about me

One of the things individuals often do after experiencing trauma or abuse is to undermine or invalidate their own experiences. Although therapy aims to empower clients to move beyond these adverse events, I believe survivors must develop a deep sense of self-compassion and curiosity about how these experiences have shaped them.
The reality is that the negative experiences we endure can alter our brain and nervous system like a blueprint, placing us in what feels like a constant state of fear—manifesting as avoidance or self-sabotage, or a fight-or-flight response; in other words, you may feel "stuck."

While during our time together we will explore how internal dialogue can serve as a mechanism for change by shifting thoughts and behavioural patterns, it is essential first to sit with the pain and the experience and, in a way, befriend it. By doing so, we change our relationship to the experience while reducing self-blame and shame. Once we feel safe, we can begin making cognitive and behavioural changes.

This approach offers a gentler, trauma-informed way of providing therapy that honours the capacity for healing through deep self-compassion, internal safety, curiosity, and understanding.

I work with individual adults who have a history of abuse, bullying, harassment, childhood trauma, emotional neglect, borderline personality disorder, PTSD, breakups/divorce, and relationship or work-related concerns.