Types of Services

Grief and Bereavement

Depression, Stress and Anxiety

Addiction

Many individuals identify they feel very alone and state; “no one understands or knows how to be supportive”. We live in a society in which the norm is to push the intense pain of grief away; the very process inessential in our healing. Although grief is normal following a loss (loss is all encompassing of death, separation, someone leaving, or something we are attached to goes away, and yes many of our reactions to Covid 19 are grief related), it often doesn’t feel so normal.

My passion is working with the bereaved and in fact, is what lead me to private practice over 25 years ago. Let my in experience walking with other’s through their grief journey, in some way nurture you towards healing.

Depression, Stress and Anxiety can be so debilitating and are often hidden from others, causing us to feel very alone in attempting to manage it. Depression manifests itself most often in withdrawal, low mood and loss of interest, to name a few.

While there is an optimum amount of good stress, we are living, especially now during this pandemic, through a time of significant stress over and above the normal. Often times we need to identify the stressors, learn which ones we can eliminate, how we might manage them better emotionally or physically, or how we might view them in a different way.

Individuals often find processing and reviewing their stress, depression.

Relationship/Couple Problems

Trauma

LGBTQ Issues

Relationships require on-going work (maintenance) in order to foster healthy growth of connection and communication. At the onset of a relationship, it is difficult to fathom the notion we could end up in a situation with poor connection, filled with conflict, and the loss of passion and romance.

Couple counselling is often extremely beneficial in helping to build a bridge of past or present hurts and betrayals the result infidelities, loss of trust, loss of passion, life changes or ongoing conflict. All too often couples wait and continue to let unresolved issues go with no resolution with the hope it will either resolve itself or perhaps just “go away”. This just creates the continued layering of many unresolved problems. The sooner you address the situation, the sooner healing begins. It is truly possible to work through conflict and reach a place of compromise.

4 As an ally of the LGBTQ community I understand the struggles related to the confusion surrounding sexual identity. We live in a world that automatically assumes every child will grow up to be a heterosexual adult, and when this turns out not to be the case it can often times create crisis and chaos, not only for the individual questioning but also for family and friends. It can be a time of confusion, stress, depression and anxiety often resulting in shame. Finding a safe refuge to openly discuss and explore thoughts and feelings in a positive environment without the homophobia society brings, allows us the opportunity to address concerns freely.