How I Show Up

  • Relational therapeutic approach. Strengthening resources

    Relational

    I bring warmth, curiosity, creativity, and humor into the therapeutic relationship. Together, we can work to strengthen your resources and relationships.

  • Safety, Trauma-Informed

    Safety-Centered

    What feels safe is different for each person. I will collaborate with you to find what safety in a therapeutic space means to you.

  • Client directed, client goals, collaboration

    Choice and Collaboration

    I believe everyone is the expert in their own lives. Your voice, goals, and feedback will direct the pace and direction of our work together. Whatever you need to bring into the therapeutic space is welcome.

  • culturally safe, cuturally affirming, cultural humility

    Culturally Affirming

    I believe in the power of reconnecting with traditional and ancestral knowledge. I also believe everyone should feel safe and respected in their own cultural identities and practices.

What We Can Do Together

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I believe mental health cannot be separated from broader structures of oppression. By bringing a deep awareness of the systems that impact your life, I offer a radical and affirming approach to therapy. Together, we can create a space to identify the root causes of a problem and help you put down what is not yours to carry. 

Anti-Oppressive and Decolonial Social Work

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Narrative Therapy

Helping you make sense of what you are experiencing by centring your own voice, values, and preferred life story. This approach is grounded in the belief that everyone has the skills and knowledge to change their relationship with the problems affecting their lives. Through tender curiosity and collaboration, I work alongside you to help expand your capacity for connection with stories of hope, adaptation, and possibility.

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Nature-Based Therapy

Maybe you find traditional office-based talk therapy limiting, or you are curious about trying a more embodied approach to counselling. This experiential therapeutic approach works collaboratively with nature to foster reconnection and reciprocal healing.

Sessions are tailored to meet your specific needs, preferences, and comfort level. No previous outdoor experience is necessary. Sessions can take place at neighborhood parks, beachfronts, along forested walking paths, or other nearby nature areas. In nature-based sessions, we may:

  • Explore practices that help settle your body and mind

  • Use movement, observation, and metaphor to process emotions

  • Reflect on the cycles and wisdom of the natural world to support your inner growth

  • Work with themes like belonging, resilience, and connection—without the confines of four walls

Sessions are also available online. You may find that topics that once felt challenging to discuss can become more accessible through the use of nature metaphors and reflective activities, even across a screen.

Nature is not a fix or escape; it’s a partner in the therapeutic process. It reminds us of our wholeness, even when we feel fragmented. For many, especially those whose identities and bodies have been marginalized or harmed by dominant systems, nature can offer a sense of safety, spaciousness, and dignity.

Book your free 20 minute call to learn how we might work together.