I have had the privilege of traveling to many different parts of the world and spent a chapter of my life living in Australia. My time there allowed me to grow and flourish as a person and develop my deep gratitude for my connection to others and the world around me. My experiences abroad and at home along with my lived experience with chronic pain, trauma, and depression, have allowed me to truly understand and hold empathy for others’ experiences with such challenges. These experiences have given me the opportunity to witness both the highs and lows of the human experience and to further garner the skills I believe make me an effective counsellor. ​ Thus far, my journey has shown me that as humans we have a deep and inherent capacity to heal, love, and thrive, and sometimes our histories and life circumstances can challenge this capacity. It is my intention as your counsellor to create a safe space for you to navigate these challenges and to guide you through them with compassion, empathy, and humility. I do so through a trauma- informed, culturally sensitive, and anti-oppressive lens. I recognize that the exploration of your past, your feelings and your physical sensations can sometimes be intense and uncomfortable, and I truly believe that through this work, you come out on the other side having a deeper and more secure connection to yourself, others, and the world around you. I believe that our bodies hold both our past and present wounds, as well as the knowledge to face them and move through them. So, my approach is predominantly grounded in ‘feeling’ and ‘being’ practices, these include somatic and sensorimotor theories where we explore the experiences of the body and inner parts. I also make use of ‘thinking’ and ‘doing’ practices that include approaches such as Internal Family Systems theory, polyvagal theory, CBT and narrative therapy, to explore the way your experiences have shaped how you show up and process the world around you. We will work collaboratively to establish which approach will work best for you and the treatment path that will be most helpful for you.

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