What we’ll do
My work is to listen, genuinely and non-judgmentally, and together we will work to help you increase your awareness of the choices you make, foster resolution to past experiences, and develop an understanding of your feelings and your value system so that you can feel empowered and engaged to make better and more conscious choices in your life. My intention is to create an environment where you can share your truth. Our goal is to help you look honestly at what you want, identify the actions that betray your desires, and foster your ability to love yourself enough to do the work of transforming your relationship to your desires so they better match who you are, where you are, and where you want to be.
You are not a pathology
I do not see people as a pathology. I see us all in the process of self-discovery. My intention is to guide you toward greater self-understanding and self-acceptance. I believe we are complex and layered, and life can get messy. If we can develop a compassionate approach to accepting our lives as a journey full of opportunities for growth, love, and connection, the more we are able to discover solutions. I strongly believe we are meant to take responsibility for ourselves and I also do not believe we are meant to do it alone. In the words of Ariana Reines, “Come to me whole, with your flaws, your scars, and everything you consider imperfect. Then let me show you what I see. I see galaxies in your eyes and fire in your hair. I see journeys in your palms, an adventure waiting in your smile. I see what you cannot. You are absolutely, maddeningly, irrevocably perfect.”
Counselling and Psychotherapy Services
Therapy for individuals
I provide individual therapy services to address a range of personal challenges. I intend to help you focus on stability and decrease distressing symptoms that may have brought you to therapy. Our work together will allow you to figure out who you are, identify your values, and make sure that your choices reflect that self-knowledge. This work can increase your self-acceptance, confidence, and enhance your relationships.
Therapy for couples and families
I work with couples and families, genuinely and non-judgmentally, to help increase their awareness of each other, foster resolution to past experiences, and develop an understanding of each others’ feelings and value systems. Ultimately this helps facilitate more effective communication, builds resiliency for better conflict resolution, and promotes deeper empathy.
Therapy for the LGBTQ community
I have particular skills and experience working with people marginalized due to their gender identity and/or sexual identity. I understand the lifelong challenges that society presents for LGBTQ individuals and the unique ways these issues play out in one’s self-acceptance, self-love, relationships with family and friends, and relationships with significant others.
I work from and understand social and systemic trauma inflicted on LGBTQ people and am able to help them deepen their understanding of who they are, increase their self-love (and lessen the internalized devaluing of self resulting from social and systemic trauma), and recognize their own accountability to themselves and their loved ones in the context of their identity, authenticity, and social and systemic trauma.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Grace is trained in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), which is a goal-oriented and evidence-based form of therapy that focuses on identifying and changing negative thought patterns and behaviours. CBT has been shown to be effective in treating a range of mental health concerns, including anxiety disorders, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Psychotherapy
Grace offers psychotherapy services to help clients gain a deeper understanding of themselves and their experiences. Through the use of talk therapy, clients can explore and work through emotional and psychological challenges, and develop new coping strategies to improve their overall well-being.