Individual Therapy

Areas of practice

I support people who are living with anxiety in its many forms, including social and performance anxiety, panic attacks, persistent worry and stress, and fear that gets in the way of daily life or pursuing meaningful goals. I also work with individuals living with the effects of trauma or PTSD, and those experiencing painful relationship patterns or navigating major life transitions. Many of the people I support are thoughtful, caring, and sensitive, often used to putting others’ needs ahead of their own. They come to therapy feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or unsure of how to move forward, but open to learning, healing, and exploring their internal worlds.

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Perspectives

Humanistic Therapy grounds our work in empathy, authenticity, and unconditional positive regard. It honours your inherent capacity for growth, healing, and meaning-making.

Relational-Cultural Theory invites us to explore how connection, disconnection, and cultural context shape your emotional landscape. It emphasizes that healing happens in relationship, through empathy, authenticity, purpose, and compassion.

Somatic-Based Practices, including insights from Polyvagal Theory and Focusing, help us attend to the wisdom of the body. We explore how your nervous system has adapted to life experiences, and how embodied awareness can open new pathways for regulation, healing, and connection.

Harm Reduction informs a respectful, person-centered approach to substance use and risk, honouring your autonomy and your wisdom in navigating change.

Tools

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) provide structured tools to understand and shift unhelpful thought patterns, particularly those rooted in trauma, anxiety, or depression. These approaches support clarity and practical change.

Motivational Interviewing supports your autonomy and readiness for change by helping you explore your values, ambivalence, and inner motivation in a collaborative, nonjudgmental way.

Mindfulness-Based and Experiential Practices deepen your capacity to stay present to your inner experience with curiosity and compassion. These practices allow new insights to emerge in real time.

Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy and Integration invite us to work with non-ordinary states of consciousness as powerful windows into healing and meaning. Whether you are preparing for or integrating a psychedelic experience, we explore how these journeys can support deeper self-understanding and transformation.

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My approach

In my work, I draw from a range of therapeutic modalities that serve as foundational pillars, lenses through which we explore the inner workings of the self. Each approach offers a distinct yet complementary way of understanding your experiences, your relationships, and your capacity for change. Together, they support a deep and nuanced process of healing and self-discovery.

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These modalities are not rigid techniques, but dynamic tools, ways of seeing and relating that meet the complexity of your experience with nuance and care. They allow us to explore not only what's difficult, but also what’s possible.