My personal experiences of healing through psychotherapy, somatic & body work, as well as my past professional experiences as a RN providing trauma care and sexual & reproductive health teaching, counselling & healthcare have brought me to this work. Its with continued gratitude that I am able to contribute to & witness the growth of others in deeply meaningful & transformational ways.
I am a Registered Psychotherapist (RP) & a Registered Nurse (RN). I completed my Psychotherapy training with the Toronto Institute for Relational Psychotherapy, as well as completing certificates in level I (Affect Dysregulation, Survival Defences & Traumatic Memory) and level II (Emotional Processing & Attachment Repair) from the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute. I am committed to ongoing trainings and workshops to advanced my psychotherapy practices, including completing the Sex Therapy Intensive Program at Guelph University, multiple somatic & trauma trainings with Jane Clapp and Cultural Somatics with the Cultural Somatics Institute & many others.
My educational background is an Honours BScN & a Masters degree in Nursing. I also have training in various forms of yoga, movement, yoga Nidra, meditation, mindfulness & various art practices that I use to inform my Psychotherapy practice. When I am not working, I’m spending my time in nature, connecting with friends and family, being active, exercising, engaging in different movement practices, raising a tiny human, reading, making art, taking care of my plants & gardens, and trying to make friends with all the local animals (tbh, most who don’t seem to want to be my friends!) but especially cats.