Registered Clinical Counsellor
8 years of experience

Approach to Treatment

Over the past 8 years, I have learned how unique and individual each person is. As a result, I work to tailor counselling and psychotherapy sessions to the needs of each person. No one session or treatment looks the same, but it is guided by evidence-based therapies and the latest research on psychological treatments. I integrate a combination of person-centred therapy, motivational interviewing (MI), cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), dialectical-behaviour therapy (DBT), psychodynamic psychotherapy, and art psychotherapy depending on the nature of the presenting issue.
I believe that while therapy can be difficult and challenging at times (change is never easy), it should always be compassionate and supportive.

Counselling isn’t just for times of crisis.

There is a misconception that you must be in crisis, or at the “end of your rope” in order to attend counselling/psychotherapy. This is not true.

While it is true that it may take time for people to be ready to begin therapy, counselling and psychotherapy can provide a space for people of all ages — people who would like to unpack past life experiences and perhaps understand themselves and their relationships better, as well as those who are actively facing complex and painful issues from trauma or loss and need support in developing strategies for coping. It is difficult to heal when we don’t have the tools to help us manage with the subsequent distress.

Depending on the nature of the reason a person comes to therapy, treatment can look like a combination of psychotherapy, skill development (if needed), psycho-education, unlearning maladaptive coping behaviours that perhaps once served you, developing self-awareness/insight, improving relationship functioning, and/or recovering from traumatic stress.

 

In-person and
remote options.

My home office is conveniently located in central Chilliwack, BC with easy access to Highway 1.

I can also provide telehealth (via Jane) or sessions via telephone for people located outside of the Fraser Valley.

All remote options are FOIPPA approved in line with BC and Canadian privacy laws in order to safeguard client confidentiality.

How I Can Help

  • Psychotherapy

  • Teaching

  • Consultation

“In the world through which I travel, I am
endlessly creating myself.”

— FRANTZ FANON

Initial consultations are free.