Logistical Details
Wellness Within Partners with the Barrie Police Service
Clairity Under Pressure (CUP) is designed for women working for the Barrie Police Service — both civilian and sworn members — at any stage of their career who are ready to explore the personal patterns, values, and expectations that shape how they live and work. It is for those seeking a more sustainable way to meet the demands of both their profession and their personal lives.
When: September 15 – October 13, 2026
- Five consecutive weeks, on Tuesday's, 5:00–7:00 p.m.
- Attendance is supported through on-duty release time, as coordinated with your supervisor.
Where: Vettä Nordic Spa (Private Upper Room)
3210 Line 3 North, Oro-Medonte, ON
Enrollment is limited to 6–7 women to preserve the quality of the experience.
Commitment to the full five-week experience is required.
Why Vettä Nordic Spa?
Vettä Nordic Spa was chosen intentionally.
Located less than 25 minutes from Barrie and set within a natural, calming landscape, it offers a private space away from the pace of the job. The setting itself is part of the experience—a place designed for restoration, reflection, and stepping away from everything the uniform represents.
As part of the launch of this initiative, participants registered by August 21st will receive a complimentary access pass to the thermal pools, to be used after any session, from 7:00–9:00 p.m, on an evening they are not scheduled to work. Please refer to the Vetta Nordic Spa website for applicable terms and conditions.
Services provided by Wellness Within, as outlined here, are eligible for coverage through extended health benefits. Direct billing to GreenShield will be available.
See below for details on how to register and for highlights on future events.
Clarity Under Pressure (CUP): The 5-week Plan That Serves You
Each week includes a focused theme, guided discussion, structured reflection, and a brief nervous-system grounding practice. How far you go in any part of this experience is yours alone to decide — presence is the only requirement.
1 — Take an honest inventory How am I actually showing up — on and off the job?
You already know how to read the room for what's really going on. This session turns that same read inward to examine the version of you on the radio and the version that's at home.
2 — Understand what drives you The patterns behind your responses under pressure
The Strong One. The Caretaker. The one who knows what to do when things go sideways. These roles have kept you effective in your job for years. This session shows you where they came from — and what they quietly cost you once the call is over.
3 — Identify what's running in the background The beliefs and hidden parts that operate below awareness Every woman in policing has something she learned to put away because the job didn't have room for it — doubt, softness, fear, vulnerability. This session is where that gets looked at directly, without it counting against you.
4 — Choose what you carry forward Deciding which beliefs still serve you — on and off the job
You already know how to debrief a scene or complex scenario. This session teaches you to debrief a decision — tracing it back to the belief driving it, and choosing from what you actually value instead of fear or habit.
5 — Build for what's next Integration, sustainability, and a clear way forward
The job moves you to the next call or priority before you've processed the last one. This session builds the pause that doesn't otherwise come — and a plan you can actually hold onto once the group ends.
Clarity under pressure - who what where when why & how
About this Experience
About this Experience
About this Experience
Wellness Within provides occupational therapy and psychotherapy services for women, navigating identity, transition, and the demands of high-functioning lives and roles.
Clarity Under Pressure iwas created by Wellness Within. It is a clinician-facilitated, evidence-informed experience for women who work for the Barrie Police Service (civilian and uniformed members).
Who is this For?
About this Experience
About this Experience
This experience is for women of the Barrie Police Service — civilian and sworn — at any stage of their career who are ready to take an honest look at what the role asks of them, what drives them, and how to sustain both professional performance and personal wellbeing over time.
You perform consistently — and the demands are real. The patterns that keep you effective at work are the same ones quietly taking their toll in areas you hadn't anticipated. This is our focus.
The Format
About this Experience
What to Expect
This is a five week (2 hours per session), structured, collective experience away from the work site. All participants are to attend out of uniform.
Women in high demand roles are conditioned to manage, stay steady, and not show strain. The small, confidential group format reduces isolation, deepens self-awareness, and creates the conditions for honest conversation with women who understand the realities and culture of policing.
Enrolment is limited to 6-7 participants, per series to ensure the quality of the experience.
What to Expect
What to Expect
Participants will explore the patterns that shape how they perform under pressure, the beliefs running quietly but powerfully in the background, and who they choose to be in and out of uniform. They will do this alongside other women who understand the culture from the inside.
Registrants will be required to complete a confidential intake form which will be provided, reviewed, and securely maintained by Wellness Within as part of the enrollment process. Please see below for details.
All services are clinically grounded, evidence-informed, and facilitated by a registered occupational therapist, psychotherapist.
Goals and Outcomes
Women who complete this program
develop a deeper understanding of themselves and the practical tools to sustain their performance and career over time.
Women who understand what drives their
own responses and make deliberate
choices about their own mental health and wellbeing, contribute to a healthier,
more cohesive culture from the inside out.
Completion of this program meets the eligibility requirements to participate in Lead From Within, the multi-day retreat experience offered by BPS (details below).
Your Facilitator
Celia Mirco is a registered Occupational Therapist, Psychotherapist (OT Reg. (Ont.)) with 30 years of clinical experience.
Her work focuses on women in high-demand roles navigating identity, burnout, and the cost of sustained performance.
She has direct clinical experience working with first responders and has deep understanding of the occupational culture, the hypervigilance baseline, and the particular form of depletion that accumulates when strength is required and vulnerability is an operational liability.
What comes next?
Expect to LEAD FROM WITHIN
LEAD FROM WITHIN is a multi-day, clinician-facilitated retreat experience for women who have completed the Clarity Under Pressure series. It is not a workshop on management styles or a lecture series on leadership skills — it is an experience that explores leadership by looking within.
Clarity Under Pressure builds the foundation: self-awareness, pattern recognition, and values clarity. Lead From Within provides the sustained depth and uninterrupted space to consolidate that work and explore what comes next — equipping participants with the emotional agility and internal clarity needed to perform sustainably, at their highest capacity, in complex environments.
Women who have completed the foundational internal work are better positioned to lead with greater intention, model the culture they want to be part of, and bring that clarity into the teams, organizations, and communities they serve.
Lead From Within is currently being developed in partnership with Barrie Police Service, building on the foundational work of Clarity Under Pressure. Additional details will be shared as the program continues to take shape.
Who It's For
Regardless of position, rank, or role, every woman has the capacity to lead — recognizing how you respond to different personalities, opportunities, and challenges is what sets exceptional leaders apart. Lead From Within is open to any woman who has fully completed Clarity Under Pressure. It is not restricted to managers or supervisors, and it is not linked to advancement — it's for any woman ready to build on the foundational work she's already done and "lead from within" her existing personal and professional roles.
