About
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor based in Nanaimo, offering in-person and online therapy for adults across British Columbia.
My work sits at the meeting point of clinical care and whole-person support. I hold a Master's degree in Counselling Psychology and am in good standing with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors. My training is trauma-informed and includes CBT and DBT, the evidence-based approaches that often form the foundation of our work together.
I am also a certified yoga instructor and have spent years studying how the body holds what the mind has not yet found language for. That perspective sits quietly inside how I work. We are not just talking heads in a room. You are a whole person, and so am I.
I came to this work because I believe people are shaped by what has happened to them, and are not defined by it. My job is to help you tell the truth of your experience, make sense of it, and find your way to something that feels more like yours.
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A Whole Person approach
I approach my work from the perspective that mental health does not live in your head alone. It moves through your body, your relationships, the rhythm of your days, and the meaning you make of them.
My training is clinical. A Master's in Counselling Psychology, trauma-informed practice, CBT, and DBT. My lens is integrative. We can talk through what is happening, and we can also pay attention to how it lives in you.
Counselling with me is collaborative. We move at a pace that respects what you are ready for, and we do not skip steps to get somewhere faster.
Together, we work to:
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Understand the patterns that have been keeping you stuck
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Build coping strategies that are realistic enough to actually use
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Strengthen self-awareness without turning it into self-criticism
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Support steadier emotional ground and meaningful change
You do not need to arrive with everything figured out. You do not need to be articulate or composed or sure of what you want to say. My role is to hold a space that is safe, respectful, and genuinely warm, and to meet you where you are.
I offer a free consultation to find out if we are a good fit to work together. If we are not, I will help you find someone who is.
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