My hope is to provide a safe and supportive environment for individuals and couples to explore the complexities of life and their own experiences. Feeling comfortable with being open and honest about the struggles you are facing will allow us to work together to learn how to both embrace and manage the feelings you experience everyday.

I work with people who experience intense emotions with the aim of coming to understand these feelings as not only real, but also important, valid, and meaningful. Generally, this includes teens (13+), young adults, adults, and couples who are hoping to work toward managing their feelings in a way that allows them to interact with the world, and their loved ones, more effectively. As someone who focuses on this area of feelings work I have developed strong skills working with folks who have anxiety, BPD, ADHD, trauma, and grief, as these areas are often interconnected. If you feel like you experience intense emotions and are unsure how to manage these feelings, my hope is that we can work together towards finding self-compassion, self-validating, and coping for you.

No matter the person I am meeting with, I always work from an emotionally focused lens, aiming to validate, understand, and support my clients first. I also offer DBT (dialectical behavioral therapy) for individuals, focusing on skills that help you manage feelings and relationships effectively. With couples I use the Gottman model of therapy, aiming to rebuild a foundation of trust, commitment, and emotional intimacy. In parenting support I use a combination of emotion coaching, to help parents understand how they can validate their child(ren), as well as teaching some foundational DBT skills parents can use to provide practical support to youth who may struggle with intense emotions. I also offer an IFS (Internal Family Systems) informed approach, especially for folks struggling with trauma, negative core beliefs, and those who are hoping to find more connectedness with themselves.

My educational background includes a Master of Social Work Degree from Carleton University and a Bachelor of Social Work Degree from Trent University. I am registered with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers and the Ontario Association of Social Workers. My professional background includes prior work at a public mental health agency in which I supported youth and their families with mental health struggles through individual, family, and group therapy. This included a strong focus on DBT both in individual counselling and through facilitating DBT skills groups.