​For much of my life, I thought being strong meant finding a way to keep going.

 

I experienced significant loss early in life, including losing my younger brother as a child, and later navigated anxiety and postpartum depression while raising a family and caring for others. It was not until I began my own therapy journey that I started to recognize the difference between getting through difficult experiences and actually having the space to understand and process them.

 

Finding the right therapist was part of that journey. As a multi-ethnic woman, I did not often see myself represented in the clinics I explored. I wanted to know that I could talk openly about experiences of racism, belonging, and difficult workplace environments without first feeling the need to explain why those experiences mattered. It gave me a deeper appreciation for how important it is to feel genuinely seen and understood in therapy.

 

My path to becoming a therapist also grew out of my years as an Elementary School Teacher and Youth and Family Pastor. Especially following the COVID-19 pandemic, I became increasingly aware of how much young people could be carrying beneath what others saw on the surface.

 

Instead of only asking, *“What is going on with this person?”* I found myself wondering, *“What has this person been through, and what might they need?”*

 

Together with my own experience in therapy, that curiosity eventually led me toward psychotherapy at this stage of my life.

 

Today, as a **Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and Mental Health Intern completing my Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology**, I am especially drawn to supporting people who are:

 

* Carrying the effects of difficult or traumatic experiences

* Navigating grief, loss, or major life changes

* Experiencing anxiety, burnout, or feeling overwhelmed

* Feeling disconnected from themselves or others

* Trying to understand patterns in themselves and their relationships​

 

My Approach to Therapy

 

In therapy, I am interested in what is happening beneath the surface and in understanding you within the context of the life that has shaped you.

 

I know that reaching out can feel vulnerable, especially when you are used to carrying things on your own. You do not need to arrive with the right words or have everything figured out.

 

We can start with where you are.

 

Together, we can become curious about what you have been carrying, what it has meant for you, and what you might need now.

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