About therapy
My approach
Counselling and psychotherapy provide a space in which you can explore your experiences, challenges, and emotions without judgment. I am trained in person-centred and psychodynamic approaches, and I draw flexibly on these theories to support clients in getting what they want out of therapy. Sometimes this means exploring the connections between the past and the present, and other times it means more focus on the here-and-now.
I work collaboratively with my clients rather than seeing myself as the expert who tells you how to solve your problems. This means I work alongside you to help you find solutions and understand your experiences rather than teaching specific techniques or providing advice. I also value feedback, questions, and critique. I strive to foster an environment in which you feel safe to challenge me.
I have particular experience and interest in working with neurodivergent and queer clients. As a neurodivergent trans practitioner, I have personal and professional experience with many of the particular joys and challenges that come with these identities. Perhaps you want to explore issues specifically related to these identities or perhaps you just want someone who is familiar with some aspects of your context. In either case, I am passionate about providing non-pathologising support to my communities knowing how often we are underserved and misunderstood by mainstream psychotherapy. I also work with an awareness of the intersections between mental health and the social and political environments we live in. I strive to be anti-oppressive in my practice.
Some themes I commonly work with include:
- Identity exploration
- Trauma
- Coming out
- Navigating oppression
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Work/school stress
- Loss and grief
- Family, friendship, and relationship difficulties
Counselling and psychotherapy for young people (12+)
In addition to working with adults, I work with young people ages 12 and older. To support this work, I offer therapeutic use of games, art, and other creative activities in addition to talking.
Just as with adults, it is very important that young clients engage in therapy of their own free will. In my experience, forcing or coercing young clients into attending therapy does more harm than good and can often put them off the idea of therapy long into the future. For this reason, I will only work with young people who genuinely want to be in counselling/psychotherapy.
