The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.

~ Carl Rogers
 
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my approach

My approach is client driven and will alter with each individual.  It has been my experience that no one method fits all.  By working with clients and getting to know who they are, certain methods and approaches become apparent.

I work in a co-created environment with clients of many backgrounds and with many concerns. I focus on primary issues and matters of concern, working in ways to empower clients.  My goal is to create a safe space for individuals to be free of judgement and feel a permission to express freely what is happening in their inner world.  Honouring the client is fundamental in what I do.  Additionally, I try to give space for feelings to emerge and new perceptions of situations to arise and be embraced.  My overall goal is to assist individuals with recognizing their own inner strengths and gifts. In having this awareness clients can move through difficult situations and issues in their lives with a great sense of stability and self assuredness. It is my honor to hold space for clients to step ever deeper into their authentic selves and find a place of rest to share their inner selves freely.

 
 

I RELY HEAVILY ON THE
FOLLOWING APPROACHES

  • Strength based

  • Narrative Therapy

  • EMDR Trained

  • Attachment

  • Dream work

  • Mindfulness

  • Body centered Therapy – Somatic Therapies

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

  • Certified Expressive Arts Therapist

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

  • Psychodynamic Therapy

I WORK WITH CLIENTS
WHO ARE EXPERIENCING

  • Depression

  • Anxiety

  • Life transition

  • Childhood trauma

  • Relational trauma

  • Family of origin issues

  • Family Estrangement

  • Effects of being unmothered

  • Divorce/Separation

  • Parenting

  • Grief and loss

  • Menopause

  • Personal growth

  • Relationship problems

  • Stress

 
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“ The human soul is virtually indestructible, and its ability to rise from the ashes remains as long as the body draws breath.”
— Alice Miller
 

 

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Professional Development and Clinical Training

  • EMDR Basic Training (Envision) 2021 – Carol Miles, MSW, LCSW

  • Narrative Therapy – Foundations of Theory and Practice 2021 – Stephen Madigan, PhD, Vancouver School of Narrative Therapy

  • Somatic Transformation: Relational and Body-Centred Practice for Healing Trauma – Lifting the Burdens of the Past (Study Group) Sharon Stanley, PhD (January 2021 – March 2022)

  • San'yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training 2022 – British Columbia- Provincial Health Services Authority

  • Vancouver Expressive Arts Certificate (Expressive Arts Therapy) 2023 – Heather Dawson, CAGS, MA, RCC-ACS, RACT

  • Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy 2024 – Sue Johnson, EdD, & Leanne Campbell, PhD. ICEEFT

  • Skillfully Responding to Distress 2024 – Jennifer Aberman, ACCT. Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Center of BC

  • Somatic Attachment Psychotherapy-Two-Year Training 2026 – (completed) Lisa Mortimore, PhD

  • Somatic Attachment Psychotherapy -Advanced Practices 2026– (ongoing) Lisa Mortimore, PhD

  • Chronic Shame in Clinical Practice 2026– Stacy Jensen, MEd

  • Working with Incident Trauma - Lecture 2026– Lisa Mortimore, PhD

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