Becoming a parent or caring for someone you love can be one of life’s most meaningful experiences, while also bringing profound changes, challenges, and emotions. This season of life can involve shifts in identity, relationships, expectations, and how we understand ourselves.
For 15 years, I worked alongside families supporting children with developmental delays and disabilities. This experience gave me a deep understanding of the complexity of caregiving — the love and connection, as well as the uncertainty, exhaustion, grief, and many emotions that can arise while supporting someone you care about.
Through my work as an Infant Development Consultant, I also supported families during the perinatal period and witnessed the many experiences that can accompany the transition into parenthood, from joy and connection to overwhelm and moments that can feel difficult to talk about.
Counselling can offer a place for parents and caregivers to feel supported too — a space to reconnect with yourself, explore your needs, and be met with understanding as you navigate the challenges and rewards of caring for others.
Grief changes us. Whether we are grieving the loss of a person, a relationship, an expected future, or a version of life we imagined, loss can leave us feeling untethered and unsure of how to move forward.
My own experiences with loss have shaped both who I am and how I show up as a counsellor. I understand that grief does not follow a timeline and that healing does not mean leaving someone or something behind. Counselling can provide a space to honour what has been lost, make room for what you are carrying, and move through grief at your own pace.
When we spend long periods of time giving, caring, or carrying responsibility, it can become easy to lose touch with our own needs. Burnout is not simply about doing too much — it can be a sign that something within us is asking for attention.
Having experienced burnout myself, I understand the difficulty of recognizing the signs, asking for support, and finding a way back to yourself. Counselling can be a space to slow down, reconnect with your values, and explore what a more sustainable and meaningful way of living might look like.
Our experiences shape the way we understand ourselves, our relationships, and the world around us. I completed my counselling practicum providing individual and group therapy to adult survivors of violence and have also volunteered in support services for refugees and newcomers to Canada.
I approach this work with care and curiosity, recognizing the impact that difficult experiences can have on our emotions, relationships, and sense of safety. I am particularly interested in approaches that consider the connection between our experiences, our bodies, and our nervous system.
Sometimes life feels heavier than we expected. Anxiety, low mood, disconnection, and feeling stuck can affect how we relate to ourselves, others, and the world around us.
Counselling can offer a space to slow down, understand what you are experiencing, and explore the thoughts, emotions, and patterns that may be influencing your wellbeing. Together, we can create space for greater self-understanding, compassion, and connection.