About Me

Since the late 1990’s, I have worked in health care and human services. My focus at the time was supporting those needing access to resources and support during their most challenging times.



As my work and life experience grew, I felt increasingly drawn towards supporting others who were struggling, so I began my own journey both professionally and personally.



My path to becoming a therapist was not linear. As someone familiar with childhood trauma, poverty and dysfunctional family patterns, I was drawn to learning more about why people do what they do and how we can grow and learn from those experiences. I wanted to know how we understand those early experiences and redefine our path forward. Human nature has always fascinated me.



Being the spouse of a disabled Canadian veteran enhanced my understanding of military culture and navigating systems that are difficult at the best of times. Relocating all over Canada, single parenting with few family supports, navigating chronic illness, burnout, autism and entering the LGBTQIA2+ world as an ally for one of our children. These experiences deepen my understanding of resilience, identity, and the many ways people adapt to overwhelming circumstances.



With the diagnosis of autism and ADHD in our family came a deep learning curve, which in turn led to identification and diagnosis for other family members, including myself and my spouse. This opened the door to my realizing that there is little to no support for neurodivergent individuals and how we can understand the realities of masking, burnout, sensory overwhelm, and the emotional labour that often goes unseen.



I practice from a trauma-informed, neurodiversity-affirming perspective, offering a space where clients can show up as their authentic selves without judgment or pressure to fit a mold.