I believe in the potential for counselling and psychotherapy to create new possibilities for peace, purpose, and vitality. You are invited to join me in constructing the safety and challenge necessary for meaningful change.
At the heart of my work is the therapeutic alliance, which I view as a genuine and reparative attachment experience. Within this relationship, clients are supported to deepen emotional experiencing and access new ways of being. I am person-centered and perceive clients holistically, valuing each person’s unique, subjective experience as a meaning-making being.
We begin with your story and what you hope to gain from counselling—this guides our work together. My role is to offer therapeutic direction and evidence-based approaches that support your goals. I understand symptoms not simply as problems, but often as ways of coping with difficult experiences. Together, we may slow down to notice emotions, bodily sensations, and patterns in relationships, while getting to know the different parts of yourself and the protective roles they play. This process can help past experiences be reprocessed and understood in new ways, opening the door to healing and more supportive ways of relating to yourself and others.
My work is experiential, relational, and somatic, grounded in the belief that the human orientation toward growth is realized through internal experiencing rather than intellect alone. I balance a supportive stance with purposeful process guiding to facilitate deeper experiencing and the construction of new meaning.
“You are not a troubled guest on this earth, you are not an accident amidst other accidents, you were invited from another and greater night than the one from which you have just emerged.”
David Whyte
I specialize in the treatment of trauma — including PTSD, complex trauma, and intergenerational trauma, and attachment and relationship challenges — as well as anxiety, depression, and stress management. I bring additional expertise in Indigenous psychology and Indigenous wellness, offering workshops and training on intergenerational trauma, collective healing, and allyship with Indigenous communities as a white settler.
The success of counselling rests on the participation and commitment of both client and therapist. I bring my full presence, knowledge, and experience to our relationship, so that together we can foster the changes you seek in your inner and outer worlds. My hope is that through our work you will leave with a deeper sense of self, resilience, and ease as you move through the world.
My practice integrates a range of evidence-based and experiential approaches, including:
- Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (SP) – bringing the body and nervous system into the process of healing trauma
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) – deepening emotional awareness and transforming relational patterns
- Internal Family Systems (IFS) – helping clients connect with inner parts, fostering self-compassion and integration
- Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) – supporting transformation through secure attachment and emotional experiencing
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) – processing and resolving traumatic memories
- Indigenous Focusing-Oriented Therapy – centering body awareness, presence, and Indigenous approaches to well-being
- Person-Centered Therapy – creating a compassionate, supportive space where healing naturally unfolds