Hey there! I'm Laurie Joy, an Emotional & Behavioural Regulation and Resilience Coach, EQ Consultant, with a Professional Counselling Diploma, based in Vancouver, BC. I work with children, teens, adults, and families in person and virtually, supporting clients across Canada and around the world.

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For more than 20 years, I've had the privilege of working alongside children, youth, teens and families. My work is grounded in emotional intelligence, brain, body, nervous system, and developmental science, and one simple belief: people don't need to be fixed. They need to be understood, supported in understanding themselves, and guided by emotionally sturdy adults who are also willing to look at their own patterns, reactions, and perspectives.

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I help families understand what's happening beneath behaviour, because behaviour is communication. Together, we get curious about what the brain, body, and nervous system are telling us, identify the needs underneath, and build the regulation, resilience, and practical skills needed to respond with greater confidence, connection, and intention.

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My background includes Early Childhood Development and a Professional Counselling Diploma, working in Montessori and traditional school settings, supporting youth with complex behavioural and emotional needs in group homes, and training as an IMTI Autism informed Play Therapy practitioner. I've also shared my work through TEDx, international conferences, and parent and educator workshops.

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But Joy in the Home didn't begin with a business plan. It began in the classroom.

I often found myself staying after school with parents trying to understand why something seemed to work at school but felt impossible at home. They wanted to understand how I connected with their children and how they could bring those approaches into everyday family life.

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Those conversations revealed a gap. Families weren't simply looking for answers. They wanted practical guidance to better understand their child, themselves, and how to navigate everyday challenges with more confidence. That became the foundation of Joy in the Home.

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I've always felt a deep connection with children, and looking back, I can see how much of that came from my own experience of being one.

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I was that emotionally intense kid. Deeply feeling, fiercely independent, expressive, and often misunderstood. As I grew older, I realized how much unlearning I had to do around emotional dysregulation, control, and the belief that being the adult meant having all the answers. That journey changed my own relationships and continues to shape how I support families today.

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I'm endlessly curious about the human experience and how our brains, bodies, relationships, and nervous systems shape the way we move through the world. I continue to study and stay current with emerging research because our understanding of human development keeps evolving, and I believe my work should evolve alongside it.

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I believe in meeting people where they're at, but not staying there. Resilience isn't built by avoiding discomfort. It's built by learning we can move through it with the support of calm, connected relationships.

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And whenever possible, you’re much more likely to find me building Lego or painting on the floor with a child, or out shooting hoops and having a hang with a teen, than sitting across from them asking a list of questions. Relationships come first. Laughter belongs in hard conversations, movement can help us express what words can't, and meaningful change happens when people feel safe enough to be themselves.

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Whether I'm working one on one with a child, supporting parents, or bringing everyone together, I bring warmth, honesty, structure, humour, and curiosity to every session.

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My goal isn't perfection. It's helping families become more aware, intentional, capable, and connected.

Because when we better understand ourselves, we show up differently for the people we love most.

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Warmly,
Laurie Joy

 

 

 

Joy in the Home provides coaching, behavioural consultation, and counselling informed support. While Laurie holds a Professional Counselling Diploma, her practice is not a clinical counselling practice and does not provide diagnosis or clinical mental health treatment. When appropriate, Laurie works collaboratively with and refers to Registered Clinical Counsellors, psychologists, physicians, and other healthcare professionals.