My Therapeutic Approach

As a human, I'm curious and playful.  As a therapist, I'm fascinated by your unique story.  I believe good therapy looks and feels like a conversation, or play.  Subtly, but deliberately, I sew therapeutic techniques into conversations.  I wholeheartedly believe safe relationships are the active ingredient for healing so creating a safe space where you feel authentically heard and seen will always be my primary goal.  Coming to therapy can be a huge and often daunting first step; I work hard to honour that.

I would consider myself an eclectic therapist, which means I draw from lots of different psychological theories including attachment theory, neurobiology, internal family systems, emotion regulation techniques, mindfulness  and automatic thoughts.  This means our conversations will focus on the brain and how it developed with safety in mind.  We'll explore your environment when you were growing up and today; what safety feels like for you; your pattern of behaviours in your relationships; different strategies you've adapted (consciously or subconsciously) to keep yourself (physically and emotionally) safe, what helps you calm your body when you need to; how to remain in the present as much as you can and how your experiences have shaped what you believe about yourself, others and the world.

Robust evidence shows the quality of the relationship you build with your therapist is the main contributor to positive therapy outcomes.  If you think you and I might be a good fit, I'd love to hear from you for a free 15 minute phone consultation.


Passion areas:

- Complex trauma
- Identity exploration
- Attachment and relationship challenges
- Behaviours that challenge including aggression
- Self harm and risk taking behaviours
- Survivors of sexual abuse and sexual assault
- Processing significant changes
- Adolescents
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