I work with adults and youth (16+) navigating anxiety, depression, life transitions, grief and loss, and the lasting effects of trauma. I have a particular interest in how we come to understand ourselves, how our identities take shape, and what it means to belong. My work is grounded in a trauma-informed and anti-oppressive lens. I have experience supporting people who are facing caregiver burden, chronic health challenges, and difficult family dynamics. I also support young people grappling with social anxiety, perfectionism, and self-criticism. 

My aim is to create a space that feels safe and collaborative, where clients can reflect, ask hard questions, and build compassion for themselves.

I have over 10 years of experience in health and social care in both Canada and the UK. Before beginning private practice, I worked in healthcare and community mental health settings, including hospice and palliative care, and with individuals facing housing insecurity, immigration challenges, and complex health needs. I completed my Master of Social Work at the University of Toronto in 2024, with a clinical practicum at Catholic Family Services, where I provided both short-term and ongoing counselling.

Alongside this direct practice experience, I’ve pursued postgraduate training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and the neuroscience of mental health. More recently, I have focused on learning more about the impacts of trauma, and the ways in which past adverse experiences continue to shape the way we encounter our environments and relationships. At Catholic Family Services I facilitated therapeutic groups based on DBT for women with histories of trauma, and co-led support groups for children experiencing parental separation. 

Across all my work, I prioritize client autonomy, authentic connection, and cultural humility.

My approach is grounded in collaboration - you bring deep knowledge of your own life, and my role is to help create a space where insight, reflection, and growth can unfold. In our first session, we’ll focus on getting to know each other, and you’ll have space to share what brings you to therapy. Together, we’ll explore what feels most important to work on and what kinds of approaches might be most useful. 

I draw from a number of therapeutic models including CBT, mindfulness practices, emotion-focused therapy, and Internal Family Systems (IFS). I aim to be flexible and responsive, and I encourage ongoing feedback to help shape our work together.

Therapy with me may involve thoughtful conversations, curious exploration, and space for discomfort. My hope is to offer you a non-judgmental space in which the messy, the awkward, and the things we don’t know how to say, are all welcome.

So often, the more we’re struggling, the more we focus on all the ways we should be coping better, should be more this way or less that way—and these beliefs can keep us stuck instead of helping us move forward. 

I believe real change begins when we’re offered empathy and curiosity instead of judgment. When we feel seen, when our stories are heard, and when we are reminded of our strengths—even (and especially) in our hardest moments—we can begin to reconnect with ourselves. From this place, healing can happen. It’s not about fixing what's broken, it's about softening around what hurts, and remembering what is still whole.

“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” - Carl Rogers