Walking with my wife and son. Reading books by myself (bonus points if the sun is out). Drinking coffee while chatting with friends about our problems/ challenges… There is a reason I love being a counsellor!

I would be either a spiritual director (yes, that is a job… as strange as it sounds) or an event planner. I got married on an island and had to coordinate many moving pieces to make that event happen. And I loved it. I thoroughly enjoyed organizing all the little and big details and making the event a success. It was a success.

Judith Herman, in her book Trauma and Recovery, writes, “the fundamental premise of the psychotherapeutic work is a belief in the restorative power of truth-telling.” The values of honesty and integrity are guiding forces for me.

I believe healing begins when we’re given the time, space, and safety to be honest — not polite, not “fine,” not managing everyone else’s expectations, but honest. Most people spend their lives editing themselves. They hide their fear, their anger, their grief, their confusion. They bury the parts of their story that feel too heavy or too messy. And then they wonder why they feel exhausted, disconnected, or stuck in cycles they can’t seem to break.
 
As a therapist, I create a structured, grounded, and deeply caring space where you don’t have to hide. A space where your story is allowed to unfold at the pace your nervous system can handle. A space where the things you’ve been carrying alone for years finally have somewhere to land.
 
I’m a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) and trained EMDR therapist, integrating Internal Family Systems (IFS), trauma-informed practice, and experiential approaches that help you safely revisit your story — not to relive old pain endlessly, but to transform the way that pain continues to shape your life today. Our work isn’t about endlessly talking in circles. It’s about getting to the root: understanding what’s driving your patterns, why your reactions feel so automatic, and how your past still echoes through your relationships, your choices, and your sense of self.
 You don’t have to keep repeating the same story. You don’t have to stay loyal to the patterns that once protected you but now limit you. Together, we can explore the emotional logic beneath your behaviours — the parts of you that are trying to help but may be working with outdated maps. When those parts feel seen, understood, and unburdened, real change becomes possible: more stability, more connection, more freedom to live in ways that don’t cost you so much.

 
My approach is both structured and deeply human. My life has been shaped by mentors who slowed down with me, asked the questions no one else asked, and invited me to grow into a more honest, grounded, and loving version of myself — as a husband, a father, and a friend. Their patience, clarity, and courage inform the way I sit with clients today.
 
I draw from EMDR, IFS, and DBT — approaches backed by research and clinical experience — but therapy isn’t a formula. It’s a relationship. The work happens in the space between us, in the moments of honesty, attunement, and trust we build together.
 Most importantly, I look forward to meeting you. Not the polished version — you. And together finding a way forward that’s real, sustainable, and genuinely transformative.