Whether we are working together in assessment or treatment, my approach is holistic and guided by my experience as a developmental psychologist for over 15 years. I believe that to achieve the growth and change we want to see, we have to know where we came from and the effect it has had on who we are now. I aim to help you love and accept yourself with a richer appreciation of how you have gotten to where you are. 

 

For those who have experienced abuse, neglect, or other types of trauma in their lives, I bring my years of experience as a trauma psychologist to help you heal from these experiences by creating a new relationship to them. ​I believe that the active ingredients of therapy, the ones that make it most effective, are a fine balance of understanding, empathy, and supportive challenge. I aim to validate and help you validate for yourself the way people in your history have hurt or disappointed you, and to come to terms with the way you may have hurt or disappointed others. Together we will examine and treat these unhealed wounds, get you unstuck from problematic patterns in your life, and work on developing new experiences of connection, pleasure, and self-compassion so that you may grow into the person you wish to become. 

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I use an integrative, client-centered approach drawn from cognitive-behavioural, emotion-focused, and psychodynamic therapies. My treatment approach is individualized, collaborative, and grounded in science about what has been shown to work. We will work together to create an customized treatment that addresses your specific needs, history, goals, and preferences. 

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