Specializations
Perfectionism & High Expectations
Perfectionism is rarely about wanting to be perfect. It is often about wanting to feel safe, worthy, or finally “good enough” in environments that demanded more than you could give. Many of my clients grew up in families or cultures where achievement equalled love, and rest felt like a luxury.
In therapy, we gently unpack these pressures. I help you learn how to soften the voice that pushes you beyond your limits and strengthen the one that honours your humanity. My goal is to help you build a life where your worth is no longer measured by how much you produce, but by who you are.
Bullying & Emotional Wounds
Bullying leaves emotional fingerprints long after the events are over. It shapes how you trust people, how you see yourself, and how safe the world feels. Many adults who were bullied still feel small inside, even though they have built full lives on the outside.
Together, we explore these deeper wounds, not to relive them, but to release the shame that never belonged to you. You deserve to reclaim the confidence, safety, and belonging that were taken from you.
Trauma & Complex Trauma
Trauma is not just the story of what happened to you: it is the story of what happened inside you when there was no one there to help you carry it. Trauma can come from childhood, relationships, families, cultural expectations, or experiences of violence and neglect.
My approach integrates trauma-informed CBT, DBT, IFS, somatic work, and nervous-system education. We go at your pace, honour your boundaries, and build inner safety. Healing is not about forgetting: it is about learning to live without feeling controlled by the past.
Domestic & Gender-Based Violence
Surviving gender-based violence or domestic abuse is an experience that can fracture identity, trust, safety, and self-worth. Many survivors struggle with guilt, confusion, or internal conflict: “Why didn’t I leave sooner? Was it my fault? Why do I still care?”
I offer a nonjudgmental, deeply compassionate space where nothing about your story is “too much.” We focus on rebuilding safety in your body and mind, understanding trauma bonds, challenging internalized blame, and strengthening your ability to make empowered decisions.
You are not defined by what you endured: you are defined by your courage to reclaim your life.
Body Image & Body Dysmorphia
Body dysmorphia is not vanity: it is distress rooted in fear, shame, cultural pressures, and emotional wounds. Many clients feel trapped in cycles of comparison, monitoring, or isolation.
Together, we explore the emotional roots of these patterns: trauma, criticism, perfectionism, or feeling unsafe in your body. With compassion and clinically informed strategies, we work toward a relationship with your body that feels grounded, gentle, and free from self-punishment.
Obsessive-Compulsive Patterns (OCD)
OCD often appears in moments when your brain is trying desperately to protect you from harm, uncertainty, or guilt. Intrusive thoughts can feel terrifying, even when they say nothing about who you are.
I help you understand the function of your thoughts, reduce rituals and compulsions, and develop tools to navigate anxiety with more clarity and control. You are not “your thoughts”; you are the person bravely choosing to understand them.
ADHD & AuDHD (Autistic + ADHD)
Living with ADHD or AuDHD often means feeling misunderstood in a world that wasn’t built for your brain. Many clients describe years of masking, burnout, emotional overwhelm, difficulty with focus, sensory sensitivity, or feeling “too much” and “not enough” at the same time. In therapy, we look beyond stereotypes and explore the real experience: rejection sensitivity, hyperfocus, paralysis, identity confusion, people-pleasing, and the exhaustion of trying to meet expectations that never fit. My approach is neurodivergence-informed, warm, and practical. I combine CBT adapted for ADHD/AuDHD, somatic tools, trauma-informed strategies, and structured supports that work with your brain, not against it.
Together, we focus on reducing shame, understanding your nervous system, building emotional regulation skills, creating sustainable routines, and gently unmasking so you can live more authentically. This work isn’t about fixing you; it’s about understanding yourself and building a life that honours how your brain was designed to function.
Addiction & Compulsive Behaviours
Addiction is not a moral failure; it is a response to pain. It is often a coping mechanism for stress, loneliness, trauma, or unmet emotional needs. Whether the struggle involves substances, pornography, social media, or other compulsive patterns, we work together without shame.
Our work focuses on harm reduction, understanding emotional triggers, developing healthier coping strategies, and healing the deeper wounds that drive the behaviour.
Grief, Loss & Life Transitions
Grief is not just about losing someone; it is about losing versions of yourself, relationships you wished could have been different, or dreams you held quietly for years.
Whether you are grieving a person, a relationship, a life transition, or the loss of safety, I offer a space where your grief is welcome. We explore meaning, honour emotions without rushing them, and build inner ground where healing can begin to take shape.
Couples Therapy & Relationship Challenges
Couples often seek therapy when they feel disconnected, misunderstood, or stuck in repeating conflict cycles. Culture, trauma histories, communication styles, and attachment wounds all shape how partners show up with each other.
My approach blends EFT, IFS-informed relational work, and communication tools that help partners slow down conflict, express needs safely, repair emotional injuries, and rebuild closeness. The goal is not perfection; it is connection.
Individual Therapy for Youth, Adults and Seniors
I work with individuals who feel overwhelmed by life’s expectations, caught between cultural values and their own needs, or unsure how to navigate relationships, identity, and emotional patterns.
Together, we build emotional insight, develop regulation skills, and gently challenge beliefs that no longer serve you. You do not have to hold everything together alone.