I believe most people don't need to be fixed. They need to be understood. When you can finally see the patterns and beliefs that have quietly been running your life, the stuck places you've been circling start to open up.
That belief comes from experience, both professional and personal. I hold space that's warm, direct, and completely free of judgment, grounded in a mind-body-spirit approach to healing. My clients leave with things to reflect on and things to work on, so the change keeps building between sessions.
Accepting Clients
Yes
languages
English
Availability
Mornings, Afternoons, Evenings, Saturdays, Flexible, Weekends
Populations
Young Adults (18-30), Adults (30-65), Seniors (65+), Parents, Immigrants/Cross-Cultures, LGBTQIA+, First Responders
rates
Individual Counselling:
$185.00 - 50 minutes
$250.00 - 80 minutes
Couples Counselling Session:
$225.00 - 50 minutes
$295.00 - 80 minutes
Psychedelic Integration:
$300.00 - 80 minutes
style of therapy
Emotion & Depth Focused, Honest & Direct, Practical & Solution Focused, Calm & Gentle, Warm but Firm, Structured & Goal Oriented
Who I Work Best With
My clients are often people navigating mental health and addiction, or couples exhausted from having the same fight on repeat and ready for something different. Many come to me wanting communication tools that actually hold up under pressure, ways of moving through conflict that lead to resolution instead of circling back to the same stuck patterns.
Children and youth are where some of my strongest work happens too. I have a particular affinity for kids between the ages of 4 and 10, and I bring the same presence into that work as I do everywhere else.
Area of focus
What it’s like to Work with Me
Most people come to me looking for solutions, not more to sit with. Sessions with me move at that pace, less about talking around the problem and more about working through it, gently, but with momentum.
You can expect warmth without hand-holding. I'm gentle and non-judgmental, but I'll also tell you the truth, even when it's not what you want to hear. Clients often describe me as compassionate and direct in the same breath, and that combination is intentional. It's how change happens.
modalities
The human behind the therapist
I am someone who has come to understand humanness not simply through years of professional experience, but through my own journey of struggle, recovery, and growth. Having overseen addiction myself, I have learned that beneath the labels we place on people are often stories of pain, resilience, and an enduring capacity for change. I try to bring that same humility, curiosity, compassion, and authenticity into my work and my relationships.
Being a dad has deepened my understanding of love, responsibility, vulnerability, and relationships. Parenthood has taught me that none of us have life completely figured out. I am happiest when I am moving, exploring new places. Skiing, mountain biking, swimming, running and surfing is how I recharge. I have a deep love and connection to the Tragically Hip, whose music has been the soundtrack to many chapters of my life.
I believe in the possibility of change because I have experienced it myself, and I believe that being human means continually finding our way through the messy, beautiful, painful, and imperfect journey of becoming who we are.
My Experience & Training
My training started with a Masters in Child and Youth Care, specializing in counselling psychology, from the University of Victoria, and it's grown into over two decades of experience supporting people through mental health and addiction. Along the way I became a Level 2 Gottman Method couples therapist and trained in CBT, DBT, and trauma-informed therapy, the tools I lean on most in session.
More recently, I completed my certification as a psychedelic-assisted therapist through the Integrative Psychiatry Institute in Boulder, Colorado, work that continues to deepen how I understand healing and change.
