Services
Individual Psychotherapy & Counselling
Children's Therapy & Counselling
EMDR Therapy
Eating Disorders Support
Family Counselling

Counselling & Therapy can help with:
Relationships (ex. navigating family history/experiences, relationship patterns, attachment, parenting, family therapy, etc.)
Trauma (ex. trauma symptoms, navigating past traumatic events: childhood trauma, domestic violence)
Anxiety (ex. generalized, social anxiety, phobias, OCD)
Eating and Body Image (ex. disordered eating/eating disorders, intuitive eating principles, compassion focused)
Transitions (ex.. perinatal mental health, divorce/separation support for children, couples and/or families, family conflict, pregnancy, coping with changes)
Grief or Loss (including palliative care, illness, etc.)
Social Struggles (ex. bullying, workplace conflict, social anxiety, family related stressors, relationships, boundaries)
Moods/Emotions (ex. overwhelming feelings, behaviours, anger, depression, mood disorders)
Learning and/or attention differences (ex. ADHD)
My Therapeutic Approach
I have prioritized client-centered, compassion focused and strength-based practice in my role as a social worker.. To me this means being able to provide guidance, supports and services according to my clients self-expressed needs and/or challenges. It also means that I operate under the belief and understanding that all of my clients intrinsically possess the strength and resilience to cope with whatever barriers they are facing. I am simply a guide or support along the way.
An integrated theoretic framework guides my work. I would say that as a social worker, my work is grounded in systemic theory, but that it draws from varying degrees of behavioural, cognitive and psychodynamic theory also. Similarly, though I am trained in many, I don’t tend to adhere to a specific therapeutic modality all the time. I draw on techniques from various approaches dependant on what is needed and what makes sense to my client. I take pride in being able to flow through emotions, experiences and techniques with my clients to truly meet them where they are at.
I tend to draw techniques from the therapeutic models or practices listed here >
Please be mindful of the fact that the efficacy of these therapeutic models are typically tested in research as distinct and whole (ex. one size fits all). I keep techniques/activities true to the methodology but it is difficult to research the efficacy of an individualized approach where a therapist alters (ex. making an activity into a game or craft) an approach. Therefore, I rely on collaborating with my clients.to decide what works best for them individually.
Therapeutic Modalities I draw from:
Talk Therapies
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Compassion Focused Therapy
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Narrative Therapy
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
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Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy (OCD Treatment)
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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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Motivational Interviewing
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Relational Therapy (Gottman Method)
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Intuitive Eating Counselling (in training / https://www.intuitiveeating.org)
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DBT skills
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Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
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Solution Focused (Brief) Therapy
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Eye-Movement Desensitization Rehabilitation (EMDR) Therapy
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Trauma Centered Psychotherapy
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Mindfulness
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Guided Meditation
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Play Therapy methods (in training)