Consultation

Consultation is available for families, service providers, programs, organizations, and schools. 

 Courtney Farrow-Lawrence is of Mi’kmaq, African Nova Scotian, and Acadian French ancestry, with roots in what is now known as Nova Scotia on Turtle Island. She currently lives and works on the traditional and unceded territories of the Lhtako Dene Nation in Quesnel, British Columbia.

For over 15 years, Courtney has specialized in FASD advocacy, supports, and training, grounded in an Indigenous, land-based worldview. Her work centres on holistic wellness and acknowledges the impacts of concurrent and colonial trauma, including displacement from land, while upholding the strength and relevance of traditional Indigenous knowledge systems. A core focus of her practice is ensuring that youth have a voice, a strong cultural identity, and trusted advocates within their communities.

Courtney previously spent nine years serving Indigenous community members in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia, as a Legal Advocate with the Native Courtworker and Counselling Association of British Columbia. She also worked for four years at Surrey Place in Toronto, where she supported cultural safety initiatives and upheld Indigenous knowledge within FASD-focused educational and therapeutic programs.

Courtney is the founder of From the Land Translations, an Indigenous-led, socially conscious enterprise that provides FASD advocacy, education, and support through a land-based, neurodiversity-affirming lens. She is also the co-author and co-illustrator of The Gifts You Carry, a children’s book that reflects strengths-based, culturally grounded approaches to identity and belonging. Courtney is deeply grateful to learn from her children and from the youth and families she walks alongside, who continually remind her of our collective responsibility to support the next generation of knowledge keepers.

Please get in touch with me at courtneyflawrence@gmail.com to discuss consultation services.