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.
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Leveraging the brain-body connection and understanding the impact of trauma are foundations of my counselling approach.​
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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.
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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.
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My life story echoes many of the experiences clients bring into counselling . . .
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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).
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I became a single mom in my 2nd year of university. Now, I've been married for almost 20 years and raised two kids.
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​​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.
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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.
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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.
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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.