I care deeply about my clients and am passionate about about my work! 

I connect with adult clients aged 18+ for individual therapy sessions. I have clinical experience supporting sex workers, new migrants to Canada and those with refugee backgrounds. I am a member of and have experience supporting members of the LGBTQ+ community. I am a sex-positive therapist. I am open-relationship / non-monogamy, HIV/AIDS, and transgender allied. 

I'm highly interested and have expertise in the treatment of self-esteem, identity, anxiety and relationship difficulties as a result of past trauma or distressing experiences. Though I have particular interest in the treatment of (C)PTSD, I happily work with a wide range of presenting concerns. No problem is too big or too small for therapy — if it's important to you, then it's important to me.

I have valuable clinical experience providing long-term treatment to clients struggling with the following mental health concerns: 

• ADHD

• Adverse childhood experiences

• Anxiety and stress

• Assertiveness, communication and boundary-setting

• Attachment difficulties and codependency 

• Burnout or compassion fatigue

• Depression and mood difficulties

• Dissociation and dissociative disorders

• Emotion identification and regulation

• Grief and loss

• Identity (cultural, ethnic, sexual, religious, etc.)

• Life transitions

• Personal growth

• Relationship difficulties 

• Self-esteem and self-worth

• Self harm & suicidality

• Sex and sexuality

• Social anxiety

• Trauma, PTSD or C-PTSD

  • Adverse immigration or refugee experiences

  • Abandonment or betrayal

  • Chronic bullying or severe rejection / isolation

  • Community violence or discrimination

  • Childhood adverse experiences, trauma or neglect (emotional / physical)

  • Experiences related to sex trafficking

  • Experiences related to natural disasters

  • Traumatic grief 

  • Sudden and traumatic life transitions

  • Verbal, emotional, physical or sexual abuse/assault

Not sure what some of these concerns are? Check out my Word Bank.

Not sure if your concerns "warrant" therapy? Unsure how therapy will help? Check out my FAQ page.

A flexible, integrative approach to treatment ensures that the techniques and theoretical perspectives I employ to guide our therapy are a good fit for you. I am well-versed in a wide range of treatment types including:

• Attachment-based

• Emotion-focused (EFT) & Experiential 

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR)

• Internal Family Systems (IFS)

• Person-centered 

• Psychodynamic

• Strengths-based 

• Trauma-focused

I ground my understanding of client concerns within the framework of relational psychodynamic and internal family systems theories. My overall understanding of human development is attachment-based, founded in clinical research and theory, and is culturally-sensitive. I encourage you to be open with me about what you are hoping your therapeutic journey will look like — after all, you are the expert on your needs!

(Not sure what these therapy types are? Check out my Word Bank)

I completed my Honours Bachelor’s degree in Applied Psychology at Bishop’s University in Lennoxville, Quebec. For my undergraduate research thesis, I collaborated with Middle-Eastern immigrant families with refugee backgrounds to determine their access to physical and mental healthcare in Canada. I went on to complete a Masters degree in Counselling Psychology at the University of Ottawa, during which I also participated in Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing training with the EMDR Centre of Canada. 

I have provided clinical services, psychoeducation and mental health support in various settings including a local Women’s Centre; high-school and middle-school programs for adolescents with special learning needs and developmental challenges; university student success services; and support groups for survivors of sexual assault, and those struggling with body image. I began working in private practice in 2019, and today am a proud member of an exclusive team of clinicians providing psychology and psychotherapy services at Ottawa's Integrative Healing Psychology office.

Continued education is important to me — and I love it! In an effort to continuously learn from the best in the field, I attend regular monthly clinical consultations and workshops to ensure that the services I provide remain as evidence-based and up-to-date as possible. 

I am a member in good standing with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario.