Psychotherapy Services for individuals and Families
Individual Therapy
Individual Therapy
Individual Therapy
I meet with adults who long to like themselves, be emotionally close or vulnerable with their loved ones, navigate conflict in relationships, recover from burnout, or feel safe after trauma. If this sounds like you, I would love to meet with you and explore how therapy might support you. Please reach out to get started.
Teen Therapy
Individual Therapy
Individual Therapy
Teens respond well to playful approaches, and so I often integrate activities like the sandtray, expressive arts, games, and books. I collaborate with teens on how playful or talk-based they prefer their sessions to be. Closure is an important part therapy, and the final session is planned together with teens, parents and the therapist.
Trauma Therapy
Trauma Therapy
Trauma Therapy
Life after trauma can feel exhausting and scary. The foundation of trauma treatment is building a safe and trusting relationship between you and your therapist. During the resourcing and stabilization phase of therapy, you'll learn about trauma reactions that have been working on overdrive in attempts to keep you safe. You'll also practice various ways of "signalling safety" to your nervous system, which is likely on high alert as it tries to protect you. We will establish a pace of therapy that feels manageable for you. EMDR therapy (described below) is a specialized trauma treatment approach.
Child Therapy
Trauma Therapy
Trauma Therapy
The natural language of children is PLAY! When meeting with children I integrate play-based approaches, such as sandtray, expressive arts, games, and books to support them with building emotional literacy, expressing feelings about challenging circumstances, and practicing new coping strategies. Play is a non-threatening way to explore feelings through pretend characters who are experiencing similar things to the child. Through play, I can better understand a child's inner world and model new skills through pretend or role-play. Child therapy starts with a parent intake session to collaborate.
Group Therapy
Family Therapy
Family Therapy
Therapeutic groups are offered periodically, and new groups are developed in response to themes that arise in sessions. Please let me know if you are interested in groups related to specific topics.
FALL 2025:
Rebuilding After Church Hurt
A 6-week group for women aged 25+ who have experienced hurt in a church context. Total cost: $500.
1:00-2:30 pm, Sept 26 to Oct. 31
Location: 9 Avondale Ave. S, Waterloo
(Shalom Counselling Services)
My colleague Dana Cressman is my co-facilitator and collaborator. We are excited to invite registration by September 1! See "Events and Groups" page for more information.
Family Therapy
Family Therapy
Family Therapy
I offer family therapy for sibling groups or parents and children of all ages, including adult children. I support parents of children with challenging or confusing behaviours. Goals often include improving communication, reducing conflict, becoming better listeners, feeling closer, setting or accepting boundaries, or navigating relationship changes as children gain independence as teens or adults. I seek to understand your family's communication patterns and underlying needs for connection and support. We'll try out new ways your family can express and listen for these needs.