Who will be sitting with you in this work
On presence, practice, and the art of creating space for healing
I chose this work because I believe in the possibility of healing in a time when it feels like everything is falling apart. We live in an era of overwhelming complexity environmental crisis, social fragmentation, technological acceleration, and a pace of life that leaves little room for the tending our souls require. Against this backdrop, the work of therapy feels both urgent and sacred: a practice of slowing down, turning inward, and discovering what wants to emerge when we create the conditions for it.
I came to psychotherapy through my own journey of trying to understand suffering, meaning, and what it takes to truly change. I've experienced firsthand how easy it is to lose ourselves in the noise to disconnect from our bodies, from our deeper knowing, from the relationships and communities that sustain us. And I've also experienced the profound relief of being met by someone who can hold space for all of that without trying to fix it too quickly.
This work is my way of offering that kind of presence to others. Not as an expert who has all the answers, but as a companion who believes in your capacity to heal and is willing to walk alongside you as you find your way.
My orientation to healing
Listening to the whole person
I draw on psychodynamic therapy, which means I listen not just to what you say, but to the patterns, the themes, the stories that repeat themselves in your life. I'm curious about what your symptoms might be trying to tell you, what old wounds might still be shaping how you see yourself and relate to others.
But I also believe that healing doesn't happen through insight alone. That's where somatic experiencing and polyvagal-informed work come in. Your nervous system holds memories and patterns that your conscious mind doesn't have access to. By paying attention to your body the tension in your shoulders, the pace of your breath, the way your energy shifts in the room we can work with these deeper layers of experience.
The body as a doorway
Somatic experiencing teaches us that trauma and chronic stress live in the body. When we learn to listen to sensations, impulses, and shifts in our nervous system, we can complete processes that got stuck and find our way back to regulation and safety.
Focusing-oriented therapy adds another dimension: the practice of sensing into what's unclear, what's on the edge of awareness, and letting meaning emerge from the body's felt sense. This is where transformation often begins not in the head, but in the subtle, barely-noticed shifts that happen when we truly listen inside.
Spirit and depth
I'm also influenced by transpersonal and existential psychology, which honor the spiritual dimensions of healing. Questions about meaning, purpose, death, connection, and transcendence aren't peripheral they're often at the heart of what brings people to therapy, even if they don't name them that way at first.
I approach these questions with respect and curiosity, never imposing a framework but always open to exploring what wants to be explored. Some people come explicitly seeking spiritual guidance. Others discover that what they thought was "just" depression or anxiety is actually a crisis of meaning. Either way, I'm here for it.
"All of these approaches converge in a single intention: to create a warm, flexible, experiential ecosystem where you can explore, experiment, grieve, grow, and gradually come home to yourself."
What it feels like in the room with me
Warm, but not soft
I aim to be genuinely present and kind, but I won't shy away from challenge when it serves you. Sometimes growth requires naming what's hard to name.
Flexible and responsive
Every person is different. I adapt my approach to what you need sometimes more structured, sometimes more open-ended. We find the rhythm together.
Curious, not prescriptive
I don't come in with a predetermined path for you. We explore together, following what emerges, trusting the process and your own wisdom.
Authentic, not distant
I'm not a blank screen. I bring my full presence, my humanity, my genuine responses. This is relational work, which means both of us are real here.
Slow, intentional pacing
We move at the pace that allows depth. I trust that the right things will emerge in their own time when we create space for them.
Collaborative
You're not a passive recipient of treatment. You're the expert on your own experience. I offer tools, perspectives, and presence you decide what fits.
Training, credentials, and experience
Registered Psychotherapist
Licensed with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)
Post Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapy
Advanced training in depth-oriented psychotherapy with emphasis on relational and somatic approaches
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Foundational studies in psychology, philosophy, and human development
Specialized Training
Extensive study in:
- Somatic Experiencing (trauma resolution through nervous system work)
- Polyvagal-informed therapy
- Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy
- Psychodynamic and relational approaches
- Existential and transpersonal psychology
Five years in practice
Working with adults navigating depression, anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, life transitions, and spiritual/existential questions in Toronto, Ontario
Special interests
Men's mental health, racial and cultural identity, LGBTQ+ experience, spiritual emergence and crisis, working with highly sensitive people
I maintain ongoing consultation and supervision with senior clinicians, engage in regular continuing education, and am committed to my own personal therapy and inner work. I believe therapists must inhabit the process ourselves if we're going to genuinely invite others into it.
Beyond the therapy room
I live in Toronto and value the rhythms of urban life alongside access to nature. I've found that my own inner work is supported by spending time near water, by reading poetry and philosophy, and by practices that bring me back to my body whether that's walking, sitting quietly, or simply pausing to notice the sky.
I'm drawn to questions about how we live well in uncertain times, how we build community and meaning amid fragmentation, and how we tend to both personal and collective healing. These aren't separate from my clinical work they inform it at every level.
I believe that the work of therapy is ultimately the work of coming home to ourselves so that we can show up more fully for the world. In a time that desperately needs our presence, our humanity, and our capacity to meet difficulty without collapsing or dissociating, this feels like essential work.
Does this feel like a fit?
If something here resonates, I invite you to reach out. You can learn more about how I work on the Approach page, explore specific areas I work with on the Services page, or jump directly to booking a consultation.