My Approach
My approach centers on humour, compassion and connection – we’re wired for relationships and community, even when this is where our pain is sometimes rooted! I’m passionate about creating a space where you won’t feel like you should have all the answers, and where you can be your full self. My hope is to work alongside you to create understanding around all that feels unnamable, overwhelming, or irreconcilable.
What To Expect
You can expect our conversations to feel casual, comfortable and collaborative. I’ll ask questions in order to know you and the context of your experiences, may offer to share alternate perspectives and strategies, and will often check in to ensure we’re on the right track and addressing the things that brought you to counselling. We’ll build on your existing strengths and knowledge to integrate new skills and awareness. Ultimately, our focus will be to gently pursue change through greater understanding and self-compassion, rather than to pathologize you or any aspect of your life.
Therapy Can…
- Create room to be your full self, without any judgement from me.
- Help you cope through hard times, process trauma and multiple layers of wounding.
- Allow you to grieve the losses in your life, both big and small.
- Help you feel unstuck in areas you feel chronically challenged by.
- Clarify how your professional and personal worlds impact you.
- Familiarize you with your emotions so you’re less intimidated by them and have greater self-understanding.
- Be an opportunity to unpack anything. Counselling isn’t just for when you’re struggling or going through “rough patches”, but also for when things are going well. It’s always beneficial to pause, reflect, and take stock.