Since 2019, Four Carrots Wellness & Counselling has offered farm-based counselling to kids and adults across the Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver. Our sessions happen out in the open, on the farm and alongside the horses, in a safe, forgiving space where it feels easier to breathe and to open up. Whether you are here for yourself or for your child, we would love to meet you.
Counselling does not have to happen in an office. From the age of six, Janette knew the power of horses to support and heal, and she loved being in their company. In 2019, she moved her practice out of the office and onto the farm to combine that lifelong love with her counselling work, because some of the most honest conversations happen while walking a fence line or brushing a horse, so that is where we work.
The farm slows everything down. There is no waiting room, no desk between us, and no pressure to have the right words ready. Out here, nature does some of the calming for you, and the session unfolds as a walk and talk, side by side, at whatever pace feels right.
The horses are the heart of it. Horses read the world through feel, and they respond to what is genuinely going on inside us, honestly and without judgment. Being near them helps people feel grounded, seen, and connected before a single word is spoken. Horses also invite us to find the quiet leadership within ourselves, the kind we need to care for another being, and eventually for ourselves. With an experienced counsellor alongside, that partnership becomes a gentle way to get to the root of what brought you here.
Four Carrots is led by Janette Carr, a Registered Clinical Counsellor with a warm, down-to-earth way of meeting people exactly where they are. Janette holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work and is registered with both the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors and the BC College of Social Workers, so the support you receive on the farm is grounded in recognized, professional training.
Her approach starts from a simple belief: you already carry strengths of your own, and our work together is about helping you find them again. Janette’s practice is trauma-informed and attachment-focused, and she draws on gentle, body-aware ways of working, including somatic therapy, parts work, and nervous system regulation, to help you process emotions at a pace that feels safe. She supports people through stress and anxiety, grief, trauma, addictions, workplace struggles, and family and relationship concerns.
Janette works with kids, teens, and adults alike, including many who have tried counselling before and never quite found their footing with it. Whether she is walking beside a nervous child meeting a horse for the first time or an adult carrying something heavy, the goal is the same: a calm, honest partnership where you can work through things together.
When you come to Four Carrots, you are welcomed into an environment of support, where the power of horses becomes part of your care. You, your family, the horses, and our farm community all become part of the circle around you.
Life tips sideways sometimes, and finding your footing again takes time. We help you rebuild balance gently, at your own pace, with the steady rhythm of the farm to lean on.
Our goal is never to change who you are. It is to help you find your way back to the person underneath the stress and the worry, and to feel like yourself again.
We hold certifications and qualifications that many other counsellors do not, so you can feel confident from your very first session. Plainly put, here is what stands behind the work:
Trust matters in counselling, so we keep it plain: recognized registration, professional standards, and a counsellor who meets you exactly where you are.
A quiet farm where many of our sessions take root. Come as you are and settle in among the horses.
A welcoming farm in the eastern Fraser Valley with plenty of open space to walk, talk, and settle in.
A therapeutic riding centre where we partner with wonderful horses and welcoming people.
Wherever you are coming from, we serve families and adults across the Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver.
You do not need the perfect words to take the first step. Reach out through our contact form, and we will connect at a time that suits you for a free 15-minute call. It is a relaxed conversation about what you are looking for, how the process works, and whether the farm feels like the right fit. If it does, we will book your first appointment as soon as possible, and you can come meet us, and the horses, out in the field.
Free 15-minute call · no commitment, just a conversation
