Life can shift in ways we don't expect. Sometimes the changes are small, sometimes they shake the ground beneath us.
There are moments when we are the ones offering care and stability.
And there are moments when we find ourselves needing it.
Over time, these roles can shift, overlap, and come full circle — shaping how we understand resilience, support, and what it means to feel grounded in our lives.
This understanding is at the heart of my work.
My approach to psychotherapy has been shaped by standing in many places over the years — alongside others in moments of urgency and responsibility, within communities built around care and connection, and in spaces where slowing down becomes not only necessary, but healing.
These experiences taught me something important early on:
meaningful support is not about rushing toward answers or forcing change. It is about presence, being met where you are, and having space to pause when life has asked a lot of you for a very long time.
I work with individuals across the lifespan, supporting them with a wide range of challenges in a compassionate and collaborative space.
Over time, my work has naturally evolved to include a particular focus on supporting:
- Individuals navigating life transitions & adapting to change
- Individuals living with chronic illness, health changes, or medical stress and uncertainty
- Family members, caregivers, and healthcare professionals experiencing burnout or emotional overwhelm
I am often drawn to working with individuals who have spent much of their lives showing up for others—adapting, caregiving, and carrying responsibility—often with little space to tend to themselves.
Psychotherapy can offer a space to slow down, process lived experiences, and reconnect with yourself—honouring the life you’re living, the roles you’re carrying, and the parts of you that may have been set aside along the way.
Additional Training
Complex Trauma Level I and II
Psychotherapy for Aging Clients
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (for Children & Adults)
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy with Mindfulness (CBTm)
Somatic Based Therapy for Nervous System Regulation
Polyvagal Theory and the Neuroscience of Connection
Why "Alternative Roots"
Alternative Roots grew from a deep understanding that life rarely unfolds in straight lines.
Early on, I felt drawn to working with individuals who are often required to make quick, high-stakes decisions — people who adapt in real time, take responsibility under pressure, and find ways forward even when the path is not ideal. In many of these roles, there is no perfect route — only the one that gets you where you need to be, safely and with integrity.
At the same time, being the nature enthusiast that I am, my connection to nature has shaped how I understand growth and healing.
Roots beneath the surface do not follow a single, predictable direction. They bend, stretch, and adapt to the conditions around them. They thrive when there is room to breathe, and they are challenged when the ground around them becomes too compact or restrictive. Much of this mirrors the human experience, where growth is deeply influenced by our environment — especially over a lifetime of change, responsibility, illness, or caregiving.
Alternative Roots reflects the belief that each person’s inner foundation is unique. The ways we learned to survive, cope, and grow at one stage of life may no longer serve us at another. Therapy can offer space to notice which roots still nourish you, and where new routes may be needed — not to erase the past, but to honour where you've been and support where you want to go.
Healing, like growth in nature, is not about forcing a straight path forward. It is about creating the conditions that allow you to adapt and grow in ways that feel sustainable and true to you.
