My desire to help those in psychological distress derives from my own experience with life-threatening anorexia and bulimia many years ago. My personal struggle led me to discover and implement mindfulness techniques, as well as insight oriented and solution-focused strategies that I now impart to my own clients. The therapy models I find most useful are Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Internal Family Systems, and tailor a treatment plan for every individual’s needs.

A clinician since 1986, a musician, artisan, and passionate student of life – in me, you will find elements of both artist and scientist, someone who makes treatment decisions based on sound principles of practice, who also looks for and reveals the beauty of life and in you. I believe that acceptance, gratitude, and forgiveness of self and others are lifelong processes that, when practiced, lead to finding meaning, joy, and peace in the brief time we have here on earth.

I wish I could say I’m with my dog, but that 34-year chapter has ended for now. I was a dog mom for between 1-4 dogs nonstop between April 1990 and June 2024. Not having a canine companion has been a big adjustment this year. I still love dogs so much. I am also the proud mom of a neurodiverse young adult who has been successfully launched into mostly independent living. Additionally, I built the BA program in Applied Behaviour Analysis and Autism at CapU from the ground up before I retired in 2010.