Personal Statement:

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Hello and welcome. From the get-go, I know that you bring strength, resilience, and things that make you wonderfully unique as a person. I also believe that we aren’t meant to do it all on our own. From this starting point, I work with teens, adults of all ages, and couples/families to attend to the areas of your life that bring you to therapy.  

My approach is gentle and curious. In working together, I prioritize attending to your felt-sense of safety and connection as we are together. These are primary and essential conditions for healing. My way of working also includes consideration for how our human nervous systems work to keep us safe. I have a deep appreciation for the adaptability and survival resources within each person that have helped you get to where you are today.

From there, we will collaborate and explore, finding paths of connection – internal connection to yourself, and external connection to others and the wider world. Together we will work to develop awareness, skills, and resources that incorporate the body as part of the process of nurturing resilience and change for the better.

 

Areas of Special Interest:

  • Anxiety
  • Depression
  • Parenting issues
  • Relationship issues
  • Couples/families
  • Inter-cultural dynamics
  • Attachment issues
  • Trauma

Education

  • Wilfrid Laurier University – MA Spiritual Care & Psychotherapy (2020)
  • University of Waterloo – BA Philosophy (2003)
  • Level 2 AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy)
  • Currently training at Intermediate level in Somatic Experiencing through Somatic Experiencing® International (SEI)
  • Somatic Enneagram – Modules 1- 3 Certificate