About Me
I am a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (RP CRPO 001862) and a licensed "Am I Hungry?®" Mindful Eating Practitioner, Transformational Life Coach and Certified NLP Practitioner.
I embarked on my journey as a psychotherapist because I wanted to understand myself and others more deeply. I have always been inspired by the richness and diversity of the human experience. My strength is in my ability to fully accept and foster authentic connections with my clients as they really are. Through my own life experience, as well as my professional work, I maintain my belief in the capacity for people to grow and change through relationships.
I have been a speaker on mindful eating for many organizations. I was keynote speaker at the Trauma Masterminds Symposium headed by Christina Minoguchi, CPTSD expert, who was a keynote speaker on trauma at Harvard. I can most recently be seen on the Nathaniel McGuire Show speaking on mindful eating.
I embarked on my journey as a psychotherapist because I wanted to understand myself and others more deeply. I have always been inspired by the richness and diversity of the human experience. My strength is in my ability to fully accept and foster authentic connections with my clients as they really are. Through my own life experience, as well as my professional work, I maintain my belief in the capacity for people to grow and change through relationships.
I have been a speaker on mindful eating for many organizations. I was keynote speaker at the Trauma Masterminds Symposium headed by Christina Minoguchi, CPTSD expert, who was a keynote speaker on trauma at Harvard. I can most recently be seen on the Nathaniel McGuire Show speaking on mindful eating.
Mindful Eating
My early career as a professional ballet dancer was immersed in a world rampant with eating disorders. When I left the dance world and became a parent I was shocked to see that many of the same issues around food and body image that clouded my former career were prevalent in our society at large. I was curious as to why I had developed a healthy relationship with food despite my exposure. My background as a professional dancer gave me greater insight to my body and the body-mind connection in pursuit of optimal well being.
I noticed as a new parent that, once my friends' children were introduced to solid food, an immediate battle began. What had once seemed enjoyable and instinctive, such as feeding on demand, had now become a battleground of rules and regulations. I couldn't help but notice how we were leading our children astray from their body's inner wisdom. That curiosity remained as I continued down my alternate parenting path.
Fast forward a few years, I went on to receive my professional training as a psychotherapist. From personal experience with panic attacks and depression, I chose to gear my practice towards anxiety, panic, depression, trauma, and PTSD, incorporating mindfulness and body centred techniques.
As therapy sessions with my clients would progress, many who sought help with me in moving through trauma and anxiety, expressed a desire to heal the unhealthy connections they had with food and their bodies. I knew that a mindful and body integrated approach had been helpful to them in working through trauma, and I became intrigued as to how that process may help them facilitate healthier eating patterns. This lead to me obtaining certification as an "Am I Hungry?®" Mindful Eating Practitioner. I now divide my time working both as a therapist with clients moving through PTSD, panic, anxiety, trauma and binge eating disorder, as well as facilitating groups, individuals and companies as a Mindful Eating Practitioner. In this capacity, I get the most satisfaction by not only healing people's relationship with food, but with themselves. My work in this realm is geared toward encouraging a healthier, more mindful connection to food and our lives.
I noticed as a new parent that, once my friends' children were introduced to solid food, an immediate battle began. What had once seemed enjoyable and instinctive, such as feeding on demand, had now become a battleground of rules and regulations. I couldn't help but notice how we were leading our children astray from their body's inner wisdom. That curiosity remained as I continued down my alternate parenting path.
Fast forward a few years, I went on to receive my professional training as a psychotherapist. From personal experience with panic attacks and depression, I chose to gear my practice towards anxiety, panic, depression, trauma, and PTSD, incorporating mindfulness and body centred techniques.
As therapy sessions with my clients would progress, many who sought help with me in moving through trauma and anxiety, expressed a desire to heal the unhealthy connections they had with food and their bodies. I knew that a mindful and body integrated approach had been helpful to them in working through trauma, and I became intrigued as to how that process may help them facilitate healthier eating patterns. This lead to me obtaining certification as an "Am I Hungry?®" Mindful Eating Practitioner. I now divide my time working both as a therapist with clients moving through PTSD, panic, anxiety, trauma and binge eating disorder, as well as facilitating groups, individuals and companies as a Mindful Eating Practitioner. In this capacity, I get the most satisfaction by not only healing people's relationship with food, but with themselves. My work in this realm is geared toward encouraging a healthier, more mindful connection to food and our lives.
