Wellness
by Design.

Wellness
by Design.

We're challenging what it means to live well. We aim to empower families with knowledge, clarity, and a customized path toward designing wellness at home. We believe that living in balance happens when we cultivate flow, energy and connection. We begin to achieve this reality when we prioritize uncovering our core beliefs and goals, and embed these values into the design process.
We're challenging what it means to live well. We aim to empower families with knowledge, clarity, and a customized path toward designing wellness at home. We believe that living in balance happens when we cultivate flow, energy and connection. We begin to achieve this reality when we prioritize uncovering our core beliefs and goals, and embed these values into the design process.

Hi, I’m Dr. Bev

With over 15 years as a licensed Clinical & Health Psychologist, I help high-performing women overcome anxiety, master behaviour change, and create empowered, confident, purposeful lives—within their minds and the spaces that support them.

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Living in clutter-free environments leads to a 30% improvement in attention and executive functioning skills compared to individuals in cluttered environments

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
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90% of women hesitate to discuss mental health with their manager.

Deloitte, Women @ Work 2025: A Global Outlook
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A supportive home environment—marked by organized spaces and positive interactions—can explain up to 30% of symptom variability in children with ADHD, reducing hyperactivity and impulsivity.

Mulligan et al., 2013

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Individual
Psychology

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Wellness by
Design

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The Haven
Method

  • Practical, psychology-led frameworks designed to help you create meaningful change in daily life
     
  • Learn at your own pace with evidence-based tools
     
  • A flexible way to support your wellbeing
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Corporate Training & Speaking

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Haven Community Courses

Your Haven Within

This course is for health and wellness clinicians and practitioners. 

Strengthen your wellbeing, prevent burnout, and grow professionally as you learn to design spaces and practices that support both you and your clients. 

  • 6–8 hours of flexible, self-paced learning
  • Peer support through the Haven professional community
  • Optional coaching calls with Dr. Bev for personalized guidance
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The Well Home

How your environment impacts your health. 

COMING SOON

Coming Home to Yourself

Mini Course

COMING SOON

How do we optimize our home for wellness?

We all have different needs to grow and thrive in our living spaces.

Aging in place refers to living independently, safely, and comfortably in one’s home for as long as possible. This is an important necessity for most older adults and their families. (University of Michigan)

How do we optimize our home for wellness?

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This matters because...

This matters because...

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Living in clutter-free environments leads to a 30% improvement in attention and executive functioning skills compared to individuals in cluttered environments

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020

Children living in clutter-free environments demonstrate a 30% improvement in attention and executive functioning skills compared to children in cluttered environments

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
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Children exposed to excessive screen time are 3 times more likely to experience difficulties with sleep compared to children with limited screen time.

Journal of Pediatrics, 2018

Children exposed to excessive screen time are 3 times more likely to experience difficulties with sleep compared to children with limited screen time.

Journal of Pediatrics, 2018
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Children raised in socially connected and supportive home environments exhibit a 25% increase in academic achievement compared to children in less supportive environments.

Child Development, 2021

Children raised in socially connected and supportive home environments exhibit a 25% increase in academic achievement compared to children in less supportive environments.

Child Development, 2021

Our Process

Anyone can make an immediate and powerful change to their space. While transforming your home is exciting, it can also bring many challenges. Whether undertaking a small DIY improvement, a renovation, or even building a new home from the ground up, these projects are complex and all-consuming. We all have blind spots and it can be challenging to know and articulate our wants and needs. Our approach is rooted in discovery and is designed to help you move forward with clarity and alignment.

Our Process

Transforming a home is exciting, and can also bring many challenges. Whether undertaking a small diy improvement, or building a new home from the ground up, these projects are complex and all-consuming. We all have blind spots and it can be challenging to know and articulate our wants and needs. Our approach is the first to integrate psychology into the home design and building process. Our wellness consultants work directly with clients to enhance clarity, facilitate change, and create designs that are aligned with your greater values.
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Step 1: Clarity

We assess your
values, wants, and needs.

Step 1: Clarity

We assess your
values, wants, and needs.
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Step 2: Wellness

We design a personalized
wellness style guide.

Step 2: Wellness

We design a personalized
wellness style guide.
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Step 3: Coaching

We provide coaching/support to bring your vision to life.

Step 3: Coaching

We provide coaching and support
to bring your vision to life.

Hi, I'm Dr. Bev.

I’m a Clinical Psychologist, Educator, and Mom. I'm passionate about the intersection between health and our environment. Our home is meant to be a place to find comfort and feel our best. Let’s consider how we can enhance our well-being in the long term by optimizing the design of our living spaces.

Hi, I'm Dr. Bev.

