During a session with me, you can expect a thoughtful and collaborative approach with you the client being acknowledged as the expert in your own truth, reality and experience; and me being your objective guide throughout the process. I am very warm and friendly, and maintain a non-judgmental stance in the experiences of my clients. In addition, I have a keen passion for social justice, my skills are embedded in engaging with clients from a trauma-responsive lens, that takes cognizance of a holistic, eco-systems approach of broader issues impacting individuals such as childhood, developmental, familial, social, mental, cultural, and economic context; and how these domains intersect across each other to impact the client.
My practice philosophy is anchored in a trauma responsive approach that is first client-centered (further acknowledging the client as the “expert” in their own affairs, and interwoven in a fusion of eclectic and evidence-based perspectives. At the beginning, I do not bring theoretical or pre-conceived ideas about you at our initial engagement, I simply get to appreciate your intrinsic worth and personality as a unique individual, and then we progressively work together to co-create meanings and perspectives that ultimately furthers your goals and interests for seeking therapy. As the therapy progresses, based on goodness of fit as well as my professional judgement, I draw inspiration from an eclectic blend of clinical approaches such as cognitive models, internal family system, attachment theory, psychodynamic models, dialectical behaviour therapy, amongst a range of interventions.
I have been described by my family and closest associates as an empath. Personally, I feel people's emotions just like they are mine. As a young adult, I struggled with this, because I could feel people, animals, and the environment. With development and greater self-awareness, I learned to get attuned with my emotions, regulate and embrace them. I am passionate about everything that encompasses mental health, human behaviour, and neurodiversity. I started out wanting to be a teacher, then I recognized that a therapist was a better suited approach to help people with managing big emotions. It turned out that this is the best negotiation I ever made with myself. I have not looked back since!
Queen’s fees are:
50-Minute Session: $220
80-Minute Session: $330
Our therapy services may be covered in full or in part by your health insurance provider or benefit plan. To confirm your plan coverage, please contact your insurance provider.
Don’t see your insurance listed?
If we’re unable to direct bill your insurance provider, you’ll be able to submit the receipt we send at the end of your session to your insurance provider for reimbursement yourself.
