" Life is always changing. Time passes. Thoughts and emotions come and go. Tragedy strikes and then grace and joy peek around the corner. Relationships flourish and wither. Passion waxes and wanes. Hope flags and then returns at our darkest moments. Whatever is happening now will be replaced." - Mary Pipher

I am a warm, accepting, supportive and nonjudgmental therapist who during our time together will ask questions and share my ideas, thoughts and reactions, in a way that is respectful and helpful to you. I have been trained in a variety of therapeutic approaches for individual psychotherapy, couple and family therapy. I will select an approach that I think is best suited for your particular problem and comfort level.

I encourage you to understand and accept your past with all its complexities. We will go to your most desolate, fearful, and hopeless experiences but also to your places of hope and joy. I urge my clients to move on to create something beautiful for themselves and those they care about. I do not take my role as a therapist lightly but see it as a privilege to witness the courage that people have when they look honestly and gently at themselves. It is exciting to observe the meaningful differences that can occur when someone decides it is time to make a change. Thank you for your trust.

I hold two degrees from Concordia University including a Masters in Art Therapy. I am a graduate of a Post-Masters Program at the Argyle Institute of Human Relations, specializing in Marital and Family Therapy, am an approved clinical member of the OPTSQ ( L'Ordre Proffessionel des Travailleurs Sociaux du Quebec) , a clinical member of the QAMFT (Quebec Association for Marital and Family Therapy), the AAMFT (American Association for Marital and Family Therapy), a certified member of the A.A.T.Q.(Association des Art-Thérapeutes du Québec) and an associate of The Argyle Institute of Human Relations. I carry full professional liability insurance.

I have worked as a psychotherapist for over a decade in private practice and have a wide variety of clinical experience with adults, children, adolescents and families. I have also worked in the public sector in hospitals, CLSC's, residential treatment centers, wellness centers and schools in the fields of child and adult psychiatry, addictions, oncology and sexual assault. I am skilled in working with a wide variety of presenting problems, including special areas of interest such as: Women's Issues, Anxiety and Depression, Youth at Risk, Blocked Creativity, Self Development & Growth, and Body Image Issues.