Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

M.A. Counselling Psychology Candidate

In therapy, you have the opportunity to hit the pause button on life for a moment. During this time it’s all about you—your thoughts, struggles and dreams. It’s a space where you can be fully accepted without judgment, just as you are. As your therapist, my focus is on listening to you with empathy, curiosity and compassion. I’m here to help you uncover more about yourself and move towards what is meaningful to you.

Therapy with me is a personalized and collaborative process. I will encourage self-exploration and reflection to help you gain more insights on your thoughts, feelings and experiences, and to understand what you need to move forward. I work in English and French with a diverse range of clients facing challenges such as anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, life transitions and self-esteem concerns.

Through my personal journey I’ve come to appreciate the power of incorporating creativity in therapy. If it is right for you, we may explore writing, mind-body practices, role play or movement. In creative imagination we can discover new possibilities. By connecting the mind and body, we can experience grounding and balance, paving the way for emotional healing.

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Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Therapy is a space to bring your confusion, worry, anger and sadness, without having to hide it or push through on your own. If you’re used to numbing out or criticizing yourself to get through the hard times – we’ll do it differently.

I believe there is wisdom and courage hidden in the behaviours we develop to survive the difficult things we live through, even when these patterns leave us trapped in destructive habits, despair or bad relationships. When we find the good intentions behind our old strategies, we find the key to building the life we want.

I help people through trauma, grief, gender and sexuality struggles, spiritual questions, religious wounding, medical crises and all sorts of life transitions. We will look for what brings you meaning while growing skills to develop honesty, authenticity and well-being.

I use talk therapies, mindfulness approaches (to be present, on purpose, without judgment) and somatic approaches (working with the whole nervous system, not just the brain) to find what will help you best in your real life.

I bring to this work a decade as a Buddhist monastic and two decades of meditation practice, with a background in the arts and a passion for neuroscience. Outside of psychotherapy, I regularly teach mindfulness and meditation to religious and non-religious people from all walks of life.

Past clients have said I have a talent for hearing what’s being said behind the words, for encouraging people to find their own goodness and for sharing big concepts in practical ways that can be applied in real life.

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Registered Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor

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In practice since 2008, I have worked with diverse communities to support healing, connection, and growth. I have a Master’s Degree in Counselling Psychology and further post-graduate training in the treatment of trauma and anti-oppressive practice. As an educator, I have taught university psychology courses, lead community workshops and clinical trainings in mindfulness-based approaches to healing, and mentored dozens of therapists and students as a clinical supervisor.

My work as a mindfulness-based psychotherapist is grounded in my own personal practice. A practitioner of meditation since 1999 and a mindfulness educator since 2004, I am a graduate of a Buddhist seminary and meditation instructor training program.

I believe that having diverse interests and being active in my community strengthens my work as a psychotherapist. A commitment to ongoing learning means that I continue to explore an interdisciplinary dialogue at the intersections of psychology, philosophy, art, science and social justice.

CRPO registration #003448.

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Registered Psychotherapist

M.A. Counselling Psychology

I am a believer in self-compassion, acceptance, and living your authentic life. You can’t always solve every problem, but you can minimize your suffering.

To practice courage, compassion, and connection is to look at life and the people around us, and say, “I’m all in.” -Brené Brown

With interests in the arts, physical fitness, yoga, and mindfulness practice, I emphasize holistic interventions that address the body, mind, and social world.

I will work with you from an anti-oppressive, trauma-informed and collaborative perspective. With techniques from an integrative toolbox, I strive to treat clients uniquely, with empathy and empowerment.

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Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

M.A. Counselling Psychology Candidate

Therapy is an act of consciousness. Through awareness, curiosity and a sense of play, we can explore and open up new ways of being.

I’m interested in the human experience and the stories we tell to make sense of it. Informed by my literature studies, I dive into observing all angles of a story, finding patterns in behaviour, and exploring point of view. Understanding that you’re the expert of your story, I offer my queer, existentially-informed perspective to support you in aligning with your most authentic self.

Therapy with me is personalized and collaborative. My lived experience with mental health challenges infuses my approach to therapy with compassion, non-judgment and a sense of camaraderie. I find that it’s often through pain that we make the greatest strides towards acceptance, change, and meaning.

I believe that our relationship to our thoughts, feelings, and body dictates much of our experience, and that it is through full acceptance of oneself that one can begin to change. My role is to be with you in compassion, and to act as a mirror for you to perceive yourself more clearly, by offering inquiry, observation and connection.

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