About Me

I’m a therapist who sees the WHOLE picture when I work with people. I understand the connection between our emotional, mental, spiritual, and physical health, and I work with all of these parts wholistically when I work with you. I’m interested in understanding the root causes of your problems to help you make meaningful changes in your life.

My educational background is in Social Work (BSW from Western, MSW from McGill), and I practice as a licensed clinical therapist in Toronto, and virtually across Ontario. Although I was raised and educated within the Western system, I am actively learning about the powerful ways that Indigenous knowledge can help us to heal. I am greatly aware of the impacts of colonization on our society and on our healthcare system, and I do my best to practice in decolonized ways to help better support the healing of everyone in our world.

Specializations

I have significant experience working with sexual violence through support of both survivors and perpetrators of harm. I am passionate about sexual abuse prevention by educating people on consent and by helping to repair relationships after harm has occurred.

Additionally, I am working to reconcile the harm that has been done to the Indigenous Peoples across Turtle Island through colonization, genocide, and ongoing abuse; and therefore I am passionate about empowering Indigenous knowledge and helping communities to heal from trauma through cultural reengagement.

I am also an advocate for abuse prevention within psychedelic therapy. As psychedelic therapy is becoming a mainstream form of healing, various allegations of harm and sexual abuse have arisen within the field. If psychedelic therapy is going to be offered as a way of healing, we must address the systemic issues that are perpetuating ongoing harm. (Resource page coming soon!)

Indigenous Connection

I come from a mixed background that is part French, German, and Métis, but my ancestral roots are not entirely clear and I'm continuing to learn about my history.

I was raised and educated in a very Western system and grew up without any ties to Indigenous ways, but my personal and professional paths both led me to the Indigenous knowledge that shapes so much of my being today.

While I still haven't been able to confirm my ancestry, I found a connection in Indigenous knowledge that has changed my belief system and the way I practice social work today.

Most of my ancestors are settlers on Turtle Island (aka Canada), and therefore I believe my role as a settler to this land is to bring back the Indigenous knowledge that years of colonization attempted to erase.