Psychotherapy is an opportunity to slow down, turn inward, and notice the emotional patterns that shape how you relate to yourself, others, and the world around you.

Many of the difficulties we struggle with in adulthood have roots in childhood experiences, as well as current sociocultural and economic pressures.

While the behaviours and coping strategies you’ve developed may have once been adaptive, you may find that now they feel limiting, confusing, or painful.

When you feel truly seen and understood, your natural capacity to heal is supported, and growth becomes possible.

Thus, all inner work and meaningful change in psychotherapy happen in the context of a safe, trusting, and attuned relationship.

Within the safe harbour of the therapeutic relationship, we can draw on a range of methods to address your difficulties, understand recurring patterns, and support your ongoing healing.

These methods can lead to lasting psychological change.

In therapy we often explore:

• Repeating emotional or relational patterns

• Beliefs about yourself and others

• Inner conflict between different needs or parts of the self

• Grief, loss, or unprocessed emotional experiences

• Emotional responses that feel intense or disproportionate to a situation, especially those that lead to difficulty regulating

This kind of depth-oriented psychotherapy goes beyond reduction of symptoms to self-level change. You might experience the following:

• Increased self-awareness, including a deeper understanding of your emotions, beliefs, and behavioural patterns

• Emotional integration, including learning to feel and process your emotions fully, rather than avoiding or suppressing them

• A shift in limiting patterns, including experimenting with new ways of responding, thinking, and relating to others

• Increased self-compassion and a reduction in self-criticism

• A transformation of intellectual insights into embodied, authentic change beyond the therapy room

Together, we are exploring the depth of what it means to be you and how you live in the world.

While somatic therapy is the foundation of my work, I integrate other modalities depending on the client, such as:

• Sand tray and symbolism to access unconscious material

• Emotion-focused chair-work

For more detailed information on these methods, please visit Therapeutic Methods nestled under Psychotherapy Services at the top bar.

This approach is often most helpful for adults who:

• Are genuinely curious about their inner world and emotional life

• Are willing to explore how past experiences shape present challenges

• Want psychotherapy as a process rather than a superficial quick fix

• Are open to working with the body

If you’re not sure if this applies to you, please reach out and we can determine if we’re a good fit.

I provide psychotherapy services as a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) and Registered Social Worker (RSW) in British Columbia.

I provide receipts upon payment which you can then submit for reimbursement with your insurance company, if applicable.

Sessions are offered in-person in Nanaimo or virtually across British Columbia.

Together, we determine a pace, focus, and structure that feels best for you.

No. The type of somatic therapy I practice does not involve physical touch. Instead, we explore your experience through talking and exploring bodily sensation in a state of mindful awareness.