BIO

From an early age I tried to understand the people around me. I have always been a very sensitive person. When I was a child, I was around adults who were abusing substances and this is one of the things that led me to be very empathic and an advocate for compassion for individuals who struggle. This led me to complete a degree in Psychology and Master of Social Work, specializing in understanding substances, family systems and mental health. 

Since 2009 I have been formally studying psychology/mental health, practicing counselling, and supporting individuals and families. While I strongly believe in the power of psychotherapy, I also found it to have limitations. In 2016 I felt burnt out, so I left my counselling job and began seeking healing for myself. I travelled to Mexico to complete a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training and around this time I also experienced a spiritual awakening. Since then I have approached health differently. I now believe that health includes overlapping physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects. 

I have continued to study mindfulness based cognitive therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, trauma informed yoga, restorative yoga, yoga nidra, Internal Family Systems Therapy, Somatic Therapy, and psychedelic medicine. These tools have all helped me in my own healing journey and now I am grateful to share them with clients.

I have had a relationship with psychedelic medicine since 2002. I have participated in psilocybin mushroom, peyote, and ayahuasca ceremonies in Canada, Mexico and Peru. I feel passionate about this work because of my own personal experiences and the experiences I have witnessed around me. There is also a growing body of scientific peer reviewed research studies that are confirming what many Indigenous communities have long known – that these medicines can help our health in incredible ways.

I have received healing through yoga, meditation, and psychedelic / plant medicines as well as working with a therapist who helps me integrate these experiences. I feel that these experiences came together to create more profound healing than counselling alone had been able to. 

I feel passionate and excited about the potential of psychedelic medicine revolutionizing mental health for people. I also believe that one person’s healing contributes to healing the collective as well as the planet, and I am honoured to participate in that process.

These days I am living between Mexico and Canada. I balance my time between being a furmama, musician, teaching yoga, and running my online psychotherapy practice.