Therapy is most effective when it feels safe, tailored, and meaningful. My style is grounded, warm, and collaborative. I will meet you where you are while encouraging growth. I can be gentle yet direct and firm when it matters, offering both emotional sensitivity and honest accountability.

I integrate evidence-based modalities including:

  • DBT is a structured, skills-based approach that helps people regulate intense emotions, tolerate distress, and improve relationships. DBT blends behavioural techniques with mindfulness and acceptance strategies. Core skills of mindfulness, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress tolerance are integrated into individual therapy. A DBT-informed approach can be especially helpful for individuals who may describe themselves as emotionally sensitive, overwhelmed, and reactive. After a course of therapy, many clients find that not only have they learned how to manage emotional storms, but that those storms occur less frequently and with less intensity.

    Note: This is not a full, comprehensive DBT program, which includes weekly individual therapy, a weekly skills group, and phone coaching. Please feel free to reach out with any questions.

  • CBT is a structured, problem-focused approach that helps people change their thoughts and behaviours to improve negative emotions. The cognitive component involves identifying automatic thoughts and core beliefs and collaboratively challenging them, while the behavioural component involves examining and modifying maladaptive coping behaviours that maintain or worsen mood and anxiety symptoms (e.g., avoidance, isolation). CBT can be especially helpful for individuals experiencing various types of anxiety, depression, chronic stress, or self-critical thinking. After a course of therapy, many clients find that they have developed more balanced perspectives and engage in healthier coping strategies.

  • ACT is a client-centred, values-based approach that helps people cultivate psychological flexibility by staying present, accepting difficult internal experiences, and committing to meaningful action. ACT integrates mindfulness and acceptance strategies with behavioural change, emphasizing living in alignment with personal values. Clients learn to relate to their thoughts and feelings with greater compassion and less struggle, fostering a deeper sense of purpose and meaning. ACT can be especially helpful for individuals who feel stuck or avoidant, disconnected from what matters most, or overwhelmed by negative thoughts and emotions. After a course of therapy, many clients find that they have a new and improved relationship with their internal experience and greater clarity about how to find direction whenever they feel “lost” in life.

Beyond specific modalities, the relationship between therapist and client is essential. I strive to create a space that holds deep respect, genuine curiosity, and a shared pursuit of meaning and personal values.