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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 and your exploration of relationship therapy. I know that it is no easy thing to reach for support, especially amidst hard times.

The foundation of my work is to co-create a space that feels safe enough for you to show up with radical honesty, compassion and care. My work is largely 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 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 history, your present, your values, your strengths, your growing edges, and the many things that make you “you.”

This approach is best suited to those who are interested in:

  • Relational growth, collectively and individually, 

  • Understanding relational dynamics and patterns; 

  • Understanding how your past and present has shaped how you show up in relationship; 

  • Experimenting with new ways of communicating, listening and broadly, showing up in your relationship 

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 

Relational Life Therapy, 2-Day, Terry Real

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

  • Conflict resolution

  • Sex therapy

  • Shifting conflict patterns

  • Repairing past & present ruptures

  • Improving communication skills

  • Building more connection & intimacy

  • Developing more secure attachment

  • Building trust

  • Navigating major transitions in life or relationships

  • Navigating neurodiversity in relationships

  • Navigating blended families, step families, etc.

My areas of practice include:

I have limited knowledge, skills and do not practice in the following areas:

  • discernment therapy

  • fertility counselling

  • infidelity/betrayal wounds

Fees

60 minutes

$185 / session.

75 minutes

$230 / session

90 minutes

$277 / session