My offerings are process-oriented, trauma informed and relational for those navigating the complexities of being human. I offer a collaborative space for curiosity and reflection rather than a prescription for how someone should live, supporting people in developing a more sustainable relationship with their thoughts, emotions, bodies, relationships, and circumstances. My practice is rooted in intersectional feminist theory, neuroaffirming & anti-oppressive practices, and attentive to the social contexts that shape our lives. 

Counselling sessions can include talk therapy, creative exploration, and somatic practices. I am curious in exploring movement, materiality & sensation as ways to inquire to our inner experiences.

My Approach

Areas of Focus: 

  • emotions & inner experience
    anxiety, depression, overwhelm, numbness, burnout, emotional intensity

  • change, loss and grief
    life transitions, grief & ambiguous grief, chronic illness & disability, death & bereavement, identity shifts

  • relationships & autonomy
    boundaries, relational dynamics, autonomy, community, attachment, rebuilding trust, non-traditional relationships

  • trauma, harm & survival
    trauma & complex trauma, sexualized & gender-based violence, shame, coping, spiritual & wellness harm, reclaiming autonomy after harm

  • health, body & embodiment
    chronic pain & illness, body image, capacity, reconnection to land, body & creativity

  • Identity & belonging
    queer & gender non-conforming experiences, neurodivergence, systems of power & internalized oppression, intersections of identity, marginalization and exclusion

  • meaning
    existential uncertainty, hope & hopelessness, making sense of transformative or psychedelic experiences, belonging 

Work With Me

Each session will look different to each person, and even if each session. But what you can typically expect in sessions together is a humanistic and creative approach. Some sessions may have modalities and techniques such as: narrative therapy, somatic therapy, creative practices, poetic writing, existential explorations, ACT or DBT.

Regardless of who you are, what your background is or how you show up each day, sessions will always cater to your capacity, agency and preferences.

Frequently Asked Questions

Work With Me

  • I primarily offer one to one counselling sessions online but I also offer some in person session outdoors in nature.

    Content will vary from person to person but talk therapy with somatic therapy and creative practices are common features in my work.

  • They are 60 or 75 minutes long. Accommodations can be made to be slightly shorter or longer, depending on your needs!

  • 60 minutes sessions are $115 +tax

    75 minutes sessions are $140 +tax

  • Yes! I try to reserve a set amount of my sessions to be sliding scale. Please reach out and we can see if we can make something work for you.

  • I currently do not offer direct billing but some private insurances companies will reimburse you for my services.

  • I sure am! I am a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor (#4447) with the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada (ACCT).

    I am required to hold professional liability insurance and seek supervision from a qualitied professional, every month.

  • No, it’s ultimately your decision. However, depending on your goals, we may find that things can take longer than anticipated. We learn a lifetime of things and it can be a lifetime to unlearn it, again. But, we do not also need do it all in one go. Pacing and comfort are important considerations and are deeply personal. I will always prioritize your capacity first.

  • Amazing! I am so happy you are here. Counselling is deeply personal and different for each person but a primary goal is to create a space for you to inquire into yourself. The modality can change, the content can change but you are not required to tell me your deepest fears or trauma. So much research supports that the relationship we build together, is the most important part of a therapeutic process. However you wish to show up, I will be there to witness and support you.

  • If you resonate with anything that I have shared, if you feel called to explore sensation and creativity, then those may be reasons to work with me. There are many wonderful counsellors out there and choosing can be hard. I offer a free meet & greet and we can try a couple sessions together, to see if it’s a good fit for you. There is absolutely no pressure to continue if it doesn’t feel right. My goal is help YOU.

  • Somatic therapy is usually defined as a holistic approach to therapy that focuses on the mind-body connection. It usually focuses on the present moment and how your body shows up and what sensations may arise. Somatic therapy can be overwhelming to begin with and so I focus on a gentle pacing or creative practices first.

    When the body senses and feels in the present and our mind can sometimes be thinking in the past or future, it can be tricky to navigate. When we try to label a feeling or sensation, moving to language or talk can often result in us moving away from the sensation. This is where I believe non-talk therapy practices can be supportive.

  • Creative embodiment is not quite art therapy. I am not a licensed art therapist. I view creative embodiment as an accompaniment to somatic therapy.

    Somatic therapy can be the initiator, the inquiry to sensation. Creative embodiment is the expression of it. Sometimes that is scribbling or moving our bodies. We find the sensation together, direct the impulse of expression and witness it.

    It is a process and materials based inquiry that supports the somatic components.

  • Sometimes, yes! At this time, I am working on new group offerings and you can stay up to date with me here.