Couples/Relationship Therapy
Whether you are in the midst of a major life decision or struggling with difficult conflict patterns in your relationship, I welcome you here! The foundation of my work is to co-create a space where you feel seen, heard and honoured. My work is rooted in principles of equanimity, non-judgement and non-violence.
I draw from the Developmental Model of Couples Therapy, the Gottman Method and Martha Kauppi’s approach to sex and intimacy (by way of her training, Assessing and Treating Sex Issues in Psychotherapy). I understand relational issues through the lens of attachment theory, developmental stages, neurobiology, the wider socio-political context and of course, you (ie., what you’re seeing, feeling and noticing).
I am committed to understanding you within the context of your life — your identities, your history, your present, your values, your strengths, your growing edges, and the many things that make you “you.”
My trainings include:
Developmental Model for Couples (Ongoing)
Consensual Non-Monogamy: Clinical Skills & Interventions, Level 1
Somatic Attachment Therapy (Ongoing)
Embodied Conflict Resolution
Assessing and Treating Sex Issues in Psychotherapy, Level 1
Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Levels 1 & 2
Trauma Informed Stabilization Treatment, Levels 1, 2 & 3
Sensorimotor Psychotherapist for Trauma Themes, Level 1
Certificate in Somatic Embodiment & Regulation Strategies, Levels 1, 2 and 3
Healing Shame in Inner Children - and Actual Children, Centre for Healing Shame, Bret Lyon and Sheila Rubin
Movement for Trauma, Level 1, Jane Clapp
Transformative Mediation, 28-hour training program (CJI)
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, 2 Day Workshop
Shifting conflict patterns
Repairing past & present ruptures
Improving communication skills
Sex therapy, or broadly building more connection & intimacy
Developing more secure attachment
Building trust after ruptures
Navigating major transitions in life or relationships
Navigating neurodivergence in relationships
Navigating blended families, step families, etc.
My areas of practice include:
I work with clients in non-normative relationships and family structures, such as monogamous and non-monogamous relationships, blended families, etc. I strive to provide a welcoming, affirming space!
I have limited knowledge, skills and do not practice in the following areas:
discernment therapy