Some of the experiences I most often work with are listed below.

Any diagnostic terms are used only as a shared language, not as a way of reducing you to a label. I always work with you as a whole person, with care and respect for your individual experience. I work respectfully with people who may already carry diagnoses.

  • Relationship Issues

    Relationship and family dynamics

    Communication

    Boundaries

    Codependency and enmeshment

    Attachment issues

    Separation/Divorce

    Infidelity

    Intimacy

    Trust Issues

  • Trauma

    Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

    Acute trauma (single incident)

    Complex trauma (repeated and prolonged)

  • Abuse

    Narcissistic abuse

    Domestic abuse

    Harassment

    Bullying

    Emotional, verbal, financial, and physical abuse

  • Addictions

    Chemical addictions (alcohol, drugs, substances, nicotine)

    Technology addiction

    Behavioural addiction

  • Anxiety

    Generalized Anxiety Disorder

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

    Panic disorder

    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

    Social Anxiety Disorder

    Test Anxiety

  • Depression

    High functioning depression

    Postpartum depression

    Self-esteem and inner critic

    Self-harm

    Suicide

  • Eating and Body Image

    Anorexia

    Bulimia

    Food addiction

    Overeating/Binge eating

    The way you see yourself

    The way you feel about the way you look

    The thoughts and beliefs you feel about your body

    The things you do in relation to the way you look

  • Cultural Issues

    Adjusting to a new culture

    Culture shock

    Migration and acculturation

    Prejudice and discrimination

    Homesickness

    Identity confusion

    Isolation

    Ambiguous loss

    Belonging

  • Grief and Loss

    Ambiguous Loss (disenfranchised)

    Anticipatory grief

    Complicated grief (traumatic or prolonged)

    Collective Grief

    Cumulative grief

    Chronic grief

    Bereavement

  • Stress

    Acute Stress

    Chronic Stress

    Emotional Stress

    Burnout

    Academic/work-related stress

  • Life Transitions

    Reaching a significant age, e.g. 30, 40, 50, 60

    Getting married

    Becoming a parent

    Leaving university

    Changing job/losing your job

    Becoming ill or disabled

    Being bereaved

    Retiring

    Redundancy

  • Self Exploration

    Better understand yourself

    Self-care, self-compassion, and self-acceptance

    Inner child healing

    Cultivating creativity and self-expression

    Breaking free of inhibiting patterns

    Life purpose

  • Neurodivergence

    High Sensitivity (HSP)

    Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

    Autism