How I Work
An integrative, somatic, and relational approach to lasting change
Online sessions across BC, Alberta, Ontario, Nova Scotia & The Yukon
An integrative approach to transformation
Most people who find their way here have already tried something.
They've read the books. Listened to the podcasts. Maybe spent years in therapy. They understand themselves well — sometimes remarkably so.
And still, they find themselves caught in the same patterns.
The same relationships.
The same self-doubt.
The same reactions that seem to arrive before they've had a chance to choose differently.
This isn't a failure of effort.
It's often a sign that healing needs more than insight alone.
The work we do together is integrative, depth-oriented, and relational — blending body-based, parts-based, and attachment-informed approaches to support lasting transformation.
Each session is guided not by protocol, but by your nervous system's readiness, what's emerging in the moment, and what your system most needs.
Working with the Body & Nervous System
somatic therapy & EMDR
Many of the patterns people struggle with aren't simply thoughts.
They're ways the nervous system learned to respond.
The exhaustion that doesn't respond to rest.
The tendency to brace before difficult conversations.
The reactions that arrive before you've had time to think.
The persistent sense that something is wrong even when life appears fine on the surface.
These aren't signs that you're broken. They're intelligent adaptations, patterns your nervous system developed for good reasons and continues to run because it hasn't yet had the experience of something different.
Somatic therapy works directly with those patterns by bringing attention to what's happening in the present moment: in the body, the nervous system, and your lived experience.
When specific memories or experiences remain emotionally charged despite understanding them intellectually, EMDR can help your nervous system process those experiences in a new way.
Together, these approaches help create change that is felt in daily life, not simply understood intellectually.
Exploring the Inner World
IFS & Parts Work
Most of us know what it's like to feel pulled in different directions.
Part of you wants connection.
Part of you wants to disappear.
Part of you wants change.
Part of you is terrified of it.
IFS helps us approach these inner conflicts with curiosity rather than judgment.
Instead of asking "What's wrong with me?" we begin asking:
"What is this part trying to protect?"
As protective parts are understood rather than fought against, greater self-compassion and internal harmony become possible.
Over time, those inner battles often soften. The goal isn't to get rid of protective parts, but to help them feel less alone and less burdened, so they no longer have to work quite so hard.
Healing in Relationship
NARM, Attachment Theory & Relational Repair
Many of the deepest wounds are relational.
Not always because something dramatic happened, but because of what was missing, inconsistent, or difficult to receive.
These experiences often shape how we relate to ourselves and others:
people-pleasing
perfectionism
self-doubt
shame
difficulty trusting
difficulty expressing needs
Drawing from NARM and attachment theory, we explore the patterns that formed in response to early relationships and how they continue to shape your life today.
This isn't about analyzing the past endlessly.
It's about creating new experiences of authenticity, connection, and self-trust in the present.
Making Meaning from Expanded States
Psychedelic Integration
Sometimes an experience changes something.
A psychedelic journey can leave you with profound insight, difficult questions, unexpected emotions, or a sense that something important has shifted, even if you can't yet put it into words.
Something becomes visible that can no longer be unseen.
Integration is the process of making meaning from what emerged and allowing it to become part of how you actually live.
Rather than chasing another experience, we help the insights take root.
Rather than returning automatically to old patterns, we create space for something new to develop.
Whether the experience felt beautiful, confusing, overwhelming, or unfinished, integration offers a place to explore it with curiosity, compassion, and care.
A Weaving, Not a Method
These approaches aren't applied mechanically. They flow together, guided by what's alive in the room, your readiness, and what your system most needs in the moment.
Some sessions may be deeply relational.
Others may focus on the body, a protective part, a traumatic memory, or a pattern that is becoming clearer.
The goal isn't to use a particular modality.
The goal is healing.
Every person arrives differently. Every session unfolds differently.
These approaches simply offer different doorways into the same work: helping you move from understanding your patterns to experiencing something different.
Healing isn't about becoming someone else. It's about finding greater freedom, flexibility, and choice in how you meet your life.
If you're curious about how this might unfold for you,
I'd love to connect.