My counselling approach is adaptable.

Effective therapy requires flexibility, and my job is to help understand your needs and adjust the process with you.
Having said that, here are some core principles I strive to maintain for every client:

Therapy is tailored to you.

Your history, experiences, thoughts, feelings, and beliefs are all crucial information to help guide your process of change.

We will work together to find the path forward.

You may be seeking therapy because it feels like you can’t find a solution to your problems by yourself. On the other hand, I can’t give you the answers, because I am not the expert on your life. In therapy, we can do something different - we can create a roadmap that neither of us could build alone.

I will gently encourage you forward, but you have the right to stop or adjust the process at any point.

Some topics and experiences in therapy may be uncomfortable, and my job is to guide you towards discomfort where there may be growth. But you are always in control. Change doesn’t mean jumping into the deep end, and we will progress at a pace that works for you.

I encourage us to be open and honest with each other.

Therapy works best when we are both willing to share honestly. If you are curious about my methods or rationale for any part of the process, please ask. I don’t want to have tricks up my sleeve.

My choices are informed by my therapeutic framework.

I will not ask irrelevant questions, and I will not ask you to practice tools or techniques that I would not be willing to try. If you’re wondering why I think certain topics or exercises could be helpful, I will explain my rationale informed by research evidence and theory.