Working with me will start with relationship. I believe in the power of relationship as a safe and supportive container that can hold us as we explore the parts of ourselves that have long been pushed into the shadows.  Just as the therapeutic relationship is central to a client’s healing and growth, so is a unique approach that fits the needs of the individual client.  No person is the same, and likewise no therapy model will be the perfect match for every client.  Our work together will be about you.  

I take an integrative approach, drawing from a variety of evidence based techniques and theories according to what you bring to the therapy space.  Sprinkled into that mix will certainly be humour, as our capacity to laugh can actually help bring our nervous system back into regulation.  There may also be moments of appropriate self-disclosure, because it’s important to me to show up as a person with lived experience, not just a professional with theories.

As a relational therapist, I hold an awareness of the interactions between people and the world, others, and themselves. I look at people’s experiences and responses within the context of the many systems with which they interact, and experiences of injustice, oppression, and also privilege are acknowledged as factors that shape the way we see ourselves. I believe it’s impossible to really see and hear someone, without being aware of all of the intersecting factors in their lived experience.