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I am a Registered Psychotherapist supporting adults (21+) across Ontario, Canada.

Many people come to therapy when the strategies that once helped them cope are no longer enough. They may be navigating trauma, grief, burnout, significant life transitions, relationship challenges, or the cumulative impact of carrying substantial personal and professional responsibilities. Many are leaders, entrepreneurs, caregivers, helpers, changemakers, and passionate people who are seeking a more sustainable way forward.

My clinical work is informed by more than three decades of experience leading complex systems, teams, and community-based organizations.

I also support neurodiverse adults, including those who are Autistic or living with ADHD, as well as individuals navigating disability, chronic illness, women’s health concerns, menopause, midlife transitions, and other experiences that can shape wellbeing, identity, relationships, and daily life. Whether formally diagnosed, self-identified, late-diagnosed, or still making sense of their experiences, clients are welcomed with curiosity, respect, and an understanding that wellbeing is shaped by both personal experiences and the environments in which we live and work.

In 2008, I founded Recreational Respite, a national organization supporting neurodiverse individuals, people with disabilities, and those experiencing mental health challenges. Leading its growth and development continues to shape how I understand access, inclusion, systems, and the conditions that support meaningful participation in everyday life.

My approach is collaborative, strengths-based, neurodiversity-affirming, and grounded in your goals, values, and lived experience. Together, we work to understand what feels heavy, stuck, or out of alignment and cultivate greater clarity, resilience, balance, and steadiness.

I draw on evidence-based, trauma-informed, and trauma-focused approaches, including EMDR (including PEP, R-TEP, and G-TEP), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), Solution-Focused and Strengths-Based Therapy, Narrative Therapy, mindfulness-based approaches, and expressive arts practices alongside immersive training in women’s health and midlife transitions, informed by both clinical and lived experience.

I hold a BA (Hons.) in Disability Studies from Toronto Metropolitan University and an MA in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University. I am a Registered Psychotherapist in independent practice and good standing with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and a member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA).

I support adults who may be experiencing stress, anxiety, and burnout related to work, caregiving, life transitions, health-related challenges, or ongoing emotional and cognitive overload. Many clients come to therapy feeling depleted, stuck in cycles of over-responsibility, or disconnected from their capacity and needs. Together, we can explore patterns of pressure, overwhelm, and self-expectation, and begin to identify what is contributing to exhaustion or anxiety in daily life. Therapy focuses on creating more steadiness, clarity, and regulation, while supporting practical and emotional shifts that feel sustainable.

I work with adults navigating a wide range of mental health concerns, including anxiety, depression, emotional dysregulation, and ongoing feelings of overwhelm or disconnection, which may be shaped or intensified by life transitions, chronic stress, or health-related challenges. Some clients arrive with a clear diagnosis, while others are trying to understand what they are experiencing without formal labels. Our work is collaborative and paced to your needs, with attention to both internal experience and external stressors. Therapy provides space to make sense of what you are feeling and to build greater stability, insight, and support.

I support individuals who have experienced trauma, including relational trauma, developmental experiences, workplace or systemic trauma, health-related trauma or medical stress, and events that have shaped how they relate to themselves and others. Trauma can show up as anxiety, shutdown, emotional intensity, or difficulty feeling safe, connected, or grounded in daily life. Therapy is paced carefully and collaboratively, with a focus on safety, consent, and nervous system awareness. Together, we work toward processing difficult experiences in a way that supports integration rather than overwhelm.

I work with grief in all its forms, including bereavement, ambiguous loss, identity-related grief, and the grief that can accompany life transitions or unmet expectations. Grief often coexists with anxiety, exhaustion, and disconnection, especially when life continues while internal experiences feel paused or altered. This can also include grief related to changes in health, chronic illness, menopause, or midlife transitions. In therapy, there is space to honour what has been lost while also making room for what is continuing to change. We move at your pace, supporting both expression and integration over time.

I support helpers, leaders, entrepreneurs, and other individuals in high-responsibility roles who are navigating sustained pressure, decision-making load, and emotional responsibility for others. Many clients in this area are managing burnout, identity shifts, or a growing sense that their current way of working is no longer sustainable, often alongside health-related stressors such as chronic illness, menopause, or other midlife transitions. Our work focuses on understanding the relationship between responsibility, capacity, values, and wellbeing, and on creating more aligned and workable ways of living and leading. Therapy offers space to step out of constant output and reconnect with steadiness, clarity, and internal grounding.