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Hello, I am a Registered Psychotherapist I have 10 years of experience to offer. My specialities include anxiety, depression, life stress, grief/loss (see my website for more specialities). I have a Masters Degree in Counselling Psychology and I particularly enjoy working from a strengths based approach. I also incorporate key aspects from CBT and Solution Focused therapy.

Welcome! Psychotherapy is a general term that is used meaning to talk to someone about your life, situation, feelings, thoughts and behaviours either as an individual (child, youth or adult), couple, or family. My approach to psychotherapy is a client centered approach, meaning I put you first. You are the expert of your life and I come along side you to support you, listen to you, and offer help for what you need and you feel fits best with your life. I utilize a variety of modalities or therapies to help you to reach your goals and live the life you want to lead. Some of those therapies include, CBT, DBT, ACT, trauma informed, Psychoanalytic, play therapy etc.

I use psychotherapy for both long term and short term benefit. During the first session we will set short term achievable goals and over the course of therapy I will encourage you to widen your scope and envision bigger dreams. We will look at past trauma/issues that have created psychological blocks and work on resolving them in order to create healthy change and transformation.

Psychotherapy at Pro Q Therapy is a collaborative and deeply supportive process that helps you understand yourself and your emotions on a profound level. Our therapists bring extensive experience from hospital settings, forensic mental health departments, and trauma work with war survivors, offering a level of insight and care grounded in real-world expertise. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, or emotional burnout, we combine evidence-based methods—such as CBT, DBT, EMDR, and IFS-informed therapy—with compassion and practical strategies for lasting change. Clients gain not only relief but also clarity, resilience, and a renewed sense of direction in life.

My starting point in any work I do with clients is to build a strong connection between us. This done through listening, respect, creating safety, and really being present with the client when we are together. I believe this is vital to any therapy I do. I provide an atmosphere that the client can feel heard and seen for who they are. Every session may look different because it is based on the clients needs, situation, and goals for therapy.

My approach to psychotherapy extends beyond traditional talk therapy. While dialogue is part of our work, much of the process involves tuning into what your body and nervous system are communicating beneath the words. Using evidence-based, experiential methods informed by neuroscience, polyvagal theory, and somatics, we explore how emotion, memory, and physiology interact. This process helps create safety and awareness in the body, fosters emotional regulation, and supports lasting change in how you think, feel, and behave. Through this therapeutic relationship, you can experience transformation at both the emotional and behavioural levels.

Psychotherapy is a talk therapy with proven research and evidence-based interventions. It is a confidential and safe space where clients can explore different aspects of their emotional pain with an empathic counselor. As a Master Level psychotherapist, I have educational training and clinical experience in Family Systems and Psychoeducation. Combining these two methods gives me a comprehensive and in-depth awareness of assisting individuals, couples, and families through their growth journey. Through the initial assessment, I will help you establish goals for therapy that are practical and achievable. Psychotherapy is a safe space to explore your any challenges you are facing.

Are you struggling with feeling "not quite yourself" lately? Has this begun to make it difficult to function in your day-to-day life? Perhaps the pandemic's got you down or you are challenged by past trauma or regret. Inner Alchemy Psychotherapy can help you reframe your perspective and life story, opening you up to new and different possibilities for what you had previously imagined for yourself. If you have always lived your life on the fringe and have always felt doubtful that you'd find a therapist who would "get" you, Inner Alchemy Psychotherapy is for you. My ideal clients are those who have alternative approaches to relationship, spirituality, and lifestyle.

Psychotherapy will help you understand yourself and your behaviour. By talking to a trained therapist you will gain insight into yourself and awareness of why you do what you do, and ways to change it. Psychotherapy looks at what you think, believe, and feel, and how that affects the way you live your life. By changing how you think, you can change how you believe, and change how you feel.

My approach involves drawing on various modalities (e.g., dialogic, narrative, solution-focused, emotion-focused) that fit the unique needs of clients. I hope to create an environment for clients where they feel a sense of safety to express their reflections, thoughts, and concerns. I take on a non-judgmental, non-expert stance and firmly believe that clients have everything that they need already within them- my role is to simply remind you of who you are or to help you discover who you would like to be through supportive, therapeutic conversations. If you are interested in learning more about my approach and to see if we would be a good fit, please contact me for a free consultation.

I am a registered psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapist of Ontario (CRPO) and a registered social worker with the Ontario College of Social Work and Social Services Worker (OCSWSSW). I have worked many years in an hospital outpatient community mental health clinic and I have decided to divide my time between there and a part time private practice.

Therapy can provide a safe emotional space in which your experiences can be explored with the support of a therapist. Throughout my work with clients, I bring an authentic, compassionate, and curious presence and strive to help clients access their own inherent wisdom, strength, and resilience. I work with individuals, couples and families. Book a free consultation to explore if we are a good fit for therapy.