Individual Counselling

Maybe you're struggling with anxiety, low mood, shame, anger, loneliness, or difficult relationships. Maybe you're going through a major life transition or carrying experiences from the past that continue to affect you.

Or maybe nothing feels particularly “wrong” on the surface — you just know you don't feel like yourself.

You may have tried to think your way through it, push it down, keep busy, or handle things on your own. But the same patterns keep showing up.

You don't have to figure it all out alone.

I help individuals better understand what's happening beneath the surface, work through difficult emotions and experiences, and develop a deeper sense of clarity and confidence to move forward.

• Feeling anxious, overwhelmed, stuck, or emotionally exhausted
• Struggling with shame, self-criticism, or low self-worth
• Feeling disconnected from yourself or the people around you
• Repeating patterns in relationships that you don't understand
• Having difficulty expressing what you need or how you feel
• Carrying the effects of difficult or traumatic experiences
• Struggling with anger, sadness, grief, or loneliness
• Going through a breakup, loss, or major life transition
• Questioning who you are or what you really want
• Tired of understanding your problems intellectually without feeling like anything is actually changing

You don't need to have everything figured out before coming to therapy.

Sometimes the first step is simply having a place where you can slow down, make sense of what's happening, and begin to understand yourself differently.

I believe lasting change involves more than simply learning how to manage symptoms.

Our thoughts, emotions, bodies, relationships, and life experiences are deeply connected. Sometimes the patterns that are causing difficulties today developed as ways of protecting ourselves earlier in life.

These patterns can be difficult to change — even when we know they aren't helping us anymore.

In therapy, we'll work together to understand these patterns with curiosity rather than judgment.

We'll explore what's happening beneath the surface, including the emotions, beliefs, needs, and relationship patterns that may be keeping you stuck.

From there, therapy becomes an opportunity to develop new ways of relating to yourself, your emotions, and the people who matter to you.

Individual counselling may be helpful for:

Anxiety & Depression
Understand what's contributing to difficult emotions and develop healthier ways of responding to them.

Relationships & Attachment
Understand patterns that show up in your relationships and develop greater security, openness, and connection.

Trauma & Difficult Experiences
Work through experiences that continue to affect how you see yourself, others, and the world.

Shame & Self-Worth
Develop a more compassionate and accepting relationship with yourself rather than constantly feeling that you need to be better, different, or more.

Grief & Loss
Make space for the pain of loss and find ways to move forward without having to leave what mattered behind.

Life Transitions
Navigate periods of uncertainty, change, questioning, or personal growth with greater clarity and confidence.

Anger & Emotional Struggles
Understand what your emotions are communicating and develop healthier ways of responding to them.

Meaning & Personal Growth
Explore who you are, what matters to you, and how you want to live.

Therapy isn't about telling you who you should be.

It's about creating a space where you can become more fully yourself.

Together, we may work toward:

• Greater emotional awareness and freedom
• A stronger and more accepting sense of self
• Greater confidence in navigating difficult emotions
• Healthier relationships and stronger connections
• Freedom from old patterns that no longer serve you
• Greater clarity about what you need and want
• More openness, presence, and engagement in your life
• A deeper understanding of yourself and your experiences

The goal isn't to become someone different.

It's to become more fully yourself.

My approach is grounded in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) and attachment science, alongside trauma-informed and mindfulness-based approaches.

As an ICEEFT Certified Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist, I've completed extensive training in EFT and attachment-based therapy.

For individual work, I draw particularly from Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT).

EFIT helps us understand the emotional patterns that shape how you experience yourself, your relationships, and the world around you.

Rather than simply asking “How do we stop this symptom?”, we can also ask:

“What is this struggle trying to tell us?”

Understanding that deeper emotional experience can create new possibilities for how you respond to yourself and your life.

I'm a Social Worker and Psychotherapist (MSW, RSW) and an ICEEFT Certified Emotionally Focused Couples Therapist.

I work with individuals in Stratford and online across Ontario.

If you're considering counselling but aren't sure whether I'm the right therapist for you, you're welcome to book a free consultation.

We can talk about what's been happening for you, what you're hoping for, and whether working together feels like a good fit.