Types of therapy techniques we might use include:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for things like anxiety, mindfulness, and values

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for things like building awareness of thought patterns and thinking traps

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) for building distress tolerance and emotional regulation

Emotions-Focused Therapy for a deeper exploration of emotional needs and feelings

Feminist Therapy for understanding our intersectionality and analyzing how our world and the systems we live in affect our identity, privilege, oppression, and beliefs

Gottman Method for techniques used in relationship counselling

Somatic Experiencing for exploring how we physiologically experience and store emotions and trauma in our body

Mind-Body Connection for mindfulness, regulation, and healing

Yoga for releasing and regulating through movement, breath, and philosophy

I work with folks of all backgrounds and experiences. Nothing is too big or too small to bring to the therapy room. Some common reasons folks see me for therapy are:

Abuse
Anger
Anxiety & Panic Attacks
Boundary Setting
Chronic Illness
Coping Skills
Domestic Abuse
Emotional Regulation
Formerly Incarcerated Folks
Gender Exploration
Queer, 2SLGBTQIA+ Folks & Questioning
Relationship Issues (partners, co-parents, familial, friendships, etc.)
Self-Esteem
Stress
Substance Use
Trauma, PTSD, Complex-PTSD

• Registered Clinical Counsellor - BC Association of Clinical Counsellors

• Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology - Adler University

• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology - University of Guelph

• Bachelor of Arts in International Development: Political Economy and Administrative Change - University of Guelph

• Gottman Method Couples Therapy: Level 1

• Solution-Focused Therapy Skills Certificate - Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute

• Indigenous Canada Certificate - University of Alberta

• Applied Suicide and Intervention Skills Training - LifeWorks

• Trauma and Violence Informed Care Training - CMHA

• Sexual Violence Tier 2 Training - University of Guelph

• 200 Hour Yoga Certificate & on-going study

My therapy practice always includes true trauma-informed and anti-oppressive care.

How do I do this?

1. By ensuring that I seek up-to-date, evidence-based, community-level, and lived experience information and perspectives on best practices for trauma care, cultural humility, meaningful Indigenous reconciliation and decolonization practices, neurodivergence, the gender/sexuality spectrum, and more.

2. Mindful inclusion of community support and awareness of the importance of community involvement in mental health care.

3. Individualized counselling that considers and celebrates your unique identities, communities, experiences, and perspectives.

4. Continual informed consent and respect for your autonomy over your own journey. This includes safety planning that considers your unique identities and experiences, is mindful of oppressive and harmful systems, especially for queer and BIPOC folk, and works with you to create safety.

5. Actively rejecting oppressive systems through outreach and protest. Actively rejecting homophobia, racism, transphobia, colonization, Islamophobia, sexism, ableism, anti-semitism, xenophobia, etc.

6. Donating to communities and causes fighting for equity, liberation, decolonization, land protection, and more.