Firelight For First Responders

For those who run toward the fire — and for everyone who’s ever needed a witness.

 Whether you wear a uniform or carry invisible burdens, healing begins with being seen. 

A sacred space of healing for the brave, the caring, and everyone in between. Whether you’re seeking deep somatic therapy, immersive retreats, or specialised support as a first responder, you’re invited to breathe, be witnessed, and gently restore your inner balance. 

At Vanessa Leigh Therapy and through the Morrison Firelight Foundation, we offer a gentle, nervous system–aware space where you can breathe, feel, and release. Our approach integrates somatic therapy, healing in connection, breathwork, total nervous system support, naturopathy, nutrition, and a fully integrated mind, body, and soul approach — all designed to support your journey back to balance and self-trust.  

The Morrison Firelight Foundation - Sparking change for healing, honouring and protecting those who protect us, their families and the greater community.
Fallen angels fly through us all. 

When life presents sudden loss, emotional fire, or moments of overwhelm — we instinctively respond.
Some are highly trained to step into visible crisis. Others rise to the call of an inner emergency.
We care. We hold. We witness.

But in all of this responding, many of us are never truly seen ourselves.

This is where the nervous system begins to fray — not only because of what occurred, but because no one stayed to witness what happened within us.

We don’t focus on what’s “wrong.” We focus on what’s still whole, what’s ready to be tended, and what’s asking to be acknowledged — in breath, in movement, in stillness.

Firelight work is not about reliving the pain — it's about allowing what’s been held in for too long to be met with presence, witnessed without pressure, and softly released.

• Firefighters, paramedics, and emergency workers, and their families
• Parents, educators, and carers
• Anyone who’s held space for others but hasn’t felt fully held themselves
• Children and adults who’ve experienced emotional overwhelm or inner shutdown
   

Whether you wear a uniform or carry unseen responsibilities, your nervous system deserves a place to exhale. This is that place.

• Transformative 1:1 and group Somatic-based sessions (online & in person)
• Grounded breathwork & nervous system support
• Deep witnessing and emotional integration
• Support for those who serve and care for others
• Grounding group retreats, workshops and immersions, equine therapy
• And now, dedicated 1st Responder Therapy — supporting those who run toward the fire's, and emergencies, are needing support from the affects of witnessing trauma and the exposure to environmental hazards, their families who have suffered their mental health affects or loss and all who carry unseen burdens.

Ready to begin your healing journey?

• Explore 1st Responder Therapy at www.morrisonfirelightfoundation.com
• Download Info Flyer
• Contact Us

We honour all of you, not just your names
Fallen angels who served us all
Who shine through our hearts and souls
A legacy of bravery and advocacy
We dedicate our lives to witnessing
To the healing in connection within community
Of all of us as first responders with a duty
To come together and be the change we wish to see