I am a Registered Social Worker (RSW) with the British Columbia College of Social Workers (BCCSW). I am also a certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP). I provide virtual counselling support to individuals living in BC as well as the Yukon. I am now also offering clinical consultation services to practitioners with an interest in somatic approaches to healing.
I trust in your body’s innate wisdom and capacity to heal from difficult life experiences. I see my role as that of a collaborator, helping you to work through areas of pain and stuckness. I believe that you hold all of the skill and knowledge you need to move forward in your life and toward the things that matter most to you. I am here to support you along the way.
As a queer and non-binary counsellor, I hold a strong sense of commitment to supporting those who have not historically found safe and competent care within health and healing spaces. As a person of white settler ancestry, I am equally committed to the personal work of lifelong learning, humility, and practice informed by the ways in which systems of power and oppression intersect with individual and collective well-being.
I hold an MSW with a focus in Social Justice and Diversity and have spent the past 15 years working in a variety of community and healthcare settings, with children, families, and individuals. I have advanced and ongoing training in somatic therapy, an approach that considers the ways our bodies store and process difficult experiences. Somatic therapy helps us to build capacity to be with challenging feelings, in new ways, and can also help us to process and move through past stress and trauma.
I value working with folks navigating a variety of mental health concerns, and have a specialized focus on trauma healing, queer and trans mental health, and eating disorder recovery. Our sessions will be collaborative and will likely include a blend of conversation as well as somatic practice, informed by your goals and preferences.
