Counselling

I am passionate about helping people heal, grow, change and become more fully themselves. It is my desire that you will experience belonging, purpose, new strategies and hope from me as your therapist.

I hold a Master of Arts in Counselling from the University of British Columbia and am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) in good standing with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors. You want up-to-date research backed strategies to support your healing and growth and I want to provide you the best treatment. Therefore, I am immersed in research and current literature on trauma, and child & adolescent development; I love reading and learning, so this works out well.

Primarily, I work with children and youth who have been impacted by trauma (complex or one-time occurrences), had attachment disruptions (adoption, foster care or complex family dynamics), are struggling with big emotions (often anger), behaviours and regulating them, anxiety, and social skills. Often, these challenges show up all together and create chaos in the home and school.

I also work with a variety of concerns with all ages, including adults, with complex mental health struggles ranging from anxiety, depression, OCD, perfectionism, body image & disordered eating and stress management.

In addition to private practice I work on a trauma-informed team for Complex Trauma Resources supporting children and families who have been adopted or are in foster care. I also lead workshops and presentations in the areas of complex trauma, blocked care (when you are going through the motions of parenting but your heart isn’t in it), blocked trust, and child development.

Other things you might care about:

I founded a positive body image non-profit organization, Free To Be Talks, after my MA thesis to help youth across North America – over 2000 students received the curriculum. In 2020 I stepped down from the board to co-found Care For Women, a not-profit charitable organization that supports new mothers in the complex and challenging stages of new motherhood. As I primarily work with children who have been impacted by trauma, I believe one of the most preventative ways to support and resource a family is when children are most vulnerable, which is when they are newborns.

I am mother to four children of my own, biological and adoptive, and am passionate about child development from in-utero through adolescence. The experiences we have throughout our life, beginning in childhood, have profound lifelong echoes as we grow older. Understanding how the brain and nervous system work provides tremendous hope and healing for positive change and growth. I have experienced it first hand in my own family life and want the same for you.