Professional background

With a deep love of nature, I came to the healing path and psycho-therapy practices by way of the arts and meditation practice. I am a registered psychotherapist (MBACP), with 15 years of experience in the healing arts (biodyanmic cranial sacral therapy, yoga, herbalism) and somatic psychotherapy.

I trained in Clinical and Somatic Psychotherapy in California at one of the first masters level programs in the country offering somatic specialisation within the Marriage and Family therapist M.A. and graduated in 2019.

In my career as a therapist and yoga teacher I have worked with a varied demographic in private practice as well as a facilitator and consultant for various centres (Red Horse, YMCA, Eka Yoga); clinics (Khiron Trauma Treatment Centre / Sancturay Psychiatric Health); schools (Downsview Special Needs School); domestic violence and addiction and trauma treatment recovery centres. I also trained as a cranial sacral therapist within this time, to be able to offer somatic work in a slightly different way.

Yoga, Equine Facilitated Therapy and Somatic Psychotherapy and the Creative Arts; and the philosophies that these systems originate from; form a set of practices that I am very grateful to keep on both practicing, learning from and sharing with others in one to one, group and corporate settings.

Qualifications

LEAP Equine Facilitated Therapy Practitioner -LEAP, UK

Biodynamic Cranial Sacral Therapist – The Colorado School of Energy Studies, Boulder, CO.

M.A. Clinical Psychology, MFT. Emphasis:Somatic Psychology – The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Los Angeles campus.

B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies:Visual, Performing & Traditional Eastern Arts – Naropa University, Boulder, CO.

Hatha Yoga Instructor. Yoga Alliance 200 Hour Certification, Austria. 

I have also done continued professional development and trainings in various modalities including:

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