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Therapy begins with relationship. Healing from emotional and relational distress requires steadiness, clarity, and a space that can hold complexity without rushing or overwhelming. My approach is thoughtful, collaborative, and paced to support both stability and deeper understanding over time.

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I am a Registered Social Worker with a Master of Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University and an alumna of the University of Waterloo. My clinical work integrates evidence-based therapies, including Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), with relational and developmentally informed frameworks that support deeper understanding and change.

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My understanding of trauma is both clinical and deeply human. Over many years, I have engaged not only in professional study and practice, but in the lived realities of resilience, recovery, and healing. This perspective shapes the steadiness and respect I bring to the therapeutic space.

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I work with adolescents and adults navigating emotional intensity, anxiety, depression, relational challenges, and the impact of earlier experiences. A significant portion of my practice involves complex and developmental trauma, including extensive work with adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse and other forms of interpersonal trauma.

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By complex or developmental trauma, I am referring to the impact of ongoing relational stress or early attachment disruption — experiences that shape how a person learns to regulate emotions, relate to others, and experience safety in the world. These patterns often persist into adulthood, even when someone is capable, accomplished, and high-functioning.

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Through both professional work and lived proximity to military and service-based communities, I understand the culture of duty, stoicism, and high responsibility that can shape how distress is carried and expressed. While my practice is not exclusively focused on first responders or military members, I work effectively with individuals whose roles require strength under pressure while navigating earlier relational wounds.

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Some clients seek structured, skills-based therapy to build stability and emotional regulation. Others are ready for integrative, exploratory work. Most benefit from both at different stages. Therapy is adapted carefully to readiness, nervous system capacity, and life context.

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I remain actively engaged in ongoing professional development, consultation, and supervision to ensure that my work remains ethically grounded, clinically rigorous, and responsive to the evolving understanding of trauma and emotional regulation.

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The aim is not quick solutions, but durable change — strengthening emotional capacity, relational clarity, and long-term resilience.

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