I’m a Clinical Psychologist, Educator, and Mom. I'm passionate about the intersection between health and our environment. Our home is meant to be a place to find comfort and feel our best. Let’s consider how we can enhance our well-being in the long term by optimizing the design of our living spaces.
My Story
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Nothing consumes your bandwidth quite like worrying about your family’s well-being. We often have ideas about ways to create safe and healthy spaces for our loved ones. Finding the time and energy to put those thoughts into action, adds a whole new layer of worry.

What does wellness look like in your home?

When wellness is thoughtfully infused into the design of our homes,
these are some of the benefits you'll begin to recognize.

What does wellness look like in your home?

When wellness is thoughtfully infused into the design of our homes, these are some of the benefits you'll begin to recognize.

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Kind Words.

Working with Dr. Bev was an exciting and insightful experience. She asked questions that helped me consider a new perspective, and visualize my future in my space. She provided scaffolding for how to move through the home-building journey that left me feeling empowered. Thank you, Dr. Bev!!

A, from Toronto

Working with Dr. Bev was an exciting and insightful experience. She asked questions that helped me consider a new perspective, and visualize my future in my space. She provided scaffolding for how to move through the home-building journey that left me feeling empowered. Thank you, Dr. Bev!!

A, from Toronto

Kind
Words.

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Kind Words.

Things really started to spark when you walked through our home and each space with me. I started to make realizations on my own about things that could change. Once I saw how good it felt to take care of one space and reduce clutter, I have felt highly motivated to keep going!

Sarah, from Guelph

Things really started to spark when you walked through our home and each space with me. I started to make realizations on my own about things that could change. Once I saw how good it felt to take care of one space and reduce clutter, I have felt highly motivated to keep going!

S, from Guelph

Therapy for you, and your home.

Therapy for you, and your home.

Our goal is to get to the root of your family's values and goals, and to help you cultivate wellness within your living space. This is a new and exciting way to think about the way we design our homes; with the foundation built from a place of clarity and intention.
Our goal is to get to the root of your family's values and goals, and to help you cultivate wellness within your living space. This is a new and exciting way to think about the way we design our homes; with the foundation built from a place of clarity and intention.
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Designers

This space where wellness is being infused into the design and building of our homes, offices, and beyond, is emerging fast. We're leading the charge when it comes to education and training for early adopters who see the immense value they'll be able to extend to their clients. Our approach is designed to help make what you already offer, that much more tailered to their individual needs.

Designers & Builders

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Just
Right

We're putting a team together. Well, of sorts. The success of many projects comes down to alignment between designers and builders, and the people who hire them. Our capacity to help our clients find clarity in themselves and their needs also puts us in a unique position to play matchmaker. Finding the right people to work with who are aligned with what's important to you, plays a significant role in the outcome.
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5 Questions

That will help you find
the right designer/contractor.

5 Questions

That will help you find
the right designer/contractor.
Are you considering a change to your living space and need to hire a designer or contractor? Here are 5 must-ask questions to ensure the people you hire are equipped to help you create your Haven. Sign up for our newsletter and we’ll share wellness insights and helpful tips.
Are you considering a change to your living space and need to hire a designer or contractor? Here are 5 must-ask questions to ensure the people you hire are equipped to help you create your Haven. Sign up for our newsletter and we’ll share wellness insights and helpful tips.

Kind Words

"The Haven experience was empowering"

- Sandra, Guelph

The Haven experience was a supportive, collaborative one that led to optimization of wellness in our home. The experience was empowering and helped us mobilize and feel motivated to tackle other areas of our home that have needed attention as well.

We highly recommend Haven for any space, big or small.

"Things really started to spark"

- Sarah, Toronto

Things really started to spark when you walked through our home with me. I started to make realizations about things that could change.

Once I saw how good it felt to take care of one space and reduce clutter, I have felt highly motivated to keep going!

"We can focus the most on connection"

- Katrina, Guelph

My thorough conversations with Bev allowed me to shed some light on the areas of strength and challenge in our household.. Her questioning allowed me to reflect on what was most important for our family: to reduce the clutter in our home so that we can focus the most on connection.

"I know it's worth it"

- Lex, Oakville

One thing that has happened as a result of working with Haven is this fire in us to get rid of things and simplify! It's a process. But I know it's worth it!

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    FEATURED Article

    Can a bad floor plan affect your mental health?

    By Jesse Dorris

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    In this feature from Architectural Digest, Dr. Bev Walpole—clinical psychologist and founder of Haven Wellness by Design—offers expert insight into how our environments shape our emotional well-being. She highlights how small, intentional design choices can meaningfully support mental health.

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    FEATURED PODCAST

    Depresh Mode 

    With John Moe

    What makes you feel at ease - a clear, minimal room or one filled with meaningful objects? In this episode, Dr. Bev joins podcast host John Moe on Depresh Mode to share how the way we design and arrange our spaces can shape our sense of peace, comfort, and well-being.

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