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Approach

I view therapy as a space where understanding and change emerge through connection, guided by curiosity, compassion, and respect. I work with teens, young adults, and adults, and I am especially passionate about supporting those navigating anxiety, trauma, perfectionism, self-esteem concerns, relationship issues, attachment-related difficulties, and complex family dynamics.

My approach is relational, client-centred, and trauma-informed. I recognize how our early experiences, relationships, culture, and broader social contexts shape how we understand ourselves and relate to others. Together, we explore the patterns that influence your thoughts, emotions, and relationships, creating space for greater self-understanding and meaningful change.

Patterns such as people-pleasing, overthinking, avoidance, and hypervigilance often develop as ways to cope, stay safe, or maintain connection. While these responses may once have served an important purpose, they can eventually feel limiting. In therapy, we approach these patterns with curiosity and compassion, working through difficult experiences while strengthening emotional awareness, communication, and your ability to express your needs and boundaries.

I strive to create a warm, affirming, culturally responsive, and anti-oppressive space where you can show up as your authentic self. My hope is to support you in feeling more grounded and confident, deepening your trust in yourself, and building more authentic and fulfilling connections with yourself and others.

Qualifications

Education & Memberships

Master of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University

Bachelor of Arts at Queen's University

Registered Social Worker and Psychotherapist with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)

Member of the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW)

Professional Training

Education & Memberships

My professional background spans healthcare settings, university counselling centres, crisis response, child, youth, and family mental health, community agencies, and private practice. Working across these settings has strengthened my ability to collaborate with people across diverse identities, life stages, and circumstances, and to respond thoughtfully to the complexity of each person’s lived experience.

I hold formal training and certifications in a range of therapeutic approaches, including:

Trauma-Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (TF-ACT)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Structural Family Therapy (SFT)
Attachment-based Therapy
Parts Work (IFS)

I draw from these modalities flexibly, integrating them in ways that are responsive to each client’s needs, goals, and context.

Ongoing learning, clinical consultation, and reflective practice are central to my work, ensuring care that is ethical, thoughtful, and attuned to each client’s unique experience.