Specialized Services
Virtual & In-Person Counselling in Vancouver, BC
Disordered Eating
Personalized support to help heal your relationship with food and your body.
Did you know that only about 10% of people with eating disorders will ever get help? Eating disorders can be highly stigmatized, and you might be worried about reaching out for the first time.
When we work together to talk about your relationship with food and your body, we will find tools and conversation styles that work best for you. I have extensive experience in supporting people with all types of eating disorders, including anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, phobias, and avoidant-restrictive styles of eating.
If you identify as neurodivergent, there's a good chance that this also has affected your relationship with food and eating. We will work together to find acceptance and strategies for your way of being in the world, instead of trying to make some kind of strict meal plan work for you.
Complex Trauma Therapy
“To heal, we must understand the deep longing to be heard, especially for those carrying the weight of unspoken trauma. The impulse to tell our stories is often driven by unmet needs from the past.”
— Janina Fisher
The symptoms of trauma live in our minds and bodies as an unspoken memories of the past.
When we experience events that threaten our safety, we develop patterns and protections to survive. Often this can feel like an over-active sense of worry and fear, which is sometimes referred to as hypervigilance. You might also feel high levels of distress when things remind you of what happened, though it might be tough to put your finger on exactly 'what is wrong'.
When working through the symptoms of trauma, building safety in the body and in yourself is the number one priority. Counselling can help you to unravel these patterns, and decide how to move forward.
Relationships & Separations
Empathetic support and practical skills to help you navigate your relationship.
Partnering can be one of the most beautiful experiences in our lives. But sometimes we let old patterns get in the way of living in alignment with our values.
Some of the topics that we can explore in relationship counselling include:
- making new connections
- uncovering how abuse and trauma could be affecting your emotional attachment and behaviour
- re-entering the dating world after a separation
- navigating co-parenting
- avoiding unhelpful patterns in relationships
- relationships that are making you feel stuck, and how to move forward
I offer both individual and couples counselling, and an introductory call might help you to decide which is the best path forward for your unique situation.