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Daniela Chávez Vega

Daniela Chávez Vega (she/her) is a social worker, full spectrum doula and bilingual (English/Español) trauma specialist with extensive frontline, clinical, and community-based experience. A first-generation Canadian of Indigenous-Latina descent, Daniela brings a culturally grounded and trauma-informed approach to her work, combining evidence-based clinical interventions with relational and holistic frameworks for healing.

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Daniela provides group support services, individual counseling, professional development training, and community education workshops across diverse sectors including mental health, health care, violence prevention, and crisis intervention. She is committed to delivering strengths-based, client-centered care that prioritizes safety, empowerment, and reconnecting to one’s self.   

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Drawing from more than a decade of experience in the anti-violence sector across Turtle Island/North America, Daniela integrates indigenous approaches with neurobiological frameworks to support survivors and communities impacted by trauma, violence, and systemic discrimination. 

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Daniela’s practice emphasizes intersectionality, decolonization, and clinical reflexivity. She supports individuals and communities in addressing the complex impacts of trauma while fostering pathways toward recovery, reconnection, and systemic change.

Education & Credentials

 

Master of Clinical Social Work  (May 2025)

Bachelor of Science in Social Work and Sociology Studies (Dual Major, Minor in Criminal Justice)

Diploma in Political Science with Certificate in Gender Studies

Full Spectrum Doula Certification (International Birth Doulas of North America)

Clinical Trauma Competency for Social Workers (International Trauma Training Institute)

 Counseling Adult Survivors of Sexual Violence (Association of Alberta Sexual Assault Services)

Facilitator of Justice Resource Institute’s My Life My Choice: Preventing the Exploitation of Girls

Facilitator of GEMS Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC)

Facilitator of First Responder to Sexual Assault and Abuse Training (AASAS)

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We are grateful to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting. Treaty 6 was entered into in 1876. For almost 150 years, we have been living, working, and growing on this land that is the ancestral and traditional territory of the Cree, the Nakoda Sioux, the Dene, the Saulteaux, as well as the Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We acknowledge this land is also within the historical Northwest Métis Homeland which includes the North Saskatchewan River Territory, the Lesser Slave Lake Territory, and the Lower Athabasca Territory. We acknowledge the Traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders, both past and present, and are grateful for their contributions that helped keep this land beautiful.

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