Cecilia Mannella

Board Member

Cecilia is a passionate social worker, therapist, instructor, podcaster and aspiring author. She brings over 20 years of social services experience with a Bachelor’s of Social Work from UFV and a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Dalhousie University which inspired her to start her counselling practice, Eterna Counselling & Wellness Inc. in 2009.

She is passionate about ethical business practices, mental health wellness and women’s experiences in a patriarchal world. She’s been a dedicated social work instructor for over 12 years while running a group practice where she continues to provide therapeutic services while supervising and training her clinical team.

Cecilia describes herself as a research nerd who gets lost in learning new concepts that impact the human experience. She has a wide array of interests and finds connection and community as the key to a well-rounded life. She wears her anti-oppressive, feminist and social work heart on her sleeve.