I began my career in education, working with young children and families and later mentoring post-secondary students training to become teachers. Across more than twenty years in education and mental health, relationships have always been at the heart of my work.

It was through working closely with children and the adults around them that I became increasingly curious about our emotional worlds and the ways our experiences and relationships shape how we understand ourselves, connect with others and respond to the world around us. That curiosity eventually led me to train as a psychotherapist, completing a Master’s degree in Child-Centred Play Therapy in 2022.

My training in child centred play therapy gave me a strong foundation in person centred and humanistic psychotherapy and a deep appreciation for forms of communication that extend beyond words. Working therapeutically with children also naturally brought me into closer work with parents and carers, exploring relationships, connection and the ways we respond to one another when things feel difficult.

Over time, my practice has continued to evolve. Today, I work with adults and young people alongside my work with children and parents. I have continued to develop my training in relational and nervous-system-informed approaches, including Polyvagal-informed practice and Internal Family Systems (IFS). I have also trained in approaches to working with parents and families, including Non-Violent Resistance (NVR), Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) and Theraplay. These different perspectives allow me to work integratively, drawing from what may be helpful rather than expecting one approach to fit everyone.

Having lived and worked internationally for many years, across different countries and cultures, I also bring an understanding of what it can mean to live away from the place you call home. Experiences of transition, belonging, identity and adapting to different cultures have shaped both my personal and professional perspective and continue to inform my work, particularly with young people and adults living internationally.

My work today is broader than where I began, but the thread running through it has remained remarkably consistent: curiosity about people, the importance of relationship, and a belief that we make sense of ourselves in our own individual ways.