Transform
Counselling
If we don't transform our pain,
we will most assuredly transmit it - usually to those closest to us.
Richard Rohr
Overwhelmed? Stuck in a painful pattern - emotional, physical, or relational - and feel powerless to change?
I help people transform their lives and relationships, moving from a state of survival into calm, clarity, and courage.
Leveraging the brain-body connection and understanding the impact of trauma are foundations of my counselling approach.
I'll guide you to:
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witness your emotions.
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listen to your body.
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understand your nervous system.
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explore the parts of yourself that have been blocking change.
Start creating your life, not just surviving it!
Specialties
Who I Help
Adults
Adolescents
Children (if parent is a client)
First Responders & their family members
What I Help With
Trauma
Depression
Anxiety
Grief
ADD/ADHD
Work-related Stress
Chronic Illness & Fatigue
Eating Disorders
Parenting:
- Adolescents
- Children with Autism
- through separation & divorce
About Me
I have more than 15 years of experience working with vulnerable people in child protection, in hospital emergency rooms, as an advocate for children and families receiving government services, and as a school counsellor specializing in trauma. I hold Bachelor's and Master's degrees in social work.
My life story echoes many of the experiences clients bring into counselling . . .
The theories and tools I use have supported my recovery from early childhood trauma that manifested in anxiety, depression, eating disorders, attention deficit disorder and decades of chronic fatigue (beginning with 2 years in bed as a teenager).
I became a single mom in my 2nd year of university. Now, I've been married for almost 20 years and raised two kids.
My healing began when I read the book The Body Keeps The Score and shifted the focus of my Masters research to the neurobiology of trauma. The learning and transformation continues; In my forties, I'm enjoying happiness and health that were elusive for much of my life!
Parenting Coordination
I'm recognized as a Parenting Coordinator under The Children's Law Regulations, 2021.
A Parenting Coordinator is a child-focused third party who helps you navigate change and decisions as you create a new family structure, with your children living in 2 households and adult relationships focused on successful co-parenting.
The Parenting Coordinator helps separated parents
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understand and communicate respectfully about the needs of your children and how to meet them;
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understand and implement the terms of your court order, family arbitration award, or separation agreement that relate to the children; and
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reach agreement on minor parenting issues not addressed in the court documents.
If you're interested in working with me, please submit the contact form below. I'll be in touch with info about my intake process & rates.
Contact
103 Riel Cres.
Saskatoon, SK S7J 2W7
306.250.7778
I acknowledge that I live & work on Treaty 6 Territory - Traditional lands of the Cree, Dene, Nakota & Saulteaux people & homeland of the Metis Nation.