About Me

Registered Social Worker providing virtual counselling and support services across Ontario.

My Journey & Commitment

I started my private practice to create a space where people feel seen, supported, understood, and accepted exactly as they are.

As a woman, daughter, sister, and wife, I understand that life is filled with transitions, expectations, challenges, and opportunities for growth. These experiences have deepened my appreciation for the unique pressures women often navigate throughout different stages of life. I am especially passionate about supporting women through pregnancy, motherhood, identity shifts, life transitions, and the complex relationship many have with food, body image, and self-worth.

My connection to this work is both professional and personal. Growing up, I witnessed the impact that disordered relationships with food and body image can have on individuals and families. Seeing loved ones struggle with these experiences sparked my desire to better understand them and ultimately led me toward a career supporting others. Like many women, I have also navigated my own relationship with food, body image, and societal expectations, which allows me to approach this work with compassion, humility, and understanding.

Over the past decade, I have worked in community and social service settings supporting individuals through complex challenges and life transitions. Throughout my career, I have developed a particular passion for working with individuals experiencing disordered eating, body image concerns, perfectionism, anxiety, and neurodivergence. I recognize that every person's experience is unique, and I strive to create a space where your story can be explored without judgment or assumptions.

My approach is rooted in curiosity, collaboration, self-compassion, and respect for lived experience. I believe healing happens when people feel safe enough to show up as themselves and when therapy focuses not on fixing who you are, but on helping you reconnect with your values, strengths, and authentic self.

My goal as a therapist is to offer an environment of care and partnership, one where you can explore what matters most to you, build trust in yourself, and feel supported in creating a life that feels meaningful and sustainable.

Whether you're navigating pregnancy, motherhood, life transitions, neurodivergence, body image concerns, disordered eating, or simply feeling disconnected from yourself, I would be honoured to walk alongside you. If you're ready to start or even just curious about therapy, I would love to connect.

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Professional Qualifications

  • Registration Registered Social Worker (MSW, RSW)
  • Governing Body OCSWSSW
  • Location Coverage Virtual Across Ontario
  • Service Focus Women's Mental Health, ADHD, Body Image
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My Approach & Philosophy

Supporting Women in Building Lives Rooted in Self-Trust, Compassion, and Authenticity

I believe that therapy is not about fixing yourself. It is about creating space to better understand yourself.

Deconstructing Expectations

As women, we are often taught to prioritize the needs of others, strive for perfection, question our worth, and disconnect from our own needs in pursuit of being "good enough."

Many of the women I work with arrive in therapy feeling exhausted from years of self-criticism, chronic dieting, body dissatisfaction, masking neurodivergence, people-pleasing, or navigating significant life transitions without adequate support.

A Compassionate Space

My goal is to offer a space where you can step away from judgment and expectations and begin reconnecting with yourself through curiosity, compassion, and self-understanding.

As a woman, I understand that our experiences are shaped by the relationships, systems, and messages we encounter throughout our lives. My work is particularly informed by a passion for supporting women through pregnancy, motherhood, identity shifts, neurodivergence, body image concerns, disordered eating, and the ongoing process of learning to trust ourselves again.

My Core Beliefs

  • You are more than your struggles.
  • Your experiences make sense within the context of your life.
  • Healing does not require perfection.
  • Growth happens through compassion, not criticism.
  • Food and body concerns are often about much more than food/body.
  • Neurodivergence is not something that needs to be fixed.
  • Every person deserves support that honours their unique lived experience.
  • Lasting change is built through small, meaningful steps.

Clinical Frameworks

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

My practice is deeply influenced by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a therapeutic approach that focuses on helping people build rich and meaningful lives while making space for difficult thoughts, emotions, and experiences.

Rather than fighting against uncomfortable feelings or waiting for life to feel easier before moving forward, ACT encourages us to develop flexibility, self-awareness, and self-compassion.

"What kind of life do you want to build, and what small step can you take toward it today?"

This guiding question supports our collaborative work towards your values.

Together, we explore what matters most to you, strengthen your ability to respond to challenges with greater flexibility, and work toward living in alignment with your values rather than fear, shame, or self-judgment.

Weight-Inclusive Care

I am committed to providing care that respects and honours diverse experiences. This means approaching food, body image, and health from a weight-inclusive lens and recognizing that well-being cannot be measured by appearance alone.

Neurodiversity-Affirming

Supporting neurodivergent individuals from a strengths-based perspective. Rather than focusing on fitting into expectations that may not serve you, we work toward understanding your needs, honouring your strengths, and building systems that support your life.

An Integrative Approach

Every person's story is different, and therapy should reflect that. While person-centered and ACT-based approaches form the foundation of my work, I also integrate:

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
  • Mindfulness-Based Approaches
  • Polyvagal-Informed Practices
  • Self-Compassion Frameworks
  • Strengths-Based Social Work Perspectives

These approaches help support emotional regulation, self-awareness, nervous system understanding, and meaningful behaviour change while keeping your individual goals at the center of our work.

What You Can Expect

My hope is that therapy feels like a place where you can show up exactly as you are.

  • A place where difficult conversations can happen without judgment.
  • A place where your experiences are met with curiosity rather than criticism.
  • A place where you can explore your relationship with food, your body, your identity, your relationships, and yourself with greater compassion.

Most importantly, I hope therapy becomes a space where you can build trust in your own voice, reconnect with what matters most to you, and create a life that feels authentic, meaningful, and sustainable.