My Approach

AEDP is form of therapy that helps people tap into transformance: the innate, biological, motivational force in every human being to heal, self-correct, grow and flourish. Instead of focusing on what's wrong, AEDP therapists pay attention to moments when the client seems more alive - a spark of energy, a shift in the body, a flash of real emotion. When these small moments show up in the therapy room, the therapist leans into them and helps them grow. AEDP therapists co-create a genuine, emotionally attuned relationship because it's this kind of safety that undoes our unwanted aloneness in the face of what's unbearable. This safety and connection allows emotions to complete their natural arc – rising, peaking, and ebbing away like a wave – leaving us with a sense of clarity, empowerment, and an open heart.

Expressive arts therapy integrates various modes of expression (visual, sound, movement, written and spoken word, etc.) to support people in self-discovery, change, and healing through the transformative potential of creative imagination. This embodied, arts-based therapy makes use of transitional spaces: an environment that is low stakes where a person can experiment, play, imagine, and create as ways to explore emotions or experiences that may be too complex or painful to face head-on. Clients can use the artwork as a container for their feelings so they can engage with them more safely. Through expressive arts therapy, clients can reconnect with their physical senses, discover new meanings, uncover inner resources, and recover a sense of hope in their lives.

Ego state therapy is a form of therapy that works with ego states (or what’s more commonly known as ‘parts’) – distinct organized patterns of thought, emotions, bodily responses, attention, beliefs, and behaviours that develop from repeated experiences and serves to help a person adapt to particular situations. In ego state therapy, we work to identify the different parts or states, such as a vulnerable child, the protective part, and capable adult part and learn about their purpose and needs. Sometimes, these parts can be in conflict with each other, and so in therapy we create an opportunity for these parts to communicate with each other. Through ego state work, the different parts become less rigid and more flexible, allowing a person to access their adult capacities and resources.

SFBT is a form of short-term talk therapy that focuses on the client's preferred future rather than exploring problems and their causes. This practical, strengths-based approach helps clients identify their hopes for change and the changes they would notice if their situation improved. It also helps clients explore times when those changes were already present, and how they used their own resources to influence those positive outcomes. With SFBT, clients are usually able to make progress on a specific issue within a relatively short period of time by drawing on their existing strengths, skills, and abilities.

Developed by psychotherapist and nondual teacher Judith Blackstone, Ph.D., the Realization Process is a form of meditation and therapy that helps you become more present in your body. Being more embodied allows you to come into deeper contact with yourself, others, and your environment. The Realization Process helps refine your human capacities, such as physical sensation, emotional responsiveness, understanding, and perception. Using precise techniques, you will also cultivate your essential qualities of being, such as awareness, self-expression, love, power, and vitality.

Mindfulness is the practice of bringing awareness to your present moment sensory experiences with a welcoming and non-judgmental attitude. Rooted in Buddhist practices, mindfulness helps us train the mind in paying attention to what we want to focus on, noticing our sensory experience with more clarity, and allowing our thoughts, emotions, and sensations to come and go without grasping at them or pushing them away. In therapy, we use mindfulness for self-exploration – tracking what’s happening internally moment-to-moment, regulating emotions, and increasing self-awareness.