Counselling & Therapy Services

in-person in south Edmonton and online in Alberta

  • Therapy for Adults

    Feeling stuck and unsure where to go next? Therapy is a space to slow down, reflect, and help make sense of what’s weighing on you. I support individuals navigating a variety of mental health concerns to untangle challenges, develop effective solutions, and create meaningful changes in their lives.

  • Children, Adolescent, Youth Counselling Therapy Edmonton

    Therapy for Youth (8+)

    Therapy for children and teens can look a bit different than therapy for adults. It might involve any combination of talk, play, creative expression, skills teaching and practice, and collaboration with parents/caregivers to support the youth’s well-being outside of sessions.

  • Virtual / Telehealth Therapy

    Attend therapy from the comfort and privacy of your home. Choose between connecting over a secure video platform or telephone call. Please note that this service is only available to individuals who are located in Alberta at the time of their appointment.

Specialities

  • I help neurodivergent adults and youth develop strategies that work with their brains instead of against them. My approach includes psychoeducation to promote self-understanding and advocacy, skills development, and working through the internalized shame and other painful emotions that often come from feeling like you’re failing to live up to neurotypical standards of what it means to be “normal.”

    As someone whose ADHD wasn’t diagnosed until I was in my 30s, I am very familiar with the unique challenges faced by girls and women who mask or camouflage their neurodivergence, which often leads to delayed identification and access to support. I especially love working with adults and adolescents who suspect they have ADHD and/or autism, and those who are navigating receiving a diagnosis in adulthood.

    A note about support needs: I have clinical experience supporting autistic and neurodivergent individuals who are fairly independent in daily living but may struggle with masking, burnout, anxiety, social/relationship challenges, or identity exploration. However, I am not the best fit for those with significant support needs (e.g., non-speaking, high risk of injuring self or others, or seeking intensive behavioural support). If you need help with these concerns, I’d be happy to help you find a provider with the right expertise.

  • Anxiety sucks. It’s exhausting, overwhelming, and can leave you feeling like you’re in a constant state of overdrive while it holds you back from the life you want to be living. Your anxiety may just be trying to keep you safe, but it isn’t the judge of what’s actually dangerous vs. just uncomfortable or uncertain.

    I can help you understand your anxiety better, build a more patient and compassionate relationship with it, and develop practical tools to face your fears in a way that feels structured, supported, and doable. You don’t have to stay stuck!

  • Your perfectionism isn’t the problem.

    Hear me out. Perfectionists are innovators, entrepreneurs, and world-changers. How much would humanity lose out on if we treated striving for excellence as a disorder that needs to be cured?

    I can help you change your relationship with your perfectionism to be more flexible and adaptive. That way, you can harness it as a motivating force instead of feeling so weighed down by the impossibility of living up to your own standards.

  • Life can be overwhelming, and facing big changes or high-stakes decisions you need to make can leave you feeling stuck in the paralyzing limbo of uncertainty. When there is no clear answer or resolution in sight, it's easy to lose hope and start feeling like you'll be stuck like this forever. You don’t have to navigate this alone.

    Let’s work together to untangle what’s weighing you down. I can help you learn to be more at peace with the uncertainty while also taking meaningful steps to move forward with clarity and confidence.

    Some of the big life transitions that I have had the pleasure of supporting clients with include:

    • Leaving unhealthy relationships

    • Questioning gender and/or sexual identity

    • Students and recent graduates unsure about what they want to do with their lives

    • First-time parenthood

    • Long-distance relationships

    • Career changes

    • Separation/divorce and co-parenting

  • Trauma changes you. It can shape how you see yourself and the world around you, often in ways that feel heavy, confusing, or hard to name.

    You might find yourself stuck in survival mode, reacting to things in ways that don’t quite make sense to others, or even to yourself sometimes. These responses don’t mean there is something wrong with you—they’re signs of what you’ve been through.

    In therapy, we’ll work together to understand what your nervous system has been carrying, make sense of your story, and help you feel more grounded, empowered, and connected in your present life.

  • Relationships are hard when you’ve spent most of your life putting others first.

    Maybe you were taught to keep the peace, ignore your own needs, or make yourself small to avoid conflict. Eventually, you’ve begun to realize how much energy you spend managing other people’s emotions and needs, all while losing sight of your own.

    I help people untangle themselves from unsustainable dynamics, set and enforce healthier boundaries, and show up more fully in their relationships without apology.

Not seeing your issue here and wondering if I can help?
Reach out and ask! I offer complimentary consultation calls to prospective clients to see if we would be a good fit to work together.

