My clients often describe feeling disconnected, dropping hobbies, having a hard time imagining the future, and isolating from others. They focus on what is going wrong in life, struggle to see the point in anything, and notice being pretty tough on themselves. If this resonates it might be time to start something new -let's commence!

Background

I have worked frontline roles in shelters, drop-in centres, supervised injection sites and crisis texting lines. These days I am supporting a community health centre as Clinical Lead and operate my own private practice. Before entering social work, I had previous careers in the restaurant industry and human resources. My community and volunteer work has been focused on activism and peer education around sexual health, gender, and sexuality.

Your therapeutic experience with me

You can take comfort in knowing that my approach will always leave us with more than enough to explore. My clients tell me I am approachable, non-judgmental, and fun. My goal is to offer you a safe and supportive place where we can begin to understand your life experiences and how you have learned to cope. I like to infuse humour, challenging questions, and encouragement where appropriate. Depending on the approach we choose, homework may be part of our work together in order to keep you engaged between sessions. My hope is to help you get closer the version of the person you want to be.

Areas of expertise

These represent my core areas of expertise, backed by specialized training and extensive clinical experience.

Trauma

Depression

Anxiety & Worry

EMDR

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

2SLGBTQIA

I also provide skilled support in these additional areas and welcome clients seeking help with these concerns.

Mens Issues

Guilt & Shame

Childhood Trauma

Perfectionism

Therapeutic approaches

These are my primary therapeutic approaches, backed by specialized training and extensive clinical experience.

EMDR

EMDR helps reduce the emotional charge and distress of traumatic memories. It allows people to no longer feel like their emotions, thoughts or behaviours are controlled by distressing memories.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

CBT is considered the "gold standard" for evidence based care. It helps people challenge their thoughts and encourages try new behaviours through experiments and exposures.

I also incorporate these evidence-based approaches when clinically appropriate:

Cognitive Processing Therapy

Emotionally Focused Therapy

Client communities & cultural expertise

These are the client communities and cultural backgrounds I have specialized experience supporting.

Client populations I serve

2SLGBTQIA Community

Men

Neurodiverse Clients

Professional credentials

Registered Social Worker
- No.831982

Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers

Educational background

Master of Social Work

Carleton University, Canada

Bachelor of Social Work

Carleton University, Canada

Specialized training

EMDR Level 1

EMDR Consulting

EFIT Levels 1 and 2

Sue Johnson and Leanne Campbell

Cognitive Processing Therapy

Candice Monson

CBT for Anxiety and Related Disorders

University of Toronto

CBT for Depression