Our Therapists

“It is joy to be hidden but disaster not to be found.”
- D.W. Winnicott

I believe that healing involves feeling the fullness of our experiences, and in doing so, we find the words to express what before seemed inexpressible.

Important to our healing is other people. We may have some difficulties - complex and established early on - which need another person with us to help feel and think our way through these experiences. Sometimes problems are too much for one person alone – and there then comes the often-difficult acceptance of allowing another person to help you.

With this, developing for the capacity for vulnerability, truthfulness, and spontaneity is central to my work as a psychotherapist. My approach is founded in object relations psychoanalysis, seeking to understand how our relationships in our early years influence our mental life into the later years. Simultaneously, I seek to help my clients feel out and wonder about their emotional lives – there may be experiences that are painful, yet it is through finally processing these moments that meaningful and enduring change can occur, for the better.

I completed my Master of Science in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy from Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. I went for my education in Europe specifically, as I wanted to learn from psychotherapists who were experts in feeling, understanding, and working with emotion therapeutically. Safe to say, I was quite happy with my decision.

My specialization was in neurological impairment, specifically frontal brain damage related to issues in emotional regulation and memory. Through my work, I learned not only how to work with these people, but also neurologically healthy people who oftentimes feel worried throughout their day or cannot make sense of their feelings. Therefore, in my work with people, I particularly attend to feelings or ideas which at first may seem odd, and gradually we can hope to make sense of them together.

• Master of Science in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Trinity College Dublin (2025)
• Ongoing Clinical Seminar with Mark Solms, NPSA (2025/2026)
• Awareness, Embodied Cognition, and Working Through, NPSA (2025)
• Live From Seattle: The Music of Psychoanalysis, NPSI/SPSI (2025)
• A Lacanian Neuropsychoanalytic Perspective on Jouissance, FLi (2024)
• Freud in the 21st Century - Cultural, Clinical and Scientific Perspectives, NPSA (2024)
• Functional Neuroanatomy Course: Visceral Mind, Bangor University (2024)
• 23rd International Neuropsychoanalysis Congress, NPSA (2024)

• Anxiety
• Obsessionality
• Impulsivity
• Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitation
• Memory Issues
• Emotion Dysregulation
• Major Life Transitions

I was born in Surrey, BC, and from a young age I have always gained a lot of enjoyment from playing sports. Mostly between softball and ball hockey, I was always looking for more opportunities to be active and, with the recent addition of badminton, I still find the time to play these games routinely.

Though other than playing, I often umpire high-level fastpitch, both men’s and women’s, and have been refereeing for over a decade. It’s thrilling as an umpire to perform alongside these skilled athletes, and to constantly give my best to call a fair game. Additionally, I have worked as a financial advisor, and it has been fulfilling to help people learn the basics about the financial system in Canada.

Newer interests for me now include reading about depth psychology, appreciating stand-up comedy and improv, and practicing music from time to time. Also, after living in Ireland for a few years, I’ve really realized my love for the BC wilderness, and hope to have more experiences hiking and tenting in the outdoors.

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SERVICE LIST:

• Individual Counselling

Age Group: Adolescents, Adults, Mature Adults