My Approach to Therapy
Our experiences shape how we see ourselves, relate to others, and respond to the world around us. While insight is important, meaningful change often involves processing unresolved experiences and developing new ways of relating to ourselves and others.
I draw from a range of evidence-based and trauma-informed approaches, tailoring therapy to each person’s unique needs, goals, and experiences.
EMDR Therapy
What it is
EMDR helps the brain process experiences that continue to feel unresolved. When difficult experiences remain unprocessed, they can continue to influence how we feel, think, and respond long after they have happened.
What it may look like in session
We may work with memories, emotions, body sensations, or beliefs that still carry distress. Brief periods of focused attention while engaging the brain in structured tasks can help these experiences feel less emotionally overwhelming over time. Depending on your goals and needs, EMDR may be integrated with Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy.
How it may help
Many people find they feel less emotionally overwhelmed, more grounded in the present, and less affected by patterns that once felt difficult to change.
EMDR may be helpful if difficult experiences continue to feel as though they are affecting your present more than you’d like.
Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy
What it is
IFS is based on the understanding that we all have different parts of ourselves that influence how we think, feel, and respond to life’s challenges.
What it may look like in session
Together, we explore thoughts, emotions, body sensations, and reactions with curiosity and compassion rather than judgment. This can help create a deeper understanding of the roles these thoughts, emotions, and reactions have played in your life. When appropriate, IFS may be combined with EMDR to support both understanding and processing difficult experiences.
How it may help
Many people experience greater self-awareness, self-compassion, emotional balance, and a stronger connection to their own inner wisdom and resilience.
IFS may be helpful if you notice different parts of yourself pulling in different directions, or if you’re looking to relate to yourself with greater understanding and self-compassion.
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
What it is
MBCT combines mindfulness with cognitive therapy to help you become more aware of your thoughts, emotions, and physical sensations. By noticing experiences with curiosity rather than judgment, it becomes easier to respond with greater flexibility and self-compassion.
What it may look like in session
Sessions may include mindfulness practices, grounding, breathing, body awareness, and gentle reflection alongside conversation. Together, we develop practical skills to navigate difficult thoughts and emotions with greater awareness.
How it may help
MBCT can support anxiety, stress, depression, emotional overwhelm, and recurring negative thought patterns. Many people find it helps improve emotional regulation, resilience, and a greater sense of calm.
MBCT may be helpful if you’d like to develop a different relationship with your thoughts, emotions, and stress.
Attachment-Focused Therapy
What it is
Our relationships, both past and present, shape how we experience ourselves and others. Attachment-focused and relational therapy explores how early experiences and significant relationships may continue to influence patterns of connection, trust, boundaries, and self-worth.
What it may look like in session
We may explore recurring relationship patterns, emotional reactions, and ways of relating to yourself and others. Attention is also given to the therapeutic relationship as a space to experience safety, understanding, and new ways of connecting.
How it may help
This work can support greater self-awareness, emotional flexibility, and confidence in relationships. Many people find it helps them develop a stronger sense of security, connection, and trust in themselves and others.
Attachment-focused therapy may be helpful if relationship patterns, trust, or early experiences continue to influence how you relate to yourself and others today.
Additional Modalities & Training
These approaches may be integrated into therapy when they best support your needs and goals
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A gentle trauma-processing approach that can help reduce distress associated with difficult memories without requiring detailed discussion of the experience.
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Explores how family relationships, roles, and patterns may influence current functioning and emotional well-being.
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A trauma-informed framework that integrates attachment, nervous system regulation, and developmental experiences into the therapeutic process.
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Integrates creative expression, body awareness, and reflection to support insight, emotional processing, and self-understanding.
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A collaborative approach that helps strengthen motivation, clarify goals, and support meaningful change.
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Focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaviour that may contribute to emotional distress.
Not sure which approach is right for you?
Together, we’ll find an approach that fits your goals and needs.