I use counselling and coaching as broad ways of describing the reflective, relational work we may do together. My approach is informed by more than a decade of experience as a counsellor, along with training in somatic, mindfulness-based, trauma-informed, and relational approaches.

This work is not based around clinical diagnosis, psychiatric assessment, or treatment of a diagnosed mental health condition. We may explore emotions, patterns, relationships, identity, life transitions, burnout, meaning, or whatever else is important to you, but the focus is on understanding your experience and supporting the changes you want to make.

Usually, no. I work from the belief that you have agency and are the primary authority on your own life. My role is not to make decisions for you, but to help you slow things down, notice what is happening, explore possibilities, and hear your own wisdom more clearly.

Sometimes you may want ideas, information, practices, or a more direct perspective from me. You are always welcome to ask for that.

People come to me with many different questions, including relationships, identity, major life changes, burnout, boundaries, communication, neurodivergence, belonging, emotional patterns, values, meaning, and finding a more sustainable way of living.

You do not need to arrive with a perfectly defined goal. We can figure out together what feels most important.

My practice is not an emergency or crisis service, and I am not able to provide between-session crisis response or emergency mental health care.

If you are experiencing an immediate mental health crisis, are unable to keep yourself or someone else safe, or need urgent psychiatric or medical support, please contact the emergency or crisis services where you live.

Yes—everything you share with me is confidential. I treat your story with care, meaning I won’t share what you say with others, and I offer a safe, respectful space where all parts of you are welcome.

Many people come to me because they’ve felt judged, unseen, or misunderstood elsewhere. You don’t have to censor yourself here. I don’t offer advice from a distance—I meet you where you are, with presence, honesty, and kindness.

That said, I don’t work with people who are in active crisis or experiencing ongoing suicidal thoughts. If you’re ever at risk of harming yourself or someone else, we’ll pause and work together to find the right support. I’ll never abandon you, but I will make sure you get the care you need to stay safe.

I have a wide range of personal and professional experience working with a vast array of different intersecting cultural identities and expressions. I have worked with people of all different racial and ethnic backgrounds, religions, ages/generations, socioeconomic statuses, disabilities, neurotypes, sexualities, gender identities, relationship orientations, national origins, and political views. I’m someone who is comfortable holding lots of space for nuance, complexity, and polarity. Everything and everyone is welcome. Nothing is too taboo or off limits and you will not be pathologized.

I have extensive experience working with the following communities/cultural contexts:

-LGBTQIA+

-Polyamorous, non-monogamous, open relationships

-Kink and BDSM, highly taboo and stigmatized sexual identities/desires

-Sex workers

-Neurodivergence

-Chronic illness and disability

-1st and 2nd gen immigrants, third culture kids, expats, internationals

-Multiple intersecting marginalized identities

Please tell me. I want our work to be collaborative, and you never need to protect my feelings or continue with a practice, direction, or approach that does not feel useful.

You are welcome to ask for something different, slow down, change the subject, say no to an invitation, or tell me what you need more or less of. Your feedback is what shapes the work.