Every time I go into the darkness, I return with fistfuls of jewels.
-Barbara McAfee
What does it mean to explore our darkness? And what good could come of peering into those harder parts of our being? We generally do not truly entertain either of these questions until things stop working. Trusted coping mechanisms fail. Our reactions to situations are wildly different than we want. Despite herculean effort, we cannot seem to move forward. Here, life can feel very dark. And yet it is in this place where the path to transformation can begin. Through exploring our harder, messy, unloved parts, we can begin to find and heal the roots of our experience and grow into new ways being. It is the deep alchemy of this work, cultivating a relationship with our darkness, that I offer to others.
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Psychotherapy
Ongoing support through regular sessions that include talk and somatic therapy, hypnotherapy, and mindfulness practices.
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Hypnotherapy
Single sessions for those seeking exclusively hypnotherapy.
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Blog
Some articles to help give you a sense of my lens and therapeutic approach.
psychotherapy
Sessions $170/50 minutes
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My work lives at the intersection between the mind, the body, and the subconscious. The focus of my practice is supporting others to build a relationship with the darker, challenging, lost parts of themselves and is rooted in unconditional acceptance of a person. I draw from developmental theory, somatics, neuroscience, Internal Family Systems, and Buddhism and acknowledge and work intentionally with intersectionality of experience (race, class, gender, disability, etc).
areas of focus
complex trauma, including racial trauma
anxiety, depression, anger
self-worth
grief and loss
spiritual distress/crisis of faith
living with chronic pain and chronic health issues
Japanese Canadian Internment Intergenerational Experience
Sessions involve talking/feeling things through, and weaving in somatic and mindfulness practices, parts work, and hypnotherapy as appropriate. I maintain a trauma responsive approach and engage in active inquiry and deep listening throughout the session.
I am a registered social worker and my services are covered by most insurance companies in Ontario and Nova Scotia. I do maintain several reduced-fee spots but they are currently full. Please reach out if you would like to be placed on the waitlist.
hypnotherapy
Sessions $200/60 minutes
Availability
My books are currently closed for single session hypnotherapy. Please reach out if you are interested in being placed on the waitlist.
In my practice, hypnotherapy is utilized to access and engage your subconscious. In this place, you can find the roots of your experience and how to heal them. You can connect with your ancestors; dive into your dreams; energetically release yourself from people and experiences you are ready to move on from. You can find and heal those exiled child parts that still influence so much of your lived experience today.
common themes of hypnotherapy
getting unstuck/finding a new way forward
intergenerational trauma work
cord cutting
dream work
ancestral work
inner child work
connecting with your spirituality
A fear a lot of people have about hypnosis is loss of control. In the style I use, you remain fully in control. The trance state here is very light, akin to having a ‘stare spot:’ engaging but very easy to break.
If you have extensive unprocessed trauma, this style of stand alone hypnotherapy may not be a good fit as it could open a lot in your system which could trigger a trauma flare. I do offer hypnotherapy in my psychotherapy sessions which may be a more supportive fit.
I work with people Ontario or Nova Scotia, and most insurance companies will cover my services as I am a registered social worker.