Getting here was a big step—let’s take the next one together.

I work with adults of all identities and lived experiences. I hold a special interest in supporting people navigating:

• 2SLGBTQA+ identities

• Sex and sexuality

• Gender identity and exploration

• Current and former sex work

• Chronic pain and the mind-body connection

• Trauma and complex trauma

• Alternative relationship structures, including polyamory and kink/BDSM

• Life transitions

• Non-suicidal self-injury

My Approach

My work is rooted in client-centred care. I believe you are the expert in your own life, and my role is to support you in building insight, autonomy, and meaningful change in a way that aligns with your values.

I draw from a combination of approaches that honour both mind and body, including trauma-informed practices, somatic elements, emotionally-focused perspectives, parts-work, narrative therapy, and other therapeutic orientations. Together, we can explore patterns, process experiences, and move toward healing at a pace that feels right for you.

My intention is to co-create a space that feels safe-enough, affirming, and collaborative—one where all parts of you are welcome.

Education & Credentials

Diploma programs and degrees:

• Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC #22795), BCACC

• Master of Counselling, City University (2025)

• Bachelor of Health Science (2021)

• Advanced Diploma in TESOL (2019)

• Registered Massage Therapist (since 2012)

Continuing education:

• Working with Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse (BCACC Workshop), April 2024

• Working with Children: Getting Comfortable with Different Levels of Risk (BCACC Workshop), May 2024

• Intro to Gender Diversity (Trans Care BC), August 2024

• Intro to Gender Diversity - Expanded (Trans Care BC), August 2024

• Indigenous Gender Diversity (Trans Care BC), August 2024

• Supporting Gender Creative Children and Their Families (Trans Care BC), August 2024

• Transforming Trauma with Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) (PESI Course), September 2024

• The Sexually Competent Therapist [Foundations]: Integrating Sex Therapy into Practice (AASECT CE Certificate course through Allura), October 2024

• EMDR & Parts Work for Treating Complex Trauma: Somatic Techniques to Decrease Defensiveness and Facilitate Trauma Processing (PESI Course, by Arielle Schwartz), October, 2024

• The “Not Good Enough” Treatment Plan: A Certified Shame-Informed Treatment Specialist Training (PESI Course, Patti Ashley PhD), December 2024

• 2-Day Trauma Conference: The Body Keeps the Score-Trauma healing Through the Senses (PESI Course, Bessel van der Kolk MD), February 2025

• Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) Level 1 Certificate Course (PESI Course, Sue Johnson EdD & Leanna Campbell PhD), March 2025

• Complex Trauma Certification Training Level 1 (CCTP) (PESI Course, Janina Fisher PhD), May 2026