The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you already are.
-Rumi
PHILOSOPHY
People are resilient despite the challenges they face and they have inside of them all that is necessary to heal, grow, and reach their greatest potential. Counselling therapy can help you find ways to nurture your potential through exploration of thoughts, feelings, values, and beliefs. It can also be a way to identify barriers, gain insight, and foster healthy growth.
Taking the first step toward your wellness can feel overwhelming. Welcome. Are you ready to make a change? Are you seeking perspective, clarity, meaning, or direction in your life? I help people who are feeling the effects of stress and trauma, from childhood or more recent events, and are interested in processing these experiences in a warm, supportive space. Memories of experiences can sometimes get stuck in our bodies, continue to be re-experienced out of context, and may result in mental, physical, and emotional stress. Together, we can work on:
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Identifying stressors
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Looking at the adaptive and maladaptive ways you have naturally learned to cope
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Developing healthy ways of expressing and releasing emotions
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Practicing skills for lifelong change
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I offer individual counselling to adults. Here are some of the concerns I have experience addressing:
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Childhood Trauma, Traumatic Stress, Reparenting Self
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Relational Trauma, Past Abuse, Breaking Old Patterns
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Attachment, Love and Belonging, Feeling Safe and Secure in Relationships with Others
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Relationship with Self - Self-esteem, Identity, Immigrant or Child of an Immigrant, Racial Identity, Personal Growth
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Anger, Worry, Sadness, Emotion Regulation (understanding, connecting to, and managing overwhelming emotions)
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Grief and Loss, Bereavement, Job Loss, Break-ups, Separation and Divorce