I specialize in solution-focused therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy believing that if you desire to move forward in your life with a sense of calm and peace, seeking curiosity inward will help you achieve the things you need and support yourself in the process.

My personality is about compassion and safety as a priority. I aim to ensure you are comfortable with your first steps to engage in counselling and I use a plethora of metaphors to help you see past what blinders may be blocking your access to understanding self and creating specific tools in your own life that will move you forward in your journey.

My approach to treating anxiety is acknowledging an anxious thought, gently perusing it to find out how it came to be, allowing it to sit with you in your discomfort, and understanding that when you are able and willing to investigate the issue, you have the ability find safety and security within it.

Grief is being willing to experience the pain, sit with it, feel it, and gently put it away when it is too tough to grapple with. The support of an experienced Counsellor will be able to empathize with your experience in grief, and simply be with you in your pain.

Some recurring themes I have discovered when treating clients are around the lack of healthy coping skills and boundaries. Stress is a definitive factor, especially within our Covid-19 pandemic world where there is so much that has changed in such a short time, we are all a little stressed with our situations.

Speaking with a trusted and friendly counsellor can give you a different perspective and tools to guide you through these tough times.

These themes have given insight in guiding my approach to meeting you where you are at and supporting you within that frame. Searching for the tools you have already used in your life that have worked in the past and tweaking them to suit your situations today. This is mindfulness and when you can define what mindfulness means to you, you will be better able to use your strengths to support yourself as you navigate your journey.

I have created an acronym that fits my counselling practice poignantly: C.A.L.M. stands for being curious, bringing awareness to the surface, and living mindfully as you navigate your life’s journey.