MY APPROACH & EDUCATION

Most people come to counselling to change, fix, or get rid of some aspect of themselves that is causing pain, frustration or despair. And that makes sense —you want to thrive, to access vitality & joy, to be in loving, connected relationships… However, my approach to our work is not to get rid of these afflictions nor is it to “fix” what you think of as broken within you, but rather to bring these parts in closer. To gather our curiosity and get to know these parts of yourself in a way that helps us to better understand what they are trying to do for you; what are their protective intentions? 

 

If we do not do the tender and painful work of liberating these wounded parts of ourselves, each part will operate subconsciously with its limiting inner agenda.

 

My intention is to support the reintegration of these parts of yourself that were exiled out of a need to survive the very narrow confines and rigid impositions of the world around you. To restore and reconnect you to their inherent wisdom. 

 

Inner peace doesn’t come from getting rid of parts of yourself or from getting better at tolerating discomfort.

It comes from increasing your capacity to connect

to the part of you that is expansive enough to hold

the full human experience

without being defined by it. 

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If this resonates with you, I would welcome the chance to get to know you. 

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​If you're curious, some of my education includes: 

MA in Counselling Psychology,

IFS Level I & II Certificate with the Internal Family Systems Institute, IFS Compassionate Approach to Addictive Processes and Disordered Eating w Cece Sykes, Somatic IFS, EMDR Basic Training Certificate, MBSR Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction — Brown University, ACT Immersion w Steven C. Hayes, Suicide ASIST training, LEAP Palliative Care Training, Counselling Indigenous Women —Athabasca University, Indigenous Canada —University of Alberta. I am also an initiated and authorized teacher of Sri Vidya and Kaula schools of Tantra. I have had the great honour and privilege of studying and learning from many contemplative wisdom tradition teachers  rooted in ritual and ceremonial healing modalities.

Certified Reiki Practitioner, Certified Yoga and Meditation teacher for over 20 years. 

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