About me
I am a Registered Psychotherapist and a fully licensed member of the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario and the Ontario Society of Registered Psychotherapists.
I have a private practice and work virtually with clients all across Ontario. I continue to engage in clinical and peer supervision and participate in trainings and workshops. My pronouns are she/her.
I completed my training in psychotherapy at the Toronto Institute for Relational Psychotherapy (TIRP). TIRP has been offering a rigorous psychotherapy training program for more than 20 years and is one of the few programs to be recognized by the CRPO. I earned a master’s degree in education from the University of Toronto.
Prior to completing my formal training as a therapist, I worked in the arts and non-profit worlds for several years, and was active as a performer, musician, and filmmaker. All of this work was pivotal in showing me how our personal narratives can powerfully shape our inner lives. During this time I also found my way to practicing and studying yoga and built the foundation for understanding the ways that somatic practices can nourish and regulate the nervous system.
I have worked as a volunteer peer facilitator for a grief and bereavement program at the Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities and as a researcher for an oral history project, collecting stories from Canadian veterans of the Second World War. It was during these experiences that I felt moved by the simple act of listening, non-judgmentally, with curiosity and care.
With my eclectic background, I bring a creative and holistic approach to all my clients.
Education:
DipTIRP, the Toronto Institute for Relational Psychotherapy
MEd, University of Toronto, OISE
Honours BA, University of Toronto and University of King’s College
Additional Training & Workshops:
EMDR Basic Training Certification, EMDRI- approved
Mindfulness-based CBT training, the Centre for Mindfulness Studies
The State of Affairs: A New Clinical Approach to Infidelity Workshop, Esther Perel
Foundations and Explorations in Clinical Supervision Workshop, Marlee Rubel
Somatic Therapy for Trauma Treatment: Healing attachment, racial and collective trauma through the body, Levels I & II, PESI
Somatic Embodiment and Regulation Certificate, Linda Thai
ADHD Workshop, Michael Shaughnessy