I believe therapy works best when you feel safe, respected, and genuinely understood. My approach is warm, collaborative, and grounded in the belief that you are the expert in your own life. I aim to create a space where you can show up as you are, explore your experiences without judgment, and move at a pace that feels manageable for you.

My practice is client-centred, trauma-informed, and strengths-based, with a strong commitment to anti-racist and anti-oppressive care. I recognize that our experiences are shaped by many parts of who we are, including culture, identity, relationships, community, and the systems we move through. I strive to approach these parts of your story with curiosity and care, while creating space for your values, worldview, and lived experience to guide the work we do together.

I use an integrative approach, bringing together different therapeutic approaches based on your needs, goals, and what feels most supportive for you. My work draws from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Narrative Therapy (NT), Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), attachment-based and relational approaches, and somatic-informed strategies. Depending on what feels most helpful, our work may involve building practical coping skills, exploring patterns and relationships, making space for different emotions or parts of yourself, reconnecting with your strengths, or developing a deeper understanding of what matters most to you.

Above all, I hope therapy feels like a place where you do not have to have everything figured out. We can make sense of things together and find a way forward that feels meaningful, realistic, and aligned with the life you want to build.

My path into counselling began with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Trent University, followed by a graduate certificate in Addictions and Mental Health from Durham College and a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University. Throughout my education, I have always valued opportunities to connect what I was learning with practical experience supporting people through a wide range of challenges. My education and early work experiences allowed me to explore different areas of mental health and helped shape the approach I bring to counselling today. 

Following my undergraduate degree, I began working in a private practice, where I facilitated counselling groups for children and youth focused on social skills and emotion regulation. I also administered psychoeducational and psychological assessments with children, youth, and adults, and provided DBT-informed counselling to support emotional regulation. 

Since 2022, my work expanded into the area of trauma when I began working with the Durham Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC), providing individual counselling to survivors of sexual violence, domestic violence, and human trafficking. Through this role, I have supported people from many different backgrounds, each bringing their own identities, experiences, strengths, and reasons for seeking support. Although much of this work has involved sitting alongside trauma and other painful experiences, it has also allowed me to witness the hope, humour, courage, and resilience that continue to exist within people’s stories. One of the things I value most about counselling is seeing people begin to recognize their own strengths, reconnect with parts of themselves, and create lives that feel more like their own. 

Building on this experience, I completed my graduate practicum as a Master’s Level Training Counsellor with New Roots Therapy. This allowed me to broaden my practice beyond trauma-specific work and support clients navigating concerns such as anxiety, depression, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), relationship difficulties, self-esteem, perfectionism, identity, major life transitions, and burnout.

I have continued to grow my practice through ongoing training in areas that support the clients I work with. I have completed additional training in trauma-informed care, crisis intervention, working with sexually exploited youth, and grief support, as well as an intensive training in Narrative Therapy. I am committed to continuing to expand my knowledge and skill set so I can adapt my therapeutic approach in ways that feel increasingly responsive and personalized to each client. Over the next several years, I am especially interested in pursuing specialized training in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), play therapy, and Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT).

While therapeutic training offers valuable knowledge, skills, and ways of understanding people’s experiences, I believe each client remains the expert in their own life. My role is not to tell someone who they are or what their path should look like, but to bring my knowledge alongside theirs as we make sense of what they are experiencing and explore what may help them move toward the life they want.

Individual Therapy (Ages 10+)
Anxiety, Depression, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Neurodivergent Identity, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Trauma, Sexual and Domestic Violence, Relationship Concerns and Boundary Setting, Self-Esteem and Self-Compassion, Life Transitions, Burnout.

Outside of work, I am a big family person and love spending time with my niece and nephews, who always keep life busy and interesting. I also enjoy staying active, getting outdoors, trying new recipes, and slowing down with a good romance or suspense novel.

Travelling is another important part of my life. I value the opportunity to learn about different cultures, connect with people whose experiences differ from my own, and see the world from new perspectives. Some of my most meaningful travel experiences have challenged me to step outside of my comfort zone and do things I was not always confident I could do. Those moments have taught me a lot about courage, persistence, and trusting myself through uncertainty. They have also reminded me that growth sometimes asks us to keep going through moments of doubt or discomfort. Confidence often develops after we take the step, not before.