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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