberating myself - with the help of UK's Met. Police and the Crown Prosecution Service, as well as therapy. 

    It got better.

    I completed a Master's of Education. 

    I went back to work part-time at first, toward my own personal goal of coming off of social supports. I am grateful for the 12+ years that I required this socialized care from my country and fellow Canadians.

    I got long term therapy, specifically for individuals from CSA* backgrounds.

    I trained and became a peer mentor to others with backgrounds like my own. In this space, for approx. 2 years, I became a group co-facilitator.

    During which time, I trained some more and became a short-term counsellor and eventually, a long-term therapist in trauma care.

    I recently gave up teaching at the University of Winnipeg to focus my time between a community-based mental health clinic in the centre of Canada that services adults who experienced CSA* and to run a small private practice.

    Life-long learning is a part of this job, which 7-year-old-me adores. My inner child LOVES learning, even though it's been hard to do with ADHD, dyslexia and dyscalculia. Being neurodivergent does not take away a child's curiosity of love of knowledge - it just means gaining it, or processing it, can take a bit longer or requires some out-of-the-box strategies.

    Trauma counselling/therapy changed me - for the better. 

    Being a trauma counsellor and therapist has changed me for the better and I feel incredibly privileged to walk with others as they journey their way to whatever wellness looks and feels like for them. 

    Remember I said it get's better? The changes come in bits, some slower and some whack you like a plank (2 by 4) in the face. In recent months, I've begun sleeping soundly for the first time in my entire life...most nights.

    We are worth the work. We are worth the waitlist(s). 

    One more thing, I believe you.

    ​Welcome.