Counselling, Psychotherapy & Social Work

Therapy works best when it feels collaborative, safe, and genuinely tailored to the person sitting across from you. My approach is built around that belief.

I work with each client as an individual. There are no rigid formulas here. Together we explore what is driving the patterns that are keeping you stuck, build practical skills you can actually use, and develop a way of caring for yourself that fits your real life, not an idealized version of it.

My goal is not to create dependency on therapy, but to help you become more fluent in your own emotional and physical experience. The skills, awareness, and self-trust you build in our sessions are yours to keep. The aim is to feel less like you need to manage everything, and more like you have the capacity to meet it.

Change does not have to mean overhauling your life. It means building steadier ground beneath the one you already have

Therapy is not one size fits all. The approaches I draw from are evidence-based, trauma-informed, and chosen because they work together to address both what you are thinking and what you are carrying in your body. My goal is to give you tools that make a real difference, inside and outside of our sessions.

Somatic and Nervous System Approaches

Stress, anxiety, and trauma are not just thoughts. They live in the body. Drawing from somatic psychology, polyvagal theory, trauma-informed yoga therapy, and HeartMath® techniques, this work helps regulate your nervous system from the inside out using polyvagal-informed breathing, gentle movement, and no-touch somatic tools. For clients who feel stuck despite understanding their patterns, this is often where real shifts begin.

Self-Compassion and Emotional Resilience

The critical inner voice that says you should be doing better is often the biggest barrier to change. This work helps you build a kinder, more honest relationship with yourself so you can meet difficult moments with steadiness and self-trust rather than self-criticism.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

One of the most researched therapeutic approaches available. CBT helps you identify the connection between your thoughts, feelings, and behaviour and build practical skills to interrupt what is not working. I have facilitated CBT-based anxiety groups throughout my career, with clients experiencing meaningful and lasting results.

Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)

Rather than avoiding or overriding difficult emotions, EFT helps you slow down and understand them. Clients develop greater emotional awareness and find relief from patterns rooted in trauma, low mood, and relationship challenges.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

Practical, skills-based tools for managing overwhelming emotions, reducing reactivity, and building stability in daily life. DBT is particularly helpful for clients navigating intense stress, emotional dysregulation, or addictions.

Addictions Counselling

Behind most unhealthy patterns, whether substances, food, or behaviour, there is usually unmet emotional need, chronic stress, or unprocessed experience. As a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) with a Professional Addictions Studies Diploma, I help clients understand what is driving their patterns, not just manage the behaviour. This includes support for substance use, emotional eating, and food addiction, without judgment.

Stress, Anxiety and Burnout: You are capable and you keep going, but somewhere along the way it has started to cost more than it used to. Whether you are managing persistent anxiety, chronic stress, or the kind of exhaustion that does not go away with rest, therapy offers space to understand what your system is responding to and build the capacity to meet life with greater steadiness.

Emotional Eating and Food Concerns: If your relationship with food feels complicated, driven by stress, emotion, or years of trying to eat differently without lasting results, this is not a willpower problem. Together we explore the emotional and physiological patterns shaping how you eat, and build a more regulated, compassionate relationship with food and your body.

Trauma Recovery: Trauma does not always look dramatic. Sometimes it shows up as hypervigilance, difficulty trusting yourself, or a persistent sense that something is wrong even when life looks fine on the outside. Using gentle, body-based and evidence-based approaches, we work at a pace that feels safe, building the internal resources needed for lasting healing.

Low Mood and Depression: When low mood settles in, it can quietly narrow your world and make it hard to imagine feeling differently. Therapy offers both practical tools to interrupt unhelpful thinking patterns and deeper work to understand what is underneath, restoring a sense of hope and possibility.

Midlife Transitions: Midlife often brings a collision of demands, shifting roles, changing relationships, aging parents, and a growing awareness that something needs to change. For many people, hormonal shifts during this season add another layer, affecting mood, sleep, energy, and how you relate to your body. Therapy and nutrition support together offer a grounded, whole-person approach to navigating this time with greater clarity and self-compassion.

Addictions and Unhealthy Coping: Most unhealthy patterns, whether substances, food, or behaviour, develop for a reason. They are often the most available response to stress, pain, or unmet need. Without judgment, we work to understand what is driving the pattern and build steadier, more sustainable ways of coping.

You do not have to have everything figured out before reaching out. Most people who contact me are simply tired of feeling the way they have been feeling, and ready to try something different.

Whether you are navigating stress, anxiety, burnout, a complicated relationship with food, or the shifting demands of midlife, our work together is tailored to you. There are no rigid formulas, no quick fixes, and no judgment. Just a warm, grounded space where real change becomes possible at a pace that respects your life.

Sessions are available in person in Guelph, virtually anywhere in Ontario, and as walk and talk therapy for those who find connection and movement in nature helpful.

If you are wondering whether this could be the right fit, a free 15-minute consultation offers a no-pressure opportunity to connect, ask questions, and get a sense of whether working together feels right for you.