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Spiritual
and metaphysical counsellor Heather Hill Gibson believes in practising what
she preaches by working consistently to achieve the goals she has set for
herself. “I’ve
been in the corporate world with Maclean-Hunter and was very successful. I took some time off to travel and then I
moved out to Port Perry with my kids.” Her
counselling experience goes back to 1968, when she established a children’s
support group in Port Perry. In 1990,
she went to South Africa, where she spent four months, travelling and working. |
In
recent years she has been a volunteer with Cope Community Care in Uxbridge
and has provided private counselling for students at Uxbridge Secondary
School, working in co-operation with the guidance department. Gibson
has always taken a keen interest in the spiritual aspect of life and honed
her tarot reading skills in the city 10 years ago. “I did it for friends and the kids just for
fun, and I loved it. I knew it was what
I wanted to do, but at that time no one could make a living at it.” |
Changing
perceptions and a growing desire to escape the unbridled commercialism of the
eighties have since led many people to seek greater self-awareness through
spiritual, rather than material, means, she said. “Now I’m making a very successful living
and I expect (business) to double next year.” Many
of her clients were corporate businesswomen who were looking for counselling
as well as readings, so Gibson obtained her counselling certificate from
Durham College and began working as a community counsellor. |
“From
there I have developed spiritual counselling, which is a big part of my
business. I also teach a lot of
workshops.” Her aim is to set goals
for her clients, which will help them realize their dreams and
aspirations. “That’s what I’ve done
for myself; everything I’ve wanted, I’ve pretty much achieved.” At
present, she divides her time as a counsellor between Stouffville’s Turtle
House and New Age Books in Markham, but she plans to open her own separate
professional office shortly. For more
information call 642-0970. ~Kate Gilderdale |
The
Weekender Nov. 25, 1995