The youngest of three siblings, I have inhabited roles of family observer and mediator, harnessing my ability to empathize and share emotions. Growing up, I continued with a caring approach in most endeavours. As a result, my emotional ‘gate’ has often been left wide-open. While this has produced important insights, it has also led to vulnerability. My personal growth has included work balancing the needs of others with self care. Making time for counselling in a busy life is a powerful gesture that supports self worth and healing.

I have over 32 years experience in the mental health field, working as a nurse in multiple settings, including in-patient psychiatry wards and community-based services for adults of all ages. Health education has always been an interest of mine. After attaining a Master of Nursing in 2002, I became a classroom and clinical nurse educator. In 2015, I started learning fundamentals of Integrative Energy Healing at Langara College, which deepened my understanding of body-based work and the power of non-verbal processes affecting health. Between 2016 and 2018, I worked as a nurse with BC Women’s Hospital Sexual Assault Services. I pursued another dream to become a counsellor, graduating with a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology in 2019, after a ten-month practicum in residential substance abuse treatment.

With a broad base of life and work experiences, including parenting of a child with developmental disorders, I counsel people living with loss, trauma, mood imbalance, and anxiety. My specialties involve work with chronic health conditions, such as Parkinson’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis, head injuries, dementias, Schizophrenia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, heart and lung diseases, chronic fatigue/pain syndromes, and functional neurological disorders.