Frequently Asked Questions

No. Many clients come in with a felt sense that something isn't working and no clear language for it. That's enough. We let the work surface what's there.

I don't bill insurance directly. I provide receipts that most extended health plans cover through their mental health benefits. You pay the session fee and submit for reimbursement. Individual sessions are $190. Sliding scale is available for those who qualify, but spots are limited (about 20% of my practice) and open up only as current clients finish their work. Reach out and I'll let you know what's available.

You'll get an automatic confirmation with the link to our secure video session — no downloads needed. A reminder goes out 24 hours before we meet with the link again, so you don't have to go searching for it.

Online therapy sessions begin with safety check-ins and body orienting, an invitation to move into somatic tracking and gentle regulation (breathwork, grounding, self-touch). We will explore your intention for the session through NARM based inquiry and expressive processing as needed, and close with integration tools.

Most of the people who come to me have already done therapy. They can describe what happened, sometimes in detail. But something stays stuck. A numbness, a habit of disappearing under stress, a sense of watching their own life from a distance. They are tired of understanding things without anything actually shifting. My work tries to reach the layers underneath the understanding. We pay attention to what is happening in your body while we talk, not only to what you are saying. We get to know the inner parts that have been keeping you safe in ways that no longer serve you, the protectors and younger selves that have been running the show for a long time. When words feel thin, I bring in image, art, and metaphor that come from your own associations. My training is grounded in trauma-informed psychotherapy, and it sits alongside many years of learning from healing traditions outside western psychology, which shapes how I hold pacing and depth.

The people I work best with are often the last to think they need help. They are insightful and capable, the ones others tend to lean on. Many have already done years of therapy and can describe their patterns with real clarity. What brings them in is the gap between knowing and feeling. They can name the numbness, the habit of disappearing under stress, the strange distance from their own life, but naming has not moved it. Most are carrying complex trauma or childhood emotional neglect that did not look like much from the outside. Some are also living with chronic pain or long-running health struggles where the body and nervous system have been holding a lot for a long time. Others are moving through periods of spiritual or existential opening that do not fit neatly into symptom lists. What they share is the wish to feel present in their own body and their own life, not just understand why they are not.

No artistic experience is needed. Expressive arts here are about raw, authentic expression—drawing, moving, humming, writing—whatever helps your body speak what words can’t. It’s process over product, activating neural pathways that talk therapy misses.

Nature connection uses guided online somatic therapy exercises to help you feel earth’s rhythms through your body (even indoors via visualization or accessible elements). Spirituality provides a container for meaning-making, helping locate suffering within a larger story of purpose and belonging.

Psychedelics can catalyze awakening, but they require somatic integration to ground insights into the body. I welcome clients exploring psychedelics and offer somatic therapy in Ontario for preparation, processing, and integration. My indigenous training in plant medicine ceremonies informs a deep respect for their cultural origins, proper containers, and the need to metabolize experiences through nervous system regulation—not bypass trauma.

In a first session, you can expect a slower, gentle pace. We begin by orienting to safety—talking about what brings you here, what feels supportive, and what feels like too much. You’ll be invited to notice simple body cues (like your breath, posture, or areas of tension) and to try a few very gentle grounding or regulation exercises, always at a level that feels manageable. There is no expectation to “go deep” right away; feeling unsure, numb, or overwhelmed is welcome, and everything is paced in collaboration with your nervous system rather than pushed.

There is no fixed number of sessions, because everyone’s history and nervous system are different. Some people experience noticeable shifts after a handful of sessions, while deeper, long-standing patterns—especially those rooted in early or complex trauma—often need more time and repetition to unwind. Somatic work is intentionally slow, because the nervous system interprets rushing as danger, and the patterns you carry likely took years to form and settle in your body. The goal is not quick fixes, but sustainable change that your system can actually trust and integrate.

NARM stands for NeuroAffective Relational Model. A trauma-focused approach developed by Dr. Laurence Heller that works with developmental adaptations, the ways childhood environments shaped your nervous system, identity, and capacity for connection.

I am a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and my registration number with CRPO is 22667

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