My work is steeped in the idea of the importance of relationships, that we are relational beings, and that relationships have the power to heal. I approach our conversations with openness, curiosity, understanding, and compassion. I’ll listen, and you’ll be heard and seen without judgment.

Using a collaborative approach means that in our therapeutic conversations, we co-explore and co-create useful understandings of events and experiences. I aim to understand the values and reasoning from your perspective. Together with curiosity, we explore options, alternatives, and views.

Somatic, or body-based therapy is about reconnecting our mind and body. It's about bringing awareness to body sensations and processing emotions, thoughts, and experiences in a way that allows our nervous systems time to process and integrate, allowing for more capacity to be present in our lives. This approach is informed by an understanding of neurophysiology and acknowledges and honours the wisdom of the body.

I use research and understandings of the nervous system, body awareness, and attachment theory in my work. Taking a trauma-informed approach means that I keep in mind that a person’s experiences of trauma may be impacting them, their relationships, mental health, and choices. I keep this top of mind as we work together so that we mindfully and intentionally work towards healing.

With mindfulness, we aim to increase our self-awareness, and awareness of our experiences in the moment. Mindfulness can be very useful when working with anxiety, depression, self-compassion, stress-reduction, all with the goal of increasing our overall resilience. Together we can explore how mindfulness can support healing and ease.

Narrative Therapy can be described as a collaborative approach to counselling that takes a curious, respectful stance in therapeutic conversations. I consider you the expert of your own life. We explore the narratives and relationships that give meaning. We bring forward ways of knowing, and preferred narratives, highlighting different alternative narratives that are more sustaining.

I use this approach to focus on how our thoughts, emotions, and behaviours influence us, our views of ourselves, and our experiences. I invite you to consider different ways to engage with thoughts, emotions, and behaviours, and to intervene, or shift them in ways that are helpful.

In Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) we aim to find places of both acceptance and change. We take a compassionate and accepting stance while looking for ways to change and grow. We can explore a wide variety of useful strategies and skills in the areas of mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. In session I may offer tools from DBT to add to the toolbox of resilience.

Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is a type of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for PTSD. Trauma can change the way that you think about things. I use a CPT-informed approach to focus on evaluating thoughts and conclusions since the trauma and to find more helpful ways to think about the trauma, the world, and experiences.

I use the Gottman Method Couples Therapy in my work. The Gottman Method is evidence-based and based on years of research, offering tools for individuals and couples to help build relationships that are healthy and stable.

Grief is a very unique and personal experience. My therapeutic approach focuses on highlighting meaning and relationship. This can include remembrance practices that respect and honour your culture and worldview. Grief counselling may also include integrating experiences of loss into our life stories in ways that acknowledge what was and what is.