Since completing my Masters in Social Work in 1993, I have worked in a variety of social service and mental health settings. I opened a part-time private psychotherapy practice in 2004. I am a Registered Social Worker (RSW).<\/p>\n
I work from anti-oppression, client-centred and psychodynamic perspectives<\/strong>. This means that:<\/p>\n Main therapeutic approaches I use with individuals are parts work, somatic oriented, hypnosis,\u00a0<\/a>mindfulness, memory reconsolidation and e<\/strong>nergy psychology. <\/strong>I also borrow also from interpersonal, brief solution focused, cognitive-behavioural, and motivational counseling. I am especially interested in the ways in which the unconscious is helpful in making change and the intersections between emotional and spiritual life. In general, I would describe my approach as more “bottom up” versus “top down”, which means that I often encourage clients to tune into the body as a way of identifying feelings,<\/p>\n When working with couples, I am influenced by teachers and writers such as Esther Perel<\/a>, Stan Tatkin<\/a>, The Gottman Institute<\/a> and Sue Johnson<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong>I encourage you to check out all of their websites for videos, articles and other helpful self-help resources.<\/p>\n My experience has included individual, group, couples and family psychotherapy with youth and adults on a variety of issues including:<\/p>\n I supervise other therapists and have provided training to service providers in group work and working with marginalized groups including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, queer (2SLGBTTQ+) communities. I have also done academic writing on this latter topic.<\/p>\n At this time, I only provide telephone and video sessions and do not have a physical office.<\/p>\n I am also a writer, and periodically take time away from my practice to write and tour. \u00a0You can find out more about that part of my life here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Since completing my Masters in Social Work in 1993, I have worked in a variety of social service and mental health settings. I opened a part-time private psychotherapy practice in 2004. I am a Registered Social Worker (RSW). I work … Continue reading \n
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