I enjoy working with people who are seeking growth, healing, and wellness. I work with adults who are seeking support for common life challenges.

My specialization is working with people who are undergoing life transitions, such as the journey to becoming a parent, but is not exclusive to this area. Many, if not most, of my clients struggle with depression and/or anxiety.

So much of what we struggle with has to do with the journeys we are on. Some are navigating a new job, relationship, city, or role (e.g. becoming a parent), while others are trying to cope with the loss of a loved one, self-esteem, or physical and emotional wellness.

It’s common to:

• Question our choices, feel overwhelmed, or worry whether we will be good enough. All at the same time as looking forward to taking on a new role

• Notice changes in how we see ourselves and others

• Grieve the loss of something or someone

• Experience emotions that seem like they don’t go together, but in reality they just speak to the complexity of life. Have you ever felt excited, yet nervous? Or connected, yet lonely?

Counselling is a safe place to talk about the parts of life that feel impossible, difficult, and overwhelming.

Clients come to see me for a variety of reasons, including:

• Feeling depressed and/ or anxious

• Feeling lonely, sad, consumed with worry, irritable, disappointed

• Struggling to manage emotions

• Feeling disconnected from others

• Overcome by grief

• Finding it difficult to adjust to life transitions (e.g. parenthood)

• Seeking clarity, understanding, and direction

• Seeking growth

Individual counselling can help provide you with tools to confidently manage life transitions.

My goal is to help you feel heard, understood, and acknowledged. We will work on coming up with specific tools to help you manage feelings that may seem overwhelming, navigate difficult situations, and foster a healthy relationship with yourself and those around you.

If you would like to connect with me for support on your journey to parenthood, you may:

• Be pregnant or expecting a baby through other means (e.g. adoption, surrogacy, etc.)

• Have recently had a baby (postpartum)

• Be thinking about conceiving

• Be unable to conceive

• Have lost a baby

• Have lost your own parent

I work with people of all genders and anyone struggling with concerns related to their or their partner’s reproductive journey. For some, this means they identify as mothers or fathers, but others may identify as birthing parent or non-birthing parent/ birthing partner.

I provide couples counselling for anyone who is seeking support in building healthier habits, reconnecting with each other, and learning how to communicate effectively with their partner.

Some, but not all, of the couples I work with are thinking about having a child, are expecting a child, may not be able to have children, have lost a child, or have a child/ children.

Couples come to see me for a variety of reasons, including:

• Wanting to reduce conflict

• Seeking skills to improve communication

• Feeling disconnected from each other

• Feeling criticized or misunderstood

• Not knowing how to share what you need or what might be helpful

• Feeling resentful, irritated, guilty, or withdrawn

We can choose to lean in or pull away from each other during difficult times. Couples counselling can help provide you with tools to reconnect with each other during major transitions in your life. You can learn to express what you need from each other, set boundaries that you feel good about, and recognize the strengths you have together.

I believe that you each have skills that you bring to your relationship and couples counselling is a way for you to find ways to reconnect with the person you fell in love with.