IFS (Internal Family Systems) uses a parts framework to help us make sense of our inner experiences. It is an experiential therapy that focuses on increasing presence, compassion and awareness, to improve relationships with all aspects of ourselves. In IFS sessions, you will be asked to connect with your parts and participate in releasing them from their pain. It is not a talk therapy—it is a way of being with yourself and builds skills that you can use outside of sessions.

My approach to IFS includes somatics and is influenced by polyvagal theory. This means we will attend to what’s happening in your body as we work with your parts.

SE is a body-focused approach to addressing physical and emotional trauma. Its ultimate goal is to support folks in identifying if they are stuck in stress responses (flight, fight, freeze) and safely discharge these responses. SE sessions involve bringing awareness to bodily sensations and using practices to support a sense of safety and capacity. Over time, this allows the nervous system to become more flexible and resourced.

I also occasionally draw from other somatic lineages like generative somatics, Hakomi, and sensorimotor. These approaches use movement , touch, and environment to create embodied experiments where we can strengthen your sense of center, safety, consent, and boundaries.

My practice is also influenced by relational and modern psychodynamic therapies. These therapies value connection, relationship, and our early experiences. I will be mindful of dynamics within our relationship, and how this might mimic what happens in your broader life. The goal is to bring awareness to unconscious patterns, beliefs, and dynamics.

I occasionally draw from two mindfulness-based therapies: ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), which promotes increasing psychological flexibility through taking mindful, valued action; and DBT (Dialectical Behavioural Therapy), which provides skills for emotion regulation.