Couples Therapy Ottawa

No matter your situation, my goal is to help you feel heard and accepted, and to understand your experience through your eyes. I aim to create a safe place and a strong alliance so we can understand where you are now, define your goals, and how we can achieve them. With a focus on developing confidence and a positive mindset, we will connect your triggers, emotions, and actions, make corrective experiences, and align your actions with your values and needs so you can thrive. If you’re navigating life with ADHD, I offer an approach that’s grounded in both understanding the unique wiring of your brain and the emotional patterns that often come with it — including frustration, shame, or overwhelm. Rather than trying to “fix” ADHD, we’ll focus on learning how your mind works best and building strategies that fit. This means developing tools that support focus, follow-through, and emotional regulation — not by forcing yourself into someone else’s system, but by creating one that works for you. Together, we’ll work toward a life that feels more manageable, more meaningful, and more your own.

Living with ADHD can make navigating relationships, work, and everyday life feel even more complicated, especially when you’ve also experienced challenges like intimate partner violence or an eating disorder or body image issues. These experiences can deeply impact your self-esteem, relationships, and how you show up in the world, often leaving you feeling overwhelmed and unsure of where to start. With lived experience and practical strategies, I offer support in not only managing ADHD but also in addressing the deeper layers of trauma from intimate partner violence or eating disorders. These issues can be intertwined with ADHD in ways that make everything feel more intense, from the emotional turbulence to the difficulty in creating healthy routines or maintaining boundaries.

As a queer and trans person with ADHD, I understand the challenges we face. We live in a world where we often hide who are. We grew up in families where we couldn't be ourselves. My greatest joy as a therapist is helping people discover who they are, whether that's queer, trans, neurodivergent, or all three. Wherever you are on that journey, I can help you accept where you're at and decide where you want to go. As a registered social worker, my training is well rounded. My aim is to do whatever works for you. I pride myself on being a calm and safe space where you can share anything. With over 5 years of experience, I have helped people with many types of issues, including ADHD, autism, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, questions around sexuality, and trauma. I have referred clients to a variety of services, including ADHD and ASD diagnosis, HRT, and name and gender marker change services. I look forward to hearing from you, and helping you discover your strengths.