Treatment Approaches

Feeling overwhelmed by life's challenges? I believe in your inner wisdom and strength. Let's collaboratively explore your journey, inviting humor, creativity, and play to foster self-discovery, healing, and empowerment. I'm committed to helping you reconnect with your authentic self and build deeper connections.

I use and integrate diverse modalities—like expressive arts, humanistic, strength-based, and liberation-focused approaches—to help clients address anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationships. My goal is to create a non-judgemental, culturally-affirming, empathetic space for breaking blocks, reconnecting with yourself, building healthier connections, and deepening personal growth.

An Integrated Therapeutic Approach

I draw from a diverse range of approaches and perspectives, carefully integrating them to best support your unique journey:

• Attachment-Informed: We'll explore how early bonding experiences shape your current relationships and emotional well-being, fostering healthier connections.

• Culturally Affirming: I actively validate and celebrate your cultural identity, tailoring our work to be relevant, affirming, and empowering within your unique context.

• Decolonial Perspectives: I acknowledge and address the impacts of colonialism and oppression on mental health, centering marginalized voices and supporting your connection to cultural heritage and resilience.

• Existential: We'll explore fundamental questions about existence, meaning, freedom, and responsibility, helping you navigate life's challenges and find your authentic path.

• Expressive Arts: I use creative modalities like art, music, movement, and writing to facilitate emotional expression, process experiences, and promote healing.

• Humanistic: I provide a supportive and empathetic environment, focusing on your inherent potential for growth, self-actualization, and positive change.

• Interpersonal: We'll examine how past and present relationships influence your emotional and behavioral patterns, working to improve communication and foster more fulfilling connections.

• Liberation Perspectives: I acknowledge the influence of social and political structures on mental health, empowering you to challenge oppressive forces and systemic issues.

• Narrative: We'll explore the stories you tell about your life, helping you to re-author preferred narratives and create a stronger sense of agency and possibility.

• Person-Centered: You are at the heart of your therapeutic journey. I provide a supportive, empathetic space that prioritizes your autonomy, self-direction, and personal growth.

• Play Therapy: With children, play serves as a primary communication tool to address emotional, social, and behavioral challenges.

• Relational: Our therapeutic relationship itself becomes a space for healing. We'll explore relational patterns, fostering a safe and genuine connection that can translate to your other relationships.

• Sandplay: Using a sandbox and miniature figures, this non-verbal, symbolic process can help access deeper emotions and unconscious material for healing and insight.

• Strength-Based: I focus on identifying and nurturing your inherent strengths, resources, and positive qualities, empowering you to build resilience and recognize your own capabilities.

• Trauma-Informed: I recognize and sensitively address the impact of trauma on your well-being, ensuring our work avoids re-traumatization and supports your healing in a safe environment.