WELCOME

 

Whether you’re navigating challenges in your personal journey or seeking new ways to connect more fully with yourself or/and others, I’m here to walk alongside you and/or your family. My approach is rooted in the belief that each person is the expert in their own life and deserves to feel a sense of empowerment, aliveness and purpose. I offer a safe, nurturing and playful space where you can explore your inner world and cultivate creativity and joy in all aspects of your life. Read more about me here

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My Approach:

• Expressive Arts Therapy

• Trauma-informed

• Person/Child-centre

• Holistic & Strength-based

• Mindfulness

 

My approach is holistic, person-centred/child-centred, arts-based and playful. I am deeply committed to trauma-informed practice, and social justice. I believe that healing happens in spaces that respect and honour the full diversity of your identity and needs, and I am dedicated to ensuring that all clients—whether you or your children—feel heard, valued, and seen. 

 

Arts-based Therapy: 

Expressive Arts Therapy (EXA) is a unique and powerful type of therapy. In a session, we rely heavily on our senses (i.e. touch, seeing) and using creative tools (i.e. art, writing, movement, theatre). As such, EXA might be quite different from other types of therapy you may have tried before, which leans a lot on the mind and on talking. An EXA session is a very embodied (in our body) experience, bringing us back to each present moment and into our own personal flow. This flow or presence allows us to connect to our inner knowledge and helps us cultivate creative & healing solutions to our lives. EXA therapy works at a very deep level, and I’ll be honoured to do this work with you. 

 

Areas of focus: 

• Depression; anxiety; grief & loss; anger issues, rage; relationships; infertility; life transitions & purpose; cultural & racial identity; issues at school & work; bullying

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​Who I Work With:

I foster an environment where people of all ages can express their thoughts and emotions through small (or big) acts of creation, playing, using paints, pencils, clay, movement, voice and others. I specialize in working with children (ages 4+), as well as youth and adults.

No prior arts experience needed.

 

Children & Youth: 

EXA is a particularly fitting therapy for children & youth who can struggle to articulate complex feelings. Using arts and play as a medium helps them communicate emotions such as anger, sadness, or fear in ways that feel more accessible (i.e a drawing, a story). EXA sessions help children & youth build emotional awareness, coping skills, and gain a sense of mastery over their experiences, which fosters emotional healing and personal growth.

 

Let’s work together to build on your strengths and work towards more aliveness, empowerment, and a sense of creative possibility in your life- and the lives of your children.

 

I look forward to supporting you and your family on this creative and healing journey!

 

My Rates:

I offer a free 20 mins consultation for an opportunity to connect and answer any questions or concerns you may have before booking a session.  

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Individual sessions (in-person)*: 

$120 per 60 minute session

$170 per 90 minute session

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​*I provide a sliding scale- I do not want finances to be a barrier, get in touch if this is applicable to you

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Insurance policies that may cover Registered Therapeutic Counsellors*:

ClaimSecure- plans that covers "counsellors” not "clinical counsellors" as they distinguish between therapeutic and clinical counsellors.

Equitable Life of Canada 

Green Shield Canada  for plans that cover clinical counsellors.

iA Financial Group 

Pacific Blue Cross for plans that cover the services of clinical counsellors. 

Sun Life for plans that cover Counselling or Psychotherapy 

 

*It is the client’s responsibility to check eligibility. No direct billing available. 

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