Psychodynamic psychotherapy helps you understand not only what you're struggling with now, but also the deeper patterns that may be contributing to it.

We may explore how your past experiences have shaped how you see yourself and relate to others. By developing a better understanding of these patterns, you can begin to make different choices and respond to life with greater clarity and flexibility.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) is a therapy that can help you move through experiences that still feel unresolved.

You don't have to talk about every detail of a difficult experience or repeatedly relive it. Instead, EMDR helps you process what happened so that the emotions connected to it feel less overwhelming in the present.

EMDR can be helpful for trauma, anxiety, difficult life experiences, self-esteem concerns, and other experiences that continue to affect how you feel or respond today.

Sometimes we can feel pulled in different directions, one part of you may want to move forward while another part feels unsure.

I incorporate parts work into EMDR to help you understand these different responses with curiosity. Rather than trying to get rid of a part of yourself or force it to change, we take time to understand what it is trying to protect and what it may need.

This can help create a greater sense of internal safety and make EMDR processing feel more meaningful and manageable.

Parts work is based on the idea that we all have different parts of ourselves with different emotions, needs, and ways of responding.

You might recognize a part of yourself that is highly self-critical, another that tries to keep everyone happy, or another that wants to withdraw when things feel overwhelming. These responses often developed for a reason.

Parts work helps you understand these patterns rather than judging yourself for them. With greater curiosity and compassion toward these different parts of yourself, it can become easier to respond to yourself and others in new ways.

Emotionally Focused Therapy helps you understand what is happening underneath recurring patterns in your relationships.

For couples, this might mean looking beyond the argument itself to understanding the emotions, fears, and attachment needs that are driving the cycle. When partners can better understand what is happening beneath the surface, they can begin to respond to each other differently and develop a stronger sense of connection and security.

There isn't one approach that works for everyone. I draw from psychodynamic psychotherapy, EMDR, parts work, Emotionally Focused Therapy, and other approaches depending on what you're experiencing and what feels most helpful.

Sometimes therapy involves slowing down and developing a deeper understanding of your patterns. At other times, we may work more directly with a difficult experience, emotion, or relationship pattern.

My goal is to find an approach that fits you, rather than asking you to fit into a particular type of therapy.

People come to therapy for many different reasons. You might be struggling with anxiety, stress or burnout, relationship difficulties, the effects of past experiences, self-esteem, life transitions, or simply a sense that something isn't quite working anymore.

You don't need to be in crisis to begin therapy. Sometimes therapy is about getting through a particularly difficult period; other times, it's about understanding yourself more deeply and creating meaningful change in your life and relationships.

Understanding your past can be an important part of understanding your present, but therapy isn't about simply looking backward.

We may explore earlier experiences when they help us understand current emotions, behaviours, or relationship patterns. The focus is ultimately on helping you understand yourself more clearly and create change in your life now.

Yes. I offer in-person psychotherapy in Erin, Ontario, as well as online therapy for clients throughout Ontario.

I work with clients from Erin and surrounding communities, including Georgetown, Acton, Caledon, Hillsburgh, and Orangeville.