Vast life experience and life-long learning has enriched my practice. Later in life I returned to St. Stephen’s College to take a Masters of Psychotherapy and Spirituality.

My experience includes journeying alongside clients through a diversity of issues such as trauma, various addictions, dissociative identity disorder, schizophrenia, anxiety and depression, transgenderism and sexual identity issues, stress and anger management, suicidal ideation, shame, bereavement and grief, recovery from sexual and physical abuse, intimacy issues, attachment disorder resulting from adoption, post-traumatic stress disorder, borderline personality disorder, and various phobias. I enjoy addressing existential and spiritual concerns, personal growth, identity issues, self-esteem and assertiveness, conflict resolution and communication skills. I welcome children, adolescents, adults, couples and families

I am humbled and honored to be trusted with my clients’ stories and I believe talking about things with another person helps. The building of trust through the process of sharing and supporting creates an environment that draws out inner wisdom in the exploration of resolution. I believe painful periods in life are catalysts for tremendous growth when confronted in a non-judgmental context of empathy, warmth, and acceptance. It is my desire that my clients hear and trust what is within them, rather than the voices of self-doubt. My relational and integrative approach to counselling incorporates existential, Rogerian, cognitive-behavioral, psycho-dynamic, emotionally-focused, narrative, holistic mind-body-spirit orientations as I invite my clients to explore transitions and nurture authentic and healthy relationships with themselves and others. My flexible approach ensures sessions are tailored to meet individual needs, believing that as we grow in self-compassion, we evolve as human beings.

My training in counselling psychology, educational psychology, neuroscience, and immigrant settlement and integration have prompted me to consider mental and behavioural health concerns in a more integrative and comprehensive way. I embrace a broad, holistic, and systemic perspective in understanding individual difficulties and relationship challenges in daily living. You will be supported by evidence-based, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive interventions that integrate biological, psychological, sociocultural, and spiritual dimensions. To meet your specific needs, we will work collaboratively using approaches such as solution-focused therapy, cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), narrative therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), emotion-focused therapy, and Gottman method of relationship therapy.

My approach to counselling rests primarily on an ability to nurture and hold space for others to explore themselves and their lives in a novel and unique way, recognizing that our relationship can reveal deeper truths about one’s being in the world. I also believe such an approach preserves psychotherapy as an art over that of a science focused on symptoms and symptom reduction, and I view myself as a ‘fellow traveller’ journeying alongside my clients as they move forward with their personal growth.
“Because effective therapy rests upon the relationship between two persons, I believe that each client with whom I work deserves their own unique therapeutic approach. The approaches I take in therapy are primarily informed by existential-humanistic, phenomenological, Jungian, and narrative/post-structural traditions”.

Supporting individuals in times of duress has taught Elizabeth the beauty of human resiliency – we are all stronger than we believe. The most powerful form of therapy is that which supports our inherent abilities to navigate life’s challenges.

For many of us, the demands can be too difficult to face on our own – sometimes our bravest act is to seek help.  Elizabeth strives to provide a welcoming, safe and accepting space for her clients. We are all looking for meaningful insight: If you would like assistance shining light into the darkness, Elizabeth offers a listening heart.

Elizabeth supports individuals in a number of key areas: anxiety, depression, life transitions, stress management; navigating difficult relationships; gender-questioning; sexuality; conflict resolution; emotion management; grief and loss, and development of mindfulness.

Elizabeth believes each person has within them great potential for a fulfilling life, and that difficulties present an opportunity for healing. The relationship between therapist and client is crucial; a strong therapeutic alliance is inherent to lasting change. Elizabeth strives to support her clients in recognising their own significance, strength and abilities to overcome any challenges they may face.

“Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations”

I believe that nurture comes from within and that we are here to thrive. Thriving begins where suffering and pain turn into opportunities for learning, growth and change. It is my desire to provide an environment of authentic connection that enables such change, – where clients can foster self-compassion, move forward from stuckness, experience insight and tap into their inner resources. I enjoy supporting clients experiencing diverse challenges, including anxiety, depression, trauma and PTSD, personality and mood disorders, stress and feelings of overwhelm, loss, life transitions, low self-esteem, shame, as well as relational and intimacy/sexuality-related concerns.

My counselling approach is holistic, intuitive, and relational. I draw from scientifically based mind-body modalities to provide a trauma-informed approach. I integrate these modalities in a gentle, intuitive manner. Furthermore, I use emotion-focused, solution-focused, and family systems therapy, to tailor my approach to the unique needs of each client. I am currently completing the 3-year Somatic Experiencing Training with SETI and completed Level 1 and Level 2 in Clinical Hypnosis with ASCH.