What to expectI endeavour to create a safe and collaborative space that is non-judgemental, inclusive, and trauma informed. Together we will work to understand your lived experience. We will explore how current and past challenges impact your life, the ways that you have adapted to these challenges and how you can move closer to the life you want to live in the present moment. I believe that each individual is the expert in their own experience and that the therapeutic relationship provides a safe foundation for self exploration and a deeper understanding of oneself.
In the therapeutic process I utilize a multimodal approach to treatment drawing on both my knowledge and training and your lived experience. I am intensively trained in the following modalities: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), DBT-CPTSD for the treatment of complex trauma, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Attachment Based Psychotherapy, Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT) and mindfulness based practices. Therapy may consist of a few sessions to work towards a specific goal, crisis stabilization or a reduction in specific symptoms. It may also be a longer term therapeutic relationship aimed at addressing long standing patterns and gaining a deeper understanding of yourself. Over the course of the first few sessions we will identify what is the best fit for your needs. |
Who I amI hold a Masters of Education (M.Ed.) in Counselling Psychology from the University of Alberta. I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) in the province of BC and have 18 years of experience in counselling and psychotherapy. My pronouns are She/Her.
I provide counselling and psychotherapy to adults and youth 16+, in-person in Victoria, British Columbia and online in the province of British Columbia. I am passionate about providing safe and effective therapy, rooted in the desire to understand and create opportunities for individuals to grow in relationship to themselves and others. Over the course of my career, I have had the privilege of walking alongside individuals as they discover their own resilience. I have had the opportunity to work in a variety of mental health settings such as urgent assessment and treatment clinics, interdisciplinary community crisis response teams, women's transition houses, intensive psychotherapy programs, group psychotherapy programs and private practice. I have extensive experience working with individuals diagnosed with PTSD/CPTSD, depression, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, adjustment disorders, mood disorders and psychosis. I have a special interest in working in the areas of trauma, emotion dysregulation and emotional overcontrol, women's experience over the lifespan, supporting parents with CPTSD as they navigate the challenges of the parenting role and neurodiverse clients. 
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I gratefully acknowledge that I live and work on the traditional and ancestral territories of the Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples.