ADHD Family Support and Somatic Therapy
In Person Services in the West Kootenays - Nelson, Castlegar, Rossland, Trail
Virtually throughout BC and Internationally
Create Inspiring Relationships
With The People You Love
Initiate a rich journey of self discovery and learn skills for clear-loving boundaries and thriving relationships.
Grow Healthy Relationships
From the Ground Up
Help you and your family thrive with clear-loving boundaries, secure bonds, and ADHD empowerment.
Securely Thriving provides attachment-based therapy and support in Nelson, BC.
Led by Ari, a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor with over 20 years of experience in child and youth care, early childhood education, and therapeutic practice, we help families, adults, and schools navigate challenges through nervous system-informed, relational approaches.
Whether you're a parent seeking support for ADHD challenges, an adult working through relationship patterns or life transitions, or an educator looking for trauma-informed strategies, we offer compassionate, evidence-based care both locally in the Kootenays and virtually throughout Canada and internationally.
Our work is grounded in the understanding that lasting change happens when we address what's happening in the nervous system and repair attachment wounds—not just manage symptoms. Through somatic therapy, attachment-based family support, and relational approaches, we help children and adults build genuine capacity for regulation, connection, and thriving.
Our Approach
This work isn’t about fixing people.
We offer a developmental, trauma-informed approach that centers
co-regulation, emotional safety, and small shifts that lead to lasting change.
Confident Families, Thriving Kids: ADHD Support That Works
Executive Function Needs Safety in Connection.
Impulse control, self-determination, clear boundaries, good choices - all develop through secure attachment bonds.
We help families build relational safety from the ground up.
Relational Somatic Therapy
Relational Skills Are Learned As We Grow.
Some Remain Useful our Whole Lives.
Some Become Limiting and Need Updating.
Relational Somatic Therapy Builds New Skills Leading to more Satisfying Relationships:
- Know Your Worth > Feel Confident Sharing Your Feelings And Experiences
- Know Your Boundaries > Trust Yourself To Assert Them Kindly and Clearly
- Know Your Wants And Needs > Find Value In Expressing Them Freely
- Feel Freedom In Connection > I Am Valued For Who I Am
MEET THE FOUNDER
ARIEL SAUNDERS - RTC, CYC, ECCE, WALDORF TEACHER
Drawing from a lifetime of working with children and families as an educator, child support specialist, and parent, Ari brings a unique blend of clinical insight, developmental wisdom, and deep presence to his work.
His diverse life experience includes an early career as a professional actor and a wealth of experience in practical philosophy and contemplative practice.
His work is grounded in the knowledge that secure relationships are at the heart of transformation.
Services
Personalized Family Support
Personalized, attachment-focused support to help your family thrive.
Reduce stress, strengthen your bonds, and bring more calm into your home.
Learn to use play, connection, and simple routines to make parenting a joy.
✅ CALM THE CHAOS
✅ CULTIVATE YOUR RESOURCES
✅ RENEW YOUR SPARK
Custom package including home visits, clinical work, and parent coaching.
Relational Somatic Therapy
Relational healing work for adults addressing attachment trauma and nervous system dysregulation.
Address the roots of dysregulation, rebuild secure attachment, and develop the capacity to feel safe in your body and relationships.
Work with the nervous system, not just the mind.
✅ HEAL FROM THE INSIDE OUT
✅ RESTORE NERVOUS SYSTEM SAFETY
✅ REBUILD SECURE ATTACHMENT
REGISTER FOR A 6 OR 12 SESSION PACKAGE:
ONLINE AND IN-PERSON OPTIONS AVAILABLE
Thriving Together Parenting Group
Parenting a child with ADHD can feel isolating—but you don’t have to do it alone.
In a supportive, judgment-free space, you'll gain tools to navigate emotional regulation, set boundaries with empathy, and reduce overwhelm—for you and your child.
You’ll leave with a renewed sense of confidence and connection. Most importantly, you’ll be part of a community that gets it—and walks this path with you.
Join the waitlist to be the first to hear about upcoming groups
School and Workplace Consultation
Compassionate, practical strategies for ADHD-friendly classrooms and workplaces.
Help your staff understand ADHD through a trauma-informed, connection-based lens.
✅UNDERSTANDING & EMPATHETIC
✅MULTI-DISCIPLINARY LEARNING
✅EFFECTIVE PARTNERSHIPS
Custom sessions available for PD days, Workshops, or Ongoing Training & MENTORSHIP
TESTIMONIALS
Chris Jepson
“Ariel has been a pleasure to work with. His kind, soft, and deep presence is always felt throughout the entirety of the sessions. And while the sessions have been quite safe and gentle, the results I have experienced have been transformational. The thing I value the most is his ability to quickly and skillfully tune into me personally as I am, find the edges of my current comfort zone and bring me right to them to explore together. This has cut through any noise and gotten straight into the good stuff. I would highly recommend anyone looking for support and/or growth to work with Ariel!”
Eli Mead
Ari is both deeply caring and deeply relaxed— he embodies the work he does. Highly recommended.”
FAQS
What makes your approach unique?
This is a bottom-up approach to fostering health in relationships at every level. Instead of behaviour management, we focus on Secure Attachment and Nervous System Awareness as the foundation for growth.
Our multi-disciplinary approach includes Evidence-Based strategies from Waldorf Pedagogy, Developmental Psychology, and Somatic Therapy that lead from Surviving to Thriving.
Who do you work with?
I work with Parents, Caregivers, Educators, and Helping Professionals navigating the challenges of ADHD, Emotional Regulation, and Family Dynamics.
You are in the right place if you are looking for Resources, Personalized Support, Parenting Groups, Workshops, or School Collaboration.
Do I need a formal ADHD diagnosis to work with you?
Not at all. A Nervous System informed approach benefits all families and schools.
What’s the first step?
Start by booking a free, no-pressure call. It’s a chance to share a bit about your situation, ask questions, and see if this support feels like the right fit.
About Securely Thriving
I founded Securely Thriving out of lived experience and professional conviction that meaningful support must go deeper than behaviour, and begin with connection, safety, and relationship.
As a parent, educator, and somatic therapist, I understand the incredible importance of safety through secure attachment at every stage of the developmental journey. This isn’t about perfection, it’s about creating the conditions where adults and children feel safe enough to grow.
Securely Thriving exists to walk alongside families, educators, and communities doing this brave, beautiful, sometimes overwhelming work — with clarity, care, and compassion.
Questions? Use the booking link below to find a time to meet, or e-mail [email protected].
Securely Thriving
Nelson, BC V1L 4H6
Email: [email protected]
