MY APPROACH

It is not enough to simply help someone achieve symptom relief – I want to help you to get to bottom of the difficulties that bring you to my office and create the conditions for lasting change.

I have received training in a number of powerful, evidence-based therapeutic approaches, including intensive short-term psychodynamic therapy (ISTDP), emotion-focused therapy (EFT), cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), motivational interviewing, and narrative therapy. Since 2011, I have pursued advanced training and supervision in accelerated models of individual psychotherapy designed to help people with complex mental health difficulties, including those with medically unexplained physical symptoms and stress-related medical disorders. This training has been invaluable in working effectively and compassionately with individuals to relinquish self-defeating patterns of behaviour that negatively impact quality of life, relationships, and physical health.

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My therapeutic approach is integrative and tailored to the needs and goals of the person in the chair across from me. I work actively and collaboratively to help people to move towards their goals as quickly as possible. I recognize the impact of early life experiences and relationships on the development of psychological difficulties and my work is informed by attachment theory and research. It is important to recognize the historical roots of current problems and empower people to take steps towards changing entrenched patterns of behaviour that keep them feeling stuck and alienated from themselves and others. I believe that therapy is most impactful when it involves emotional change and actively encourage people to recognize, accept, regulate, and ultimately transform distressing emotions that may have been previously avoided or blocked from awareness.