Experience & Education

I began my private practice in 2021 after years of experience developing my skills to provide effective, connective, and compassionate therapy.

I have been providing counselling and psychotherapy since 2013 when I graduated with my Bachelor of Social Work from Carleton University. I then completed my Master of Social Work in 2018 from King’s University College at the University of Western Ontario.

Throughout my career I developed my skillset through working in a number of leading mental health and addiction treatment programs for adults including: Addiction Services Thames Valley, The Jean Tweed Centre, and The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto. I also had the benefit of doing my Master’s practicum placement at the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) which helped build my experience for working with teens. Providing counselling and therapy to individuals and groups in these programs gave me the necessary experience and training to skillfully support a variety of concerns and experiences that bring people to therapy.

Along with my private practice, I also currently hold a secondary role providing therapy at a Family Health Team. Within this setting I work along side family physicians and a team of allied healthcare providers, supporting individuals with a range of mental health related concerns.

In my personal time I enjoy reading, music, travelling, the art of drag, and spending time with my partner, our rambunctious toddler, and cat, Jezebel.

Effective therapy is a skillful application of safe human connection, science, & creativity

We can’t come out of the woods without the arduous hike through it. The good news is you don’t have to go it alone. My approach offers a warm, non-judgmental, and compassionate presence, curious questions, and sturdy support for processing through emotions and distressing experiences. This can allow individuals to break free of less helpful patterns and build new, more secure ways of being.

I draw knowledge from my education, career trainings, and therapy certifications. As a fellow human on this truly chaotic earth, I also draw from the learned wisdom of my ongoing personal healing and growth process. For therapy to be effective, I have found that it takes a therapist who is able to see you and connect to your needs. Then with you, apply specific evidence-based approaches (the science) along with honing your unique experiences and strengths (the creativity) to support your healing process.

  • Trauma/PTSD/C-PTSD

  • Depression

  • Anxiety

  • Grief

  • Anger

  • Guilt/Shame

  • Life Transitions

  • Post-partum mental health

  • Emotion regulation strategies

I specialize in:

  • Body Image

  • Disordered Eating

  • Low self-worth/ self-esteem

  • Substance use

  • LGBTQIA+ identity exploration & navigation

  • Work-related stress & burn out

  • Boundary awareness

  • Affairs and relationship betrayals

  • Increasing communication skills in relationships

  • Chronic relationship conflict

  • New relationship building

  • Creating shared meaning

I use these evidence-based modalities:

  • Anti-Opressive Practice (AOP)

  • Feminist approaches

  • Harm Reduction

  • Health at every size (HAES)

  • Neurodivergent-affirming care

  • Poly/CNM/ENM affirming

  • Trauma-informed

  • Somatic Therapy

  • Internal Family Systems (IFS) informed parts work

  • Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

  • Mindful Compassion therapy

  • Narrative Therapy

  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

  • Gottman Method Couples Therapy