My Approach

 

I help couples understand and break out of recurring patterns of conflict, disconnection and resentment, while developing compassion, connection, intimacy and partnership.

Client-Centred

My approach is client-centered and compassionate, while also being willing to respectfully challenge and help reframe the beliefs, behaviours, and relational patterns that can keep couples stuck.

Trauma-informed

My approach is trauma-informed, recognizing how PTSD, chronic pain, and the effects of personal injury can impact each partner, while helping couples develop greater understanding, compassion, and more effective ways of relating.

Practical and outcome-focused

My approach is practical and outcome-focused, helping couples translate insight into meaningful changes in how they communicate, manage conflict, navigate challenges, and reconnect with one another.

Evidence & Research-based Therapies

My approach is informed by Relational Life Therapy (RLT) for couples and draws on evidence- and research-based approaches tailored to each client’s needs, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Written Exposure Therapy (WET) for PTSD, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness and grounding techniques, emotion regulation and nervous system stabilization, grief and loss therapy, and spiritually integrated psychotherapy.

What to Expect

Initial Session

In your first session, we’ll take time to understand what brought you to therapy, learn about your relationship and the challenges you’re facing, and begin identifying the patterns that may be keeping you stuck. We’ll also discuss your goals for therapy and develop a collaborative plan for moving forward.

Ongoing Sessions

In ongoing sessions, we’ll build on the work begun in your first session, exploring and changing the patterns that contribute to conflict and disconnection while developing practical skills and new ways of relating that support greater connection, intimacy, and partnership.

Sessions are collaborative, respectful, and paced according to your needs.