Areas of Practice

My areas of practice, also referred to as areas of clinical competence, are defined by a combination of professional training and experience, as well as personal lived experience. I am also able to provide animal-assisted therapy with my miniature dachshund, Tilly.

Below is a list of the areas I focus on in my private practice with children, adolescents, adults, and families:

• Low Mood and Depression

• Anxiety

• Stress

• OCD

• Substance Use and Addictive Behaviours

• ADHD and Autism

• Learning Disabilities

• Grief and Loss

• Relational Trauma (Family, Partner, Friendships)

• Life Transitions

• First Responder Health

• Shame

• 2SLGBTQI+ Identity

• Gender Transition

• Disordered Eating

Counselling isn’t just for
times of crisis.

There is a misconception that you must be in crisis, or at the “end of your rope” in order to attend counselling/psychotherapy. This is not true.

While it is true that it may take time for people to be ready to begin therapy, counselling and psychotherapy can provide a space for people of all ages — people who would like to unpack past life experiences and perhaps understand themselves and their relationships better, as well as those who are actively facing complex and painful issues from trauma or loss and need support in developing strategies for coping. It is difficult to heal when we don’t have the tools to help us manage with the subsequent distress.

Depending on the nature of the reason a person comes to therapy, treatment can look like a combination of psychotherapy, skill development (if needed), psycho-education, unlearning maladaptive coping behaviours that perhaps once served you, developing self-awareness/insight, improving relationship functioning, and/or recovering from traumatic stress.