Marisol Vega
Founder & lead coach
Spent a decade in community mental health before opening the studio. Believes steadiness is built, not bestowed.
Our story
A studio built for the seasons that ask a lot of you.
We started Wend because the moments that change us most often arrive without a map. We wanted to be the steady company along the way.
We help, then we get out of the way.
Wend is a small practice. That is on purpose. It lets us stay close to the people we work with and resist the urge to turn care into a conveyor belt.
Our work sits at three crossings: emotional growth, disability access, and loss. They look different on the surface, but they share a centre. Each one asks you to keep going when the ground feels uncertain.
We bring warmth, plain language, and a stubborn respect for your autonomy. You set the pace. We bring the steadiness, the structure, and the occasional honest nudge.
What we hold to
Three things we will not compromise.
Your autonomy
You can skip, pause, or change direction at any point. Nothing here is a tour you are trapped inside.
Real access
Plain language, flexible formats, and advocacy that meets people where they are, not where a form expects them to be.
Quiet honesty
We name the hard parts gently and stay with them. Calm is something we build together, not a mask we hand you.
The people
Small team, full attention.
Three of us, each carrying one of the crossings we work across.
Theo Nakamura
Access advocate
Navigates benefits systems for a living so clients do not have to. Translates dense policy into plain next steps.
Ruth Adeyemi
Loss & transition guide
A trained grief companion who holds logistics and feelings with the same gentle attention.
Curious whether we are a fit?
The first call is just a conversation. We will be honest about whether we can help, even if the answer is someone else.