Registered Psychotherapist
- Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario #7036
- Canadian Certified Counsellor
- Bachelors of Arts Honours degree in Psychology Ryerson University
- Post-graduate certification in mental health and addictions at Durham College
- Masters of Education degree (M.Ed.) in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy. OISE at University of Toronto
I have been working with clients in the mental health field since 2014, and have a wide range of experience with different client issues. I have worked both in private and community based treatment facilities.
I use a trauma informed, client centered and harm reduction approach in my work with clients, collaboratively working together to create goals throughout the therapeutic process. I firmly believe that a strong therapeutic alliance between therapist and client is an important aspect of this work and a contributing agent of change, and therefore, I work hard to create a safe, and non-judgmental environment for those that I work with.
I tend to use the types of therapies below; however I am versed in many different techniques.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Mindfulness Based Therapies
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution Focused Therapy
- Single Session and One-at-a-time therapy
- Brief Therapy
- Dialectical Behaviorual Therapy
Areas I specialize in:
- Anxiety/Stress/Worry
- Depression
- Challenges with substance use
- OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
- Personality Disorders
- Guilt and Shame
- Problematic Anger
- Grief/Bereavement
- Post-traumatic Stress
- Emotional dysregulation issues
- Trauma
- Family and Caregiver Support
- Self-esteem/self-worth
- Body Image
Registered Psychotherapist
- Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario #3547
- Canadian Certified Counselor #7933
- Bachelors of Arts, Honours degree in Psychology. Laurentian University 2009
- Masters in Counselling Psychology, University of Calgary 2013.
I have been practicing as a therapist since 2012. I have worked in school boards and in community mental health agencies as a Psychotherapist and Psychometrist.
My approach to therapy utilizes an attachment, trauma and cognitive explanations to human emotional, physical and behavioural suffering. Each individual client is different; therefore I customize every approach and intervention to the needs of each individual. With clients I provide a non-oppressive environment, which is free of judgement to allow one the space to do the work they have come to do.
My post graduate academic work has mainly focused on Mindfulness, Rational-Emotive Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Trauma informed therapy and Attachment based interventions.
I tend to use the types of therapies below; however I am versed in many different techniques.
- Rational-Emotive Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Mindfulness Based Therapies
- Solution Focused Therapy
- EMDR
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
- Psychodynamic
- Interpersonal
Areas I specialize in:
- Anxiety/Stress/Worry
- Depression
- Problematic Anger, Jealously and Envy
- Disorders of the Personality (Specifically; Borderline, Histrionic, Dependent, Passive Aggressive, and Narcissistic)
- Complex Post-traumatic Stress /Borderline tendencies
- Emotional dysregulation issues
- Difficulties with attention
- Grief/Complicated Grief
- Guilt and Shame
- Low self-esteem/self-worth/body-image
- Disruptive Relational Behaviour
- Post-traumatic Stress
- Insomnia
- Sexual dysfunction
- Loss of Relationship, Separation and Divorce
- Suicidal Ideation/ Behaviour