I have a deep passion for the work I do

About My Journey

Let’s get curious about the person underneath the pattern.

I have always been interested in what lies beneath the surface of people's lives.


The stories we tell about ourselves.

The roles we take on.

The ways we learn to belong.

The patterns we repeat without fully understanding why.

And the parts of ourselves that can become harder to hear beneath everything we are expected to be.



My own life has shaped the way I understand this work.

A therapist who is also a person
I didn't arrive at this work having figured out how to live.



Like everyone, I've moved through experiences that have challenged my understanding of myself and required me to reconsider what matters, what I believe, and how I want to live.



My experience with breast cancer has been one of those profound turning points.



Being confronted with illness, uncertainty and the vulnerability of my own body brought me into questions that are difficult to keep at a distance:

Who am I when the roles I have built my life around are interrupted?



What happens when the future I assumed I had suddenly feels uncertain?



What matters when life becomes impossible to take for granted?



How do we make meaning from experiences we never would have chosen?

And perhaps most importantly:

Who am I becoming through all of this?

I don't share this because I believe a therapist needs to have lived through everything their clients have lived through.

I share it because it has deepened my understanding of what it means to sit with uncertainty, vulnerability, change and the many emotions that can coexist within a single experience.


It has also reinforced something I have long believed: sometimes the experiences that disrupt our lives also invite us to look more honestly at the lives we are living.

My own ongoing process

I don't believe personal growth is a destination.



There is no point at which we arrive as a completely healed, integrated and finished version of ourselves.



We continue to change.


We move through different seasons.
We outgrow identities.
We discover parts of ourselves we didn't have room for before.
We revisit old patterns from new perspectives.
We grieve people, possibilities and versions of ourselves.
We sometimes find ourselves asking questions we couldn't have imagined asking a few years earlier.



I believe therapy can be a place for that kind of exploration.



A place where you don't have to perform wellness or have the answers.


A place where we can be curious about the contradictions, the uncertainty, the longing, the fear and the parts of you that may not always agree.

The way I work

My approach is relational, compassionate and deeply curious.

I draw from Internal Family Systems (IFS), existential psychotherapy, depth-oriented psychotherapy, somatic approaches and Emotionally Focused Therapy, integrating these perspectives according to what is meaningful and useful for the person or couple in front of me.



I'm particularly interested in the space between the presenting problem and the person underneath it.



What looks like perfectionism may have a history.


What looks like avoidance may be protecting something.


What looks like relationship conflict may contain a much deeper longing.

What looks like indecision may be two very important parts of you trying to move in different directions.



Rather than rushing to eliminate these experiences, we can become curious about them.

There is usually more underneath the pattern. Let's get curious about it together.

Who I work with

I work with adults and couples with a wide range of concerns and life experiences.

I have particular experience supporting women navigating ADHD, motherhood, midlife and menopause, as well as identity, relationships and significant life transitions.



I also welcome people who simply feel that they are ready for a deeper kind of exploration—whether you're navigating a specific difficulty or simply asking bigger questions about who you are and how you want to live.


You don't need to arrive with a clear diagnosis or a perfectly articulated reason for being here.

Sometimes, “I don't know exactly what's wrong. I just know something needs to change” is enough.

Credentials

I am a Registered Psychotherapist in Ontario. My training includes Internal Family Systems, Emotionally Focused Therapy, somatic approaches, existential and depth-oriented psychotherapy.

My professional training matters to me. So does the ongoing personal work of being human.

I don't sit across from you as someone who has figured life out.

I sit with you as another person who understands that life can be complicated, beautiful, painful, surprising and full of questions we cannot always answer quickly.



And perhaps that is part of what therapy can offer:


A place to stop.


To listen.


To become curious.


And to discover what is waiting underneath the pattern.



Let's get curious about it together. 






My journey to becoming a Registered Psychotherapist has been a lifelong evolution driven by a deep passion for healing and personal growth. I began my career as a Registered Massage Therapist, knowing from a young age that I wanted to work in a therapeutic, people-centered environment. Through my work, I quickly realized the profound connection between physical pain and emotional trauma. This insight sparked my desire to understand the intricate relationship between mind, body, and spirit.

My exploration into holistic practices began with studying chakras, vibrational healing, and energetic therapies. I immersed myself in meditation, mindfulness, and spiritual studies, all of which eventually led me to pursue formal training in Spiritual/Transpersonal Psychotherapy. Alongside this, I embarked on my own transformative journey through personal therapy, which became a catalyst for profound self-discovery.

A pivotal part of my path has been integrating Internal Family Systems (IFS), not only as a therapeutic approach for my clients but also as a powerful tool for my own healing. Learning about my ADHD system has been equally transformative, offering clarity and strength both personally and professionally. Understanding how our internal systems work—whether shaped by neurodiversity, trauma, or life experiences—has deepened my empathy and effectiveness as a therapist.

I am continually inspired by the courage it takes to embark on a journey of healing and self-awareness. Through my personal therapy, ongoing clinical supervision, and work with clients, I have witnessed the profound shifts that can occur when we embrace the whole self—mentally, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. I believe true health encompasses far more than the physical body; it is about nurturing the mind, spirit, and emotions. Our deepest humanity resides in our spirit, and that is where true healing begins.