Counselling
With lots of empathy for you, first and foremost.
You are at the center of this work. Always.
Healing isn’t linear, and it doesn’t come from one technique applied perfectly. What works for one person in one moment may not work for another. That’s why I draw from a range of approaches and follow your lead, adapting to what you need and want as we go.
Talking about what hurts is valuable. But talk can only take us so far. The body holds what the mind can’t always reach: the tension that never fully releases, the anxiety that lives in your chest before you even know why, the patterns that run on autopilot no matter how much you understand them intellectually. That’s where somatic work, breathwork, and mindfulness come in, not as techniques to master, but as ways of coming back to yourself.
Self-compassion runs through everything we do. Not as a concept, but as a lived practice, learning to meet yourself with the same kindness you’d offer someone you love.
You don’t need to arrive here ready. You just need to arrive.
Empathy, empathy, empathy
I’m an RTCc – Registered Therapeutic Counsellor Candidate, with ACCT.
The modalities I use:
Mindfulness
Mindfulness is the practice of paying attention to what’s happening right now, in your body, your thoughts, your emotions. Not to fix anything, just to notice. From that awareness, real change becomes possible..
Self-Compassion
Most of us are far harder on ourselves than we would ever be on a friend. Self-compassion means learning to turn that same kindness inward, especially in the moments when you feel like you’ve failed or fallen short.
Somatic-informed
Your body holds the story of everything you’ve lived through, often long before your mind catches up. Somatic work means paying attention to physical sensations, tension, and patterns in the body as a way into deeper healing.
Breathwork
The breath is one of the few things in the body we can consciously control, and it has a direct line to the nervous system. Simple breathing practices can help you shift out of overwhelm, anxiety, or freeze and back into a felt sense of safety.
Self-Wholeness
Healing isn’t only about working through what hurt us, it’s also about actively growing what we want more of. Self-Wholeness is the practice of cultivating your inner garden: building self-worth, self-trust, self-compassion and self-love, while gently tending to the parts that have held you back.
Non-Violent Communication
NVC is a way of expressing yourself and listening to others that reduces conflict and deepens connection. It helps you identify what you’re actually feeling and needing, and communicate that clearly, without blame or defensiveness.
Spirituality
This isn’t about religion. It’s about that sense of something larger than the everyday: meaning, connection, presence, the feeling that life has depth. For many people, spirituality is a core part of healing and I welcome it fully into our work together, however it looks for you.
Parts Work
Parts work means getting curious about the different voices inside you: the inner child still carrying old wounds, the part that learned to shut down to survive, the part that never feels good enough. When we meet these parts with compassion rather than judgment, something shifts. They stop running the show, and healing becomes possible.
Shadow Work
The shadow is the part of ourselves we’ve hidden, suppressed, or been told is unacceptable. Shadow work means turning toward those parts with curiosity rather than shame, because what we reject in ourselves often holds the most energy for growth.