Services Offered

Parenting has a way of bringing our own childhood experiences to the surface. The ways we were comforted, disciplined, understood—or not—can quietly shape how we respond to our children, especially during moments of stress, conflict, or emotional overwhelm. Often, it's not our child's behaviour that's the hardest part, but the old beliefs, survival responses, or unmet needs that become activated within us.

In our work together, we'll gently explore these patterns with curiosity rather than judgment. By understanding how your past influences your present, you can begin responding with greater intention instead of reacting from survival. I also recognize that every child is different. Rather than offering one-size-fits-all parenting strategies, we'll develop approaches that are tailored to your child's unique temperament, developmental needs, and your family's values—while also being practical, realistic, and sustainable for you as a parent.

I offer both family therapy and parent consultation because meaningful change happens not only in the therapy room, but in everyday interactions at home. My approach is attachment-based, trauma-informed, shame-informed, and informed by parts work. Together, we'll look beneath behaviour—both your child's and your own—to better understand the needs driving it, strengthen connection, repair relationship ruptures, and create a family dynamic where everyone feels safer, more understood, and more connected.

Parent Consultation & Coaching

I support children and teens navigating anxiety, depression, neurodivergence (ADHD and Autism), identity development (including LGBTQ+ experiences), school and friendship challenges, big emotions, life transitions, or just having a tough time without always knowing why.

One of my core beliefs is that behaviour is communication. Even the behaviours that feel the most confusing, concerning, or “challenging” are often serving a purpose—they’re a young person’s best attempt to cope, communicate a need, or protect themselves. Rather than asking, “What’s wrong with this child?” I wonder, “What’s going on for them?” When we understand the context behind a young person’s behaviour, we can better understand what they need and how to support them.

I draw from an attachment-based, trauma-informed, and shame-informed lens, and integrate parts work alongside other evidence-based approaches.Together, we make sense of their inner world, build tools that work with their nervous system—not against it—and support them in developing greater self-understanding, emotional safety, and self-trust, without trying to change who they are.

Children, Youth, & Teens

For many adults, the hardest part is not knowing what to do, but feeling too ashamed to ask for help. Shame can show up as the belief that you should be “over it,” that you are “too much,” “not enough,” or somehow flawed because of the ways you cope.

Many of the patterns people struggle with—such as anxiety, perfectionism, people-pleasing, emotional numbness, irritability, self-criticism, difficulty trusting others, or feeling stuck in repeated cycles—don’t come out of nowhere. They often develop over time through life experiences, relationships, and the ways we’ve learned to adapt in order to cope.

In both individual and couples therapy, I help make sense of these patterns in context. Rather than seeing them as flaws, we explore how they may have once been protective or helpful strategies that no longer feel like they’re working.

I draw from a range of evidence-based approaches, including relational and experiential work, to help make sense of the different parts of you that show up in different moments—such as the achiever, protector, caretaker, or avoidant part. The aim is not to get rid of these parts, but to understand them, reduce shame, and build more choice, flexibility, and self-compassion.

In couples therapy, I also focus on the relationship as a system. When partners feel stuck in conflict cycles or disconnected, it is rarely about one person being “the problem.” More often, it reflects different needs, communication patterns, and protective responses that get activated between them. Together, we create more safety so communication, repair, and connection can grow.

Adults (Individuals) & Couples

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Your Questions, Answered

  • Counselling can help with anxiety, trauma, grief and loss, burnout, emotional overwhelm, relationship stress, low self-esteem, identity exploration, chronic stress, and the impacts of abuse, neglect, or emotionally unsafe relationships. It can also be helpful if you feel stuck in painful patterns, disconnected from yourself or others, or unsure why certain struggles keep repeating.

    Therapy can support you in understanding your emotions more clearly, building regulation and coping skills, improving communication and boundaries, processing difficult experiences, and creating more compassionate and sustainable ways of relating to yourself and others.

  • Currently, I only offer teletherapy services (i.e., virtual services).

  • My work is guided by empirical evidence, which means the approaches I use are informed by research, clinical training, and therapeutic methods that have been studied and shown to be helpful. In simple terms, this means therapy is not based only on opinion or guesswork. I draw from approaches with a strong foundation in both research and real-world practice, while also tailoring the work to your unique needs, goals, and experiences.

  • Both counselors and psychologists can provide therapy, but their training and scope are different. Counsellors typically have a master’s degree and provide counselling and psychotherapy. Psychologists often have doctoral-level training and can provide formal assessment and diagnosis within their scope.

  • Yes, based on individual needs. Please discuss this with your counsellor prior to your first appointment.

  • I do not offer direct billing for regular insurance plans, but a receipt will be provided for you to submit for reimbursement. As coverage varies by plan, I recommend checking with your insurance provider in advance to confirm whether they cover services provided by a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) and/or Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC).

  • Yes, I am registered with the Autism Funding Unit (AFU) and can bill directly through eligible autism funding programs.