Areas of Focus:

Child & Youth Play/Expressive Therapies
Teen Expressive & Talk-Therapy
Behavioural Challenges
ADHD
Self-Harm and/or Suicidal Ideation
’Aggressive’ Behaviours
Early Life Trauma
PTSD / Trauma

I believe that at our core, we are all striving for balance. My mission is to support and empower children and teens to effectively achieve personal growth, to acknowledge and bear witness to the experiences of their life. My treatment is grounded in interpersonal neurobiology, attachment and brain stage development that helps uncover the root of dysregulated, baffling behaviours.

I help child and teen clients learn to cope with life’s difficulties in a way that fosters confidence and builds trust in their own capabilities. I support caregivers with the necessary tools for effective communication, co-regulation and education to better connect with your child.

Specialized and trained by internationally renowned Marie-José Dhaese, Lisa Dion, and David Grand, I use a variety of modalities and techniques to suit the presenting concerns and goals for change. Play-, Expressive-, or Synergetic Therapies, Emotions-Focused therapy, Gestalt, CBT and DBT-informed therapy can allow your child to move through life’s challenges by promoting self-awareness and distress tolerance. I work from a trauma-informed lens, and creating connection and safety underlies the foundation of my practice. 

For teens and adults coping with trauma (early life traumas, (C)PTSD, abuse, etc.) - or those who are not comfortable ‘speaking to a therapist’ about internal struggles - I offer Brainspotting, which is a brain-based treatment, rather than a psychological one. This approach works with stuck or unprocessed traumatic events stored in the lower brain and the body by directly accessing the central nervous system through mindful focus on areas in the visual field. Brainspotting can have immense psychological, emotional, and physical effects. This unique treatment offers the client the opportunity for rapid trauma healing without reliving or speaking about the trauma.