Where I May Not Be the Best Fit:

No therapist can do it all, and I want to make sure you get the best support for your needs. I typically refer the following concerns to specialists:

  • Substance use or addictions treatment

  • Eating disorders

  • Bipolar disorder

  • Personality disorders

  • Psychosis

  • Sexual dysfunction

  • Chronic pain

  • Autism with significant support needs (e.g., non-speaking; high risk of injuring self or others; seeking intensive behavioural treatment)

  • Disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders (e.g., ODD, IED)

  • Forensic concerns

  • Couples, family, or group therapy

Therapy Modalities

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)

  • Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT), including exposure therapy and habit reversal training

  • Humanistic – person-centred, existential, narrative, feminist

FAQs

  • Individual therapy is billed at $235 per 50-minute session.

    I offer complimentary 15-minute consultation calls to prospective clients to explore if we would be a good fit to work together.

  • Most insurance providers offer partial or full coverage for psychological services. You are encouraged to refer to your policy or insurance agent to confirm that your benefits cover services provided by a Registered Psychologist prior to booking.

    If you have coverage for services but your insurance does not allow direct billing, you will be responsible for paying the session fee. You will be provided with a receipt of payment that you can submit to insurance for reimbursement.

    Please note that insurance companies typically do not reimburse the costs of missed appointments or late cancellation fees, and these cannot be direct billed.

  • Minimum 24 hours’ notice: Therapy appointments can be cancelled or rescheduled without penalty as long as you provide at least 24 hours’ notice. This helps ensure that the appointment is available to someone else who might need it.

    If you are starting to feel sick or otherwise suspect that you may not be able to attend your upcoming session, you are encouraged to be proactive and reschedule to avoid penalty.

    Less than 24 hours’ notice: Cancellations with less than 24 hours’ notice will be charged an administrative fee of $100. Exceptions may be made for emergent circumstances at my discretion, so please contact me immediately if you will be unable to attend your appointment.

    Alternatively, if something comes up last-minute and you won’t be able to make it into the office, you are welcome to switch your appointment to a virtual or telephone session. This can easily be accommodated on short notice.

    No-shows: Missed appointments will be billed at the full session rate.

    If you are more than 15 minutes late for your appointment without providing notification of your lateness, this will be considered a no-show.

    I cannot direct bill insurance companies for missed appointments or late cancellation fees. The client is responsible for these charges, and insurance companies typically do not provide reimbursement for them. These charges must be paid before you will be able to schedule another appointment.

  • In Alberta, psychologists may need to breach confidentiality and reach out to emergency services if they believe that you are in immediate physical danger. This will not apply to all thoughts of self-harm or suicide, and risk level is judged on a case-by-case basis. If you choose to disclose information that I believe puts you in immediate physical danger, we can work together to create a safety plan, which may or may not include going to the emergency room.

    Reaching out to emergency services without your permission would be a last resort measure. This would only happen if I believed you would not be safe otherwise. Long-term hospitalization without your consent is rare and is not something that I have professional authority to order.

  • I do not use AI note taking software or any other LLM-based products or services in my therapy work.

  • Therapy often involves discussing problems, challenging memories, and other unpleasant parts of your life. Because of this, you might experience uncomfortable feelings, and these may continue for a while after an appointment. As you gain more awareness of your issues, you may even feel a bit worse before you start to feel better. We will check in regularly and work together to support your safety and well-being in our work together.

    Attending therapy may also affect your relationships. As you gain insight and make changes to your life, some of your relationships might improve while others might feel strained or even end. Additionally, important people in your life may not be supportive of your choice to go to therapy if you tell them about it.

  • It sure can! Therapy can help you learn more about yourself, come up with solutions for day-to-day problems, and develop stronger coping skills for future stress.

    Trying to find a therapist you can work well together with can be challenging at the best of times, nevermind when you are under a lot of stress. This is why it can be helpful to find a therapist you click with when things are okay in your life. That way, if something happens that makes you want to start going to therapy more regularly, you already have someone that you know and trust to reach out to for support.

  • This all depends on what you need support with.

    • Some people can get what they need from short-term, solution-focused therapy that addresses a specific problem in about 3-10 sessions.

    • Others will benefit more from longer-term therapy, which allows for a deeper exploration of complex and often interrelated issues.

    • When you are starting therapy, it can be helpful to meet weekly for the first few sessions to build momentum. After that, appointments can be spaced out. However, I recognize that most folks are working with limited insurance benefits, and I believe that our work together can still be effective even if we meet less frequently! We will just need to be extra mindful of staying on track with your goals since a lot can happen in between sessions that are booked further apart from one another.

    • Once your initial goals are met, we can revisit your list of goals and priorities. Some people like to move to a “maintenance” schedule of treatment (e.g., semi-regular check-ins to help maintain progress) or take a break from therapy altogether.

  • Nope! If you feel like you might be helpful to work with a therapist, that is a good enough reason to get started. My job is to support you with addressing your concerns, even if they don’t fit neatly under an “official” diagnostic label.

You are welcome to contact me or schedule a complimentary consultation call. I am happy to answer any other questions you have about working together.