My graduate training grounded me in a scholar-practitioner model that continues to shape everything I do. Staying current with the research is not optional in my practice. It is what good clinical care requires. The field moves quickly and my clients deserve a standard of care that reflects that.

I draw primarily from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy but I have never believed in cookie-cutter therapy. No two people experience anxiety, trauma or chronic pain the same way, and no two treatment plans should look the same either. Every assessment, treatment plan and intervention I develop is shaped by the specific person sitting across from me. Their history, their personality, their goals and what has and has not worked before all matter. I work with adolescents and adults and I bring the same clinical rigour and genuine investment to both.

What the textbooks do not teach you is that progress is rarely linear, that the presenting problem is rarely the whole picture, and that the therapeutic relationship itself is one of the most powerful tools in the room. I have learned that from my clients, not from a manual. A decade of clinical work teaches you things that no amount of coursework can replicate. About resilience, about the way people carry difficulty, and about what it actually takes to change.

Warm and direct. Genuinely curious. Human enough that you do not have to perform wellness to be in the room. I will challenge you when it is clinically useful and you will always feel supported in that process. Structure provides direction. The relationship provides safety. Both matter.

Beyond therapy I offer comprehensive psychological and psychoeducational assessments for ADHD, autism, learning challenges and mental health. Assessment is often the essential first step. Understanding what is actually driving the difficulty changes everything that follows. Reports are written in clear, accessible language and include specific recommendations for treatment, accommodations and support.

The goal of therapy in my practice is lasting change. Understanding yourself well enough that the next hard thing does not undo you. Building the skills, the insight and the self-regard to navigate life with greater confidence and less suffering. That is the work. And it is work I take seriously.