Working With Me

The pace of my work is usually slow and steady, a little bit messy—think: mosaic we gradually turn into a map. I aim to create a space where we can take the pressure of figuring it out off of your shoulders. Instead, we stay with what is present and let meaning emerge over time—which may sound scary, but I truly believe there is magic to this process.

When you feel shut down, overwhelmed, or emotionally flooded, we slow down. We come back to the body, working gently toward cultivating a sense of safety and presence in your experience, finding a path that feels true to you and your story.

I believe therapy is an ongoing relationship, not a short-term fix. It has the potential to offer new experiences of being met, and a space to slowly integrate all parts of yourself with as much complexity, contradiction, and messiness as needed. It is a commitment to yourself, your well-being, and your relationship with both your inner and outer world. I believe it works best when there is room for continuity over time, rather than pressure toward quick resolution.

I don't see therapy as something designed to "fix" you, because you are not broken, even when it feels that way. It is not a space where everything needs to be neatly understood or completed. It is not about arriving at a point of being "healed." It is about becoming more able to stay with yourself, in a way that feels more honest and more yours.

In my work, I pay attention to patterns over time, particularly avoidance, relational dynamics, and the emotional experience underneath the story being told. I notice what’s left unsaid, unacknowledged, or held just out of awareness, and may gently reflect this back when it feels helpful and timely. I might also offer a direct reflection or a gentle challenge around a pattern, belief, or dynamic that seems worth exploring a little further.

What I often notice in the room is a quality of stillness. A slowing down. A space where you don't have to perform, explain, or hold everything together; where more of you can simply be present.

My hope is that you feel safe, steady, and seen without judgement. And that over time, there is growing room to bring more of yourself into the space without needing to edit, filter, or leave parts of yourself at the door.

It is always a tremendous honour and privilege to meet and walk alongside those on their own journey of coming home to oneself.

Close-up of a moss-covered tree trunk in a dense forest with other trees blurred in the background.
A young woman with dark, curly hair, wearing sunglasses, a black shirt, black pants, and black and white sneakers, smiling and wishfully holding onto a tree branch with one arm and the trunk with her other arm, standing on a rocky shoreline by a large body of water, with trees in the distance and a clear, blue sky.