How is Braving Therapy different?

Traditional talk therapy offers us insight into the causes of our feelings, but it may not necessarily help us feel better – it may not go far enough. You may know that you are reacting, however, you may not be able to stop your response. In addition to talk therapy we utilize a combination of mind, body, and relational techniques, to release your old unconscious stress patterns, allowing you to be free to enjoy the present moment and to be able to face future challenges from a more calm and connected place.

We often work with people who have already done some personal growth work, talk therapy, and/or counselling but may still need to release their old patterns from the past.

Who am I?

On paper, by my late 30's, it looked like my life was perfect; but inside I felt empty, disconnected, and unworthy. My "wake up call" came following the loss of my brother in 2002, when I was no longer coping in my day to day life. I realized I could either pretend to be okay and silently suffer for my remaining years, or I could try braving therapy to see if there was a way to process through with what happened. For me, healing has been a journey of making sense of the past, learning, grieving, working with shame and unseating false core beliefs. It involved releasing parts of myself that were stuck in the past and most of all, developing perseverance and self-compassion.

My education includes an Honours degree in Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario (Richard Ivey School of Business)and a Masters degree in Psychology. I am a Clinical Psychologist and a Registered Psychotherapist, and I am a member of the Ontario Association of Mental Health Professions, and the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation. I have completed a number of training programs, including EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization), Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems, Childhood Emotional Neglect, Emotion Focussed Therapy and I am certified in Brené Brown’s work of “Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly and Rising Strong.”