Anxiety and Depression
Finding the right therapist can be a challenging process. Especially when we often look for a therapist when we are at our most vulnerable. Even though it’s painful, the anxiety and depression that brought you here can be a step towards a new relationship with yourself. Together we can create a space to;
- Feel seen, heard and supported
- Learn coping skills to manage intense emotions
- Mitigate the impacts of trauma and oppression
- Create a Compassionate internal voice
- Carve a path forward with your life goals
- Strengthen relationships and community
- Develop an effective tool kit of resources, strategies and support
Gender Identity
At your core You know who you are and you understand your gender identity. Unfortunately we live in a world with transphobia, cis sexism That can stand as obstacles to fully be yourself. Together we create a space to;
- Explore your Gender identity from an affirmative model
- Process Impacts of transphobia, cis-sexism and transmysogny
- Get support with navigating health care systems
- Mitigate the impact of intersecting oppressions
- Strengthen community and family relationships
- Make peace with your body
- Feel empowered by your gender identity
- Find self compassion and pride
Families of Gender Diverse People
When your family member comes out to you as transgender or non binary it can be a confusing and/ or challenging time. Even though you love your family member you may be struggling with how best to support them. You may be reading conflicting information online. Together we can create a space to;
- Build a stronger and healthier relationship with your gender diverse family member
- Gain skills to manage your emotions
- Process your experiences and questions in a non judgmental environment
- Learn and apply the research of what is most helpful for your gender diverse family member and yourself
- Understand more of your own triggers
- Gain skills in helping your family member navigate many systems
- Engage in family therapy to repair and grow your relationships
- Feel less alone
Supervision and Consultation
Effective, encouraging, reflective clinical supervision is essential as you continue to grow in your practice. In order to support you in your work I bring with me; Over twenty years of experience as a psychotherapist (registered psychotherapist, CRPO 2015) Skills in individual, group and family psychotherapy 5 years providing clinical supervision (CRPO clinical supervision 2017) Grounding in many therapeutic frameworks such as; Relational Psychotherapy, Expressive Arts Therapy, Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy, Motivational Interviewing, Brief, solution focussed psychotherapy, Attachment Based Family Therapy, Narrative Therapy, CBT, DBT, ACT.
Together we can create a space to;
- Feel supported as you enter your counselling career
- Delve into case formulation
- Explore interventions for effective case planning
- Identify resources, research and tools to better support your clients
- Unpack relational dynamics
- Examine bias and therapeutic use of self
