I provide individual counselling and group therapy. I am passionate about working with all individuals from teens to adults. I believe strongly in openness, compassion and safe environments for clients. Over the past 15 years, I have worked with neurodivergent individuals with exceptionalities, particularly autism (ASD), ADHD, learning disabilities, OCD, and others. As I explored this area of expertise, I have also built an understanding of chronic pain or medical concerns that impact daily lifestyles.
I have experienced working with individual's daily life struggles, such as anxiety, depression, self-esteem, relationships, organization, and other Mental Health concerns that are addressed. I believe it is important to take in consideration of what makes each client truly unique and the expert of themselves.
I have a passion in assisting individuals with complex lives as an adult, post-secondary student, or teen. Complexities between our professional and personal lives impacts so many factors of a client's lifestyle. So I continually build my knowledge on ways to assist clients to create a smoother, more balanced lifestyle in their lives.
My experience with teens and parents involves experience with learning centres and high schools assisting their teams with strategies to support their students and clients. In doing so, I have worked with parents to build consistency in strategies and skills during daily life for their teens, as well as for themselves.
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I have had the privilege to accumulate over two decades of experience supporting children, youth, and adults in various helping roles. As a passionate and dedicated professional, my journey in working with at-risk youth to supporting individuals with neurodevelopmental exceptionalities has been incredibly rewarding.
During the past 20 years I have adopted a strong case-management and client-centered approach that integrates clinically proven interventions that foster both social interaction and personal growth. Having developed group counselling programs for provincially funded community-based programs to my consultation work with educational and clinical settings, I am now excited to amalgamate my years of experience and knowledge with evidence-based therapeutic interventions.
Utilizing a strength-based and solution-focused approach that includes cognitive behavioural and narrative therapy techniques, my client-centred perspective recognizes the needs and challenges of each individual while building upon their unique strengths. This collaborative effort and strong therapeutic alliance between myself and my clients have proven to be particularly transformative in my current work with adolescents and young people with ADHD and high functioning autism.
It is my deep belief that everyone deserves access to compassionate and professional mental health care. Now as a registered psychotherapist (qualifying), I am honoured to be given this opportunity to better serve our clients personal growth and resilience with a therapeutic team that shares that same commitment.
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Echo joins many sessions. He mostly naps during sessions, but occasionally he'll join in by patting my screen, making some noises and letting clients know he cares too. He brings smiles and joy, especially when we are struggling emotionally.
Echo is a snuggly kitten that is always close to his family. He is sweet with his loud purrs and curling as close to our chins as possible. It is Echo's way of showing you he cares. Often, we consider him as a kitten that acts like a puppy with a big personality., especially because he comes rushing to the door if we've been out for a bit. Echo does the same during sessions, if he isn't asleep, or spending time with my kids.