Working with Wildfire Trauma Lecture & BC SPCA Fundraiser 2026

Dear Colleagues,

We are looking ahead to the promise of a beautiful summer, and we are aware that along with that often comes an intense and devastating fire season. With this in mind, we wanted to offer our Wildfire Lecture (for a fourth time) in preparation, as wildfire season begins.

As therapists, we know first hand the devastating and debilitating impact of trauma of all sorts. The last several years we have seen devastating fire seasons, both here in Canada, and around the world, with many folks impacted by wildfires, losing their homes, their stability, and their ground. An immensity of destruction for both humans, domestic animals and wildlife.

We imagine that many people who have been impacted by the wildfires, or are feeling anxious about the looming season, will find their way to your clinical practice in the coming days and months. In searching for our best way to respond, we have decided to once again offer an online evening lecture dedicated to working with incident trauma, specifically wildfires, for the BBP community and for the larger community of Canadian Psychotherapists (with a clinical graduate degree). You will need a working knowledge of the window of tolerance and the polyvagal.

Sitting with the immense loss, terror, and disruption embedded in natural disasters such as this, calls for therapists to inhabit their most stable and expanded selves to bear witness to the enormity of what is being faced, both individually and in the collective.

As you know, BBP is dedicated not only to the education and evolution of therapists, but we also offer our continued support to animal charity organizations by raising funds. We offered this lecture, in September 2023 and raised 1775.00 for the BC SPCA, with just about 40 therapists in attendance!!! In April 2024 we offered it again and raised $1625 for the BC SPCA with 29 therapists attending!!! And, in May 2025 we offered it and raised $3350 with over 50 therapists!!! The BC SPCA continues to work tirelessly to respond to the ever increasing need to provide safe shelter and care for animals, including those that will be evacuated due to wildfires.

In lieu of a fee, we are inviting you to make a minimum $60.00 donation to the BC SPCA (see specific link below). By donating, this will register you for the presentation and we will send you a zoom evite close to the date. The BC SPCA will send you a tax receipt for your donation.

Saturday March 29th, 2026, 9 am to Noon, PT

This will be a comprehensive lecture with some time set aside for questions.

To register, please click on the 'Donate' button or call 1-855-622-7722 and mention my (Lisa) Champions for Animals page.

take care, and we're looking forward to seeing you online Saturday March 29th, 2026!!!

Lisa and Stacy

Bringing the Body into Practice, www.bringingthebody.ca