Zoe Petit LMSW-CC
(She/Her)
Zoé is a dedicated member of the Canvas of Life Counseling team, offering client-centered care with authenticity and heart.
Zoé Petit joined the Canvas of Life Counseling team in July 2025 as a Licensed Master Social Worker, Conditional. She earned her Master of Social Work from Columbia University School of Social Work, where she specialized in Advanced Clinical Practice with a strong focus on women’s health. A proud lifelong Mainer, Zoé is passionate about giving back to her community and supporting the well-being of fellow Mainers. She brings both clinical expertise and genuine compassion to her work, fostering a warm, collaborative environment where clients feel seen, heard, and empowered. Zoé honors the unique identities and lived experiences of every individual she works with and is committed to building therapeutic relationships rooted in trust, authenticity, and mutual respect.
Her clinical interests include supporting adults facing challenges related to anxiety, depression, grief and loss, life transitions including the college experience and women’s health. Zoé’s approach is grounded in person-centered, strengths-based, and relational frameworks. She thoughtfully integrates elements of mindfulness, motivational interviewing, narrative therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy, with a deep belief in the healing power of the therapeutic relationship itself.
Outside the therapy room, Zoé enjoys exploring Maine’s natural beauty and adventuring with her golden doodle by her side.
Her clinical interests include supporting adults facing challenges related to anxiety, depression, grief and loss, life transitions including the college experience and women’s health. Zoé’s approach is grounded in person-centered, strengths-based, and relational frameworks. She thoughtfully integrates elements of mindfulness, motivational interviewing, narrative therapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy, with a deep belief in the healing power of the therapeutic relationship itself.
Outside the therapy room, Zoé enjoys exploring Maine’s natural beauty and adventuring with her golden doodle by her side.
Zoe's Counseling Philosophy
As a social worker, Zoé believes that healing begins in a space of authentic connection, emotional safety, and mutual respect. Her counseling approach is person-centered, strengths-based, and deeply relational grounded in the belief that every individual holds innate wisdom and the capacity for growth and transformation.
Zoé approaches each person with empathy, curiosity, and unconditional positive regard. She places great value on understanding not just the challenges someone is facing, but also the rich stories, values, and quiet strengths that have carried them through life. Rather than pathologizing pain, Zoé works to uncover meaning, resilience, and personal agency within each client’s lived experience.
At the heart of her practice is the therapeutic relationship itself a collaborative, real, and dynamic space where trust is built and meaningful change can emerge. Whether someone is navigating a difficult transition or exploring deeper self-awareness, Zoé’s intention is to walk alongside them with compassion and clarity, helping them reconnect with their own resilience, purpose, and possibility.
Zoé approaches each person with empathy, curiosity, and unconditional positive regard. She places great value on understanding not just the challenges someone is facing, but also the rich stories, values, and quiet strengths that have carried them through life. Rather than pathologizing pain, Zoé works to uncover meaning, resilience, and personal agency within each client’s lived experience.
At the heart of her practice is the therapeutic relationship itself a collaborative, real, and dynamic space where trust is built and meaningful change can emerge. Whether someone is navigating a difficult transition or exploring deeper self-awareness, Zoé’s intention is to walk alongside them with compassion and clarity, helping them reconnect with their own resilience, purpose, and possibility.