“There comes a time in the spiritual journey when you start making choices from a very different place. And if a choice lines up so that it supports truth, health, happiness, wisdom and love, it’s the right choice. ”
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Compassionate and effective counselling for stress, anxiety, life transitions, self esteem, and gender identity.
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For many years, I lived with intense fears and anxiety. That lived experience shapes my work and deepens my care for those moving through difficult seasons. Whether you are navigating a breakup, feeling anxious around certain people or situations, or longing to feel more at home in yourself, I understand how heavy this can feel. The racing thoughts, the tight chest, the sense of being stuck can be exhausting. Even now, with all that you are carrying, resilience can be cultivated, and new possibilities can slowly take root.
I was born in Germany and spent much of my early life on military bases, experiences that shaped my relationship to belonging, transition, and culture. I identify as a Black and biracial, cisgender, heterosexual woman and hold my African American and German heritage with care. I have always been drawn to people and their stories. After more than fifteen years as a performer, that calling now lives in my work as a counsellor and psychotherapist. In our work together, you are the center. Therapy becomes a space to listen closely to your inner life and to shape a story that reflects your values, dignity, and becoming.
I strive to be an educated support to BIPOC and LGBTQ2+ communities. I aim to offer a warm, affirming space where identity, culture, and lived experience are honoured. We may gently explore how systems and social realities shape your inner world while also tending to your capacity for choice, meaning, and agency.
I work collaboratively with clients to explore what creates a meaningful and fulfilling life, including space for life’s bigger questions. My approach is grounded in somatic, relational, and mindfulness-based practices, while keeping socio-cultural context at the center of both well-being and distress. I support folx in building awareness of patterns that limit or nourish them, and invite creativity as a pathway for growth and transformation.
Additional Professional Training
Clinical Supervision in Counselling and Psychotherapy Level 1, Justice Institute of British Columbia
CBT Core Skills for Effective Therapy Certificate
The Deeper Dimension in CBT: Getting at the Root Causes
Trauma-Informed Hypnotherapy Level 1: Foundational Skills (25 hours)
Power of Awareness Training with Tara Brach (ongoing)
Foundations in Somatic Abolitionism for Bodies of Culture (8 hours)
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Teacher Training Intensive, Level 1, Centre for Mindfulness Studies
Accelerated Dynamic Psychotherapy Immersion (32 hours), Earthbody Institute
Ecotherapy Certificate Training, Earthbody Institute
Yoga Nidra Training (20 hours), Soma Yoga Institute
200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training, Soma Yoga Institute
Hormone Readiness Assessment Training, J. Matsui De Roo
Foundations Certificate Training, Vancouver School for Narrative Therapy
Compassion Cultivation Training, Magdalena Szpala
Outside of therapy, you might find me devouring science fiction novels, dancing, writing blogs and poetry, spending time with family, or filling my pockets with rocks from the ocean.
I believe you already carry wisdom, strength, and the capacity for flourishing. Therapy is a place to reconnect with what has always been there. Together, we work toward greater clarity, self-trust, and a quieter sense of inner peace that can accompany you into daily life.