Kosu Boudreau (Nectara)

Story

Adopted as a baby and raised in rural Ontario by a first-generation European family, I grew up as a mixed-race, brown-skinned child in a place where I rarely saw people who looked like me. That experience shaped an early sense of confusion, isolation, and not quite belonging. Over time, I was naturally drawn toward urban environments, travel, and communities marked by cultural and ethnic diversity. I studied theology and counselling and was later ordained as a Buddhist chaplain.

Meditation was my first doorway into expanded states of consciousness, offering a lived sense of connection to nature and something greater than myself. Years later, I encountered the healing possibilities of psychedelics through the work of Dr. Gabor Maté, and I began weaving these two paths together in both my personal life and professional practice.

As a trauma-trained relational integration specialist, I support people in going the distance on their journey of self-discovery. My work is experiential and embodied, with an emphasis on what is authentic rather than what is extraordinary.

I am committed to long-term, sustainable growth that considers both systems change and individual liberation. People often describe me as warm, curious, authentic, and grounded.

Services

Discovery Call (30 mins) - $30

Integration Therapy (60 mins) - $160

Cannabis-Assisted Therapy (120 mins) - $300

Modalities

• Mindfulness Meditation
• Integration Coaching
• Relational Somatic Therapy
• Inquiry-based Approach
• Interpersonal Therapy
• Somatic Psychedelic Therapy

Areas of Expertise

• Early Childhood Trauma
• Sexual Trauma
• PTSD
• Anxiety
• Grief / Loss
• 2SLGBTQ+
• Psychedelic Preparation
• Psychedelic Integration
• BIPOC
• Depression
• Addiction & Substance Abuse
• Spiritual Path
• Attachment Theory
• End-of-Life Anxiety

Therapeutic Approach

My therapeutic approach centers on the here and now of relationship, using present-moment experience to better understand and integrate past actions and future direction. Drawing on a range of therapeutic tools, including AEDP, CI, sensorimotor, IFS, and ACT, I facilitate a process of exploring the self in relation to others. This work includes connecting with felt sense experience, identifying core values, listening to inner healing intelligence, and naming and embracing the authentic self.

I begin with an initial consultation to ensure we are a good fit, and then we decide together on next steps. Sessions last between 60 and 120 minutes.

Credentials and Training

• Registered Social Worker - Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)
• Registered Psychotherapist - College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)
• Yoga Teacher - Modo Yoga International
• Buddhist Chaplain - Upaya Zen Centre
• Spiritual Care Chaplain/Educator - Canadian Association of Spiritual Care
• Psychedelic Somatic Interactional Psychotherapy - Psychedelic Somatic Institute, June 2023 to January 2024
• Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy Certificate - Integrative Psychiatry Institute, May 2022
• Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelics (MAPS), Psychedelic Assisted Therapy Training for MDMA - Jan 2021, May 2022
• Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Level 1 (Trauma Themes) - SPI, January 2022, July 2022 (Assistant)
• Accelerated Dynamic Experiential Psychotherapy (AEDP), Level 2+ - AEDP Institute, May 2022, (September 2022-ongoing, Educational Assistant)
• Internal Family Systems Clinical Applications - Leading Edge Seminars, IFSCA 2020, 2022
• Compassionate Inquiry (with Dr. Gabor Mate) - Year long CI for Professionals Course, 2020
• Group Facilitation and Group Therapy - Toronto Institute of Group Studies, 2018 – 2019
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - Russ Harris and Kirk Strosahl, 2017; ACBCS Conference 2019; PESI 2020
• Addictions Certificate - Laurier University, 2017 – 2020
• One Year Training in Gestalt Therapy for Professionals - Toronto Institute for Gestalt Therapy, 2016