Julia and Victoria met while completing their master's in Couple and Family Therapy at the University of Guelph. While in the program, they had the privilege of conducting co-therapy together and therefore have insight into one another's unique therapeutic approach and anti-oppressive framework. Upon completion of the program, both Julia and Victoria successfully opened and, to this day maintain, independent therapy practices. Julia and Victoria founded Safer Spaces: An Intersectional Therapy Collective in 2021 in hopes of providing affirmative and accessible care to individuals, couples, and families across the province.