Registered Psychotherapist, Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology
Anxiety and fears are natural and everybody has them. I help my clients understand how their mind and body experience anxiety. Anxiety can be thought based, emotion based, or both at the same time. With all clients we try to figure out which kind of anxiety they are experiencing so that we can then work to reduce their fear.
Are you feeling stressed? Is a life situation, a partner or work making you feeling anxious or depressed? Have you lost a loved one and hurting? These are common experiences in life. It's tough to go through these experiences however you can learn to be happy again.
Whether it's anxiety, stress, and fear related to your social, academic, or professional life, I'm here to support you every step of the way. Together we can explore those experiences, understand aspects underlying and maintaining your symptoms, discover tools and strategies that truly feel helpful for you, and create and sustain lasting, positive change in your life.
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist, RP
Anxiety can feel like a crippling experience, but it no longer needs to control your life! I help people explore the roots of their anxiety, and teach them practical skills/tools for managing it. Anxiety does not have to be a life-sentence, and having the right tools can help you break free from the anxious thoughts and sensations that interfere with your life and ability to feel happy. I use a combination of approaches like CBT, Mindfulness, and Acceptance-Commitment therapy (ACT) to help you disarm the anxiety and return to a more peaceful and relaxed state of being. There is a lot of hope that you can reduce or even eliminate your anxiety, and my main goal is to help you do so.
Persistent worries that easily get in the way of day to day functioning can prevent a person from going to work, from going out in public, and can result in having to live largely in agony.
If you have ever felt nervousness or jittery, seek constant reassurance, are having difficulty sleeping being kept up by worrying, find yourself to be more self-critical than average, or are hypersensitive, there is a good chance you might be struggling from anxiety.
Registered Psychotherapist, Psychology and Coaching Clinics
Worry and nerves are normal feelings to experience, however when worry and nerves start to affect daily routines for extended periods, anxiety becomes problematic. People struggling with anxiety disorders especially fear the worst as it relates to employment, health, finances, and/or relationships. This fear is persistent despite the reality of the situation.
Although anxiety and fears are natural, they can quickly become overwhelming and begin to affect daily life. When we seek support and understand our triggers, we can learn effective coping strategies that will help to manage and improve our anxieties, as well as regain some peace of mind.
Anxiety is one of the most prevalent and challenging forms of human suffering. It can also vary in intensity from mild tension and apprehension to feelings of fear and terror. At times, feelings of pain and shame about anxiety may be so great that we may wish to die to escape. We also know that anxiety takes many different forms. For example, some people can have intense and sudden physical symptoms known as panic attacks. Some people with social anxiety can become particularly concerned about social situations, fearing that people might see them as inadequate or inferior and, as a consequence, reject or avoid them. Anxiety is an important and essential emotion; however, when anxiety causes significant distress or when anxious behaviour impairs a person’s ability to function—when anxiety negatively affects a person’s life—we call this an anxiety disorder. As if feeling anxious and stressed were not enough, we can also become fearful of these emotions and try to suppress or avoid them, even becoming self-critical for feeling overly anxious. Together, we will work inwards to the root of anxiety and collaboratively manage the anxiety's intensity levels.
Registered Psychotherapist, Registered Psychotherapist (RP), Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC)
Anxiety and stress can be overwhelming and sometimes entirely disabling. They interfere with our lives and prevent us from living our best version of selves. In our therapy sessions, we work together to explore the stressors and anxiety that have been impacting you and your ability to lead a healthy stress-free life. We identify options on how to manage your anxiety better using mindfulness and CBT techniques and help you build your own tools box.