My self-care is pretty straightforward – I go for walks to clear my head and move my body, cold plunge to reset my nervous system, and am getting better at identifying when I need rest and solitude to refill my social battery. (And because I can’t pick just three…) I’m also big on chasing what feels good: laughter, ease, and little moments of joy that help me stay connected and grounded.

I’ve always been drawn to deep, meaningful connections. Small talk and networking are not my things (I sweat just thinking about it!) – but getting to sit with someone, share in our human experience, and really see and be seen? That’s where I feel most alive. I’ve benefited so much from my own therapy, and it feels like such a privilege to now hold that kind of space for others.

One thing I’m proud of is completing my Counselling Psychology degree later in life. I’d always planned to become a therapist right out of school, but life had other ideas and took me down some unexpected paths. There’s a part of me that sometimes wonders what it would’ve been like to start this work earlier – but honestly, I wouldn’t be the therapist I am today without the life experience I bring. The skills and success I gained in other industries have made me more well-rounded and inform how I show up in the room. Going back to school while juggling work and family wasn’t easy, but I’m proud that I listened to that inner voice telling me this is where I’m meant to be.

I always wanted to be an author. Growing up, my mom had drawers full of stories and poems I’d written. Writing is still important to me as a form of creative expression and a tool for healing and self-exploration. My mom published her first novel in her 60s, and I am so in awe of her. I’d love to see a book on a shelf that bears my name one day – we’ll see!

I’m probably doing my own therapy! Jokes aside, I do enjoy regularly turning inward and working on my own stuff. Outside the office, you’ll usually find me reading or writing, learning how to garden, climbing, walking, or spending time with my amazing friends and family.

There’s no right or wrong way to “do” therapy – everyone’s pace, process, and path looks different. My role is to support you in a way that aligns with your needs and goals, not to fix you. You’re not broken—therapy is a space for relational support as you move toward the healing you’re already capable of.

The deep, human connection is at the heart of it – getting to sit with people in their realness, their pain, their breakthroughs. I love those moments when something clicks, when a client sees themselves with fresh clarity or compassion. It’s powerful to witness someone come into fuller contact with who they are. I also love the relational process itself – repairing ruptures, building trust over time, and holding space for both the messy and the meaningful. It’s an incredible thing to walk alongside someone as they get braver in their own self-knowing and healing.

Warm, real, and easy to talk to – they feel seen, supported, and like they can show up as their full selves, even when things get messy.

"Even when the truth isn't hopeful, the telling of it is"

— Andrea Gibson

This quote feels like the heart of therapy to me. So much of the work is about making space for hard truths – grief, shame, pain, regret – not to fix or erase them, but to speak them out loud in a space where they’re met with care instead of judgment. That act of naming what’s real, even when it hurts, is often what starts to loosen the grip of it. There’s something incredibly hopeful about that – not because we’re promising that everything will be easy, but because we’re no longer carrying it alone. The telling itself becomes a kind of movement toward healing, toward being more fully seen, known, and connected.