My Approach to Therapy
My approach is relational, experiential, and grounded in the belief that everyone is the expert on their own life and deserves support in moving toward what feels more aligned and possible. I work primarily through an existential and psychodynamic lens, drawing on Internal Family Systems (IFS),
Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), narrative approaches, and mindfulness-based and somatic practices. Where it suits a client’s preferences and needs, I also integrate expressive arts-informed ways of working – using imagery, story, movement, or other creative forms as additional pathways to self understanding. My practice is client-centred, trauma- informed, culturally responsive, and anti-oppressive.
A significant part of my work is rooted in creative and expressive processes. With a background in expressive arts and drama-based work, I welcome alternative languages of expression, including imagery, movement, story, objects, natural elements, writing, or film, whenever they help you connect with parts of yourself that need forms of communication beyond conventional talk therapy. You do not need to be artistic; creativity here is simply another pathway to understanding.
As an immigrant, I am deeply attuned to cultural transitions, systemic barriers, identity shifts, and the quiet griefs that accompany displacement or belonging in multiple worlds. My practice is culturally responsive, anti-oppressive, and informed by an understanding of how societal and relational systems shape our lived stories.
