Like you, my life has not been free of hardship. I have faced small challenges, and huge, painful ones as well. Gratefully I found Transpersonal Counselling and started to heal the real issues. I learned to see the role I was unconsciously playing in keeping my suffering alive. Supported by loving, skilled professionals, I met my true self, and so did others in my life. I have seen many of my relationships with family, friends, and peers transform into deeper, more authentic connections. I have also learned to use healthy boundaries to hold a loving, non-judgmental invitation for those relationships that do not offer a healthy connection at this time. I have become a passionate advocate for this work.

I am a Registered Counselling Therapist with the College of Counselling Therapy of Prince Edward Island (ID 100). I am also a Registered Therapeutic Counselor with the Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada (ID 2502). I graduated from the 3-year counsellor training program with Clearmind International Institute. In the years following I continued to assist at their intensive workshops across the country and support students in their counsellor training journey. I support clients from across Canada and internationally through in-person and online sessions. I also volunteer with a palliative care organization to do bedside hospice support and grief support. Transpersonal counselling has been a powerful force of transformation for me. Even in life’s challenges, my life is happier, braver, more focused, and much more peaceful.

While some of the work we do will be analytical in nature – setting goals, understanding the ‘why’ behind your experience – some of it will be about being in the unknown and in the realm of feelings. Uncertainty triggers fear in many people, and part of this work is learning how to gently grow tolerance for our feelings and letting go of the judgment and shame that often comes with being in our emotions. My approach is about marrying both – the feelings with structure. It is essential to spend time in both in order to experience real change.

My training in Transpersonal Therapy focuses on the relationships we build with self and other, and how we can heal learned patterns and beliefs to connect more fully in our lives. I use Gestalt Therapy, which is an experiential therapy. This means using our life experience, past and present, to become more aware of the feelings and the beliefs driving our behavior. I have trained in Family Systems Theory, which involves looking at the family we are born into, and how it has adapted over time, to better understand the pressure we can feel to act a certain way or see the world a certain way. I also promote and teach specific skills in emotional responsibility and vulnerable communication, which I see as essential to experiencing peace and freedom within our lives.

In a session with me, you may be asked about patterns in your relationships, your childhood family experiences and how you make decisions in your life. You will be invited to step more fully into experiencing your feelings, and it is always your choice to decide how much you are willing to do on any given day. Part of the work I do is psycho-educational. This means providing a framework in which to understand your experience. I believe you have the right to understand the healing process and I will be open with you about the options I present and why I feel they will support you.

I will encourage practical application of the skills we work on in session. This means I will often offer you homework to do between sessions so that you can get the most out of our time together. This journey is not always easy. My personal experience with this work has shown me that at times it can require courage and determination. I will partner with you to make sure that you are working at the pace that is right for you.

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"Humans love to think that sacrificing our happiness now will earn us the right to enjoy happiness later… this strategy does not work. Ever."