Client-Centred

I am a client-centred counsellor who seeks to create a brave space for navigating mental wellness. We all hold the capacity to make sense of our lives. I see my role as assisting clients with this by walking beside them and using my skills to help them reach peace and understanding of their own journey and current challenges. We all experience physical and mental injury and I deeply believe that we can work toward health and strength in both areas.

Educating

I educate my clients about how our brains can be injured by many factors such as childhood attachment, trauma (emotional, physical, sexual, spiritual) and many others. The good news is current brain science teaches us that we can heal from mental injury that can cause depression, anxiety, anger, relationship challenges and so on. We now know that the brain has a capacity to heal and relearn the stress response using various methods.

EMDR

My first step in therapy is for you to feel comfortable and cared for. I am an EMDR trained therapist and have done a significant amount of training on how trauma physically and mentally affects the brain. EMDR is offered if the client seeks it and is comfortable with it. I have also done extensive training in cognitive behavioural therapy. I seek to help clients understand the roles feelings, emotions and behaviours have and how they affect our daily lives. We learn how altering these can bring positive changes and ease to them and the relationships they share with others.