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 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
- 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, where I provide unconditional positive regard to allow clients 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
- 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