I am a Registered Psychotherapist with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and also a member of the Canadian Association of Psychodynamic Therapists (CAPT). I've been practicing trauma-informed, relational psychodynamic psychotherapy since 2014. Before my private practice, I worked in the community health sector for 15 years.

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I practice within an integrative psychodynamic framework with an emphasis on early life trauma and attachment, internal working models and states as well as nervous system regulation. This is longer process work opposed to short-term/solution-focused.

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Some areas of focus and specialization are: men's mental health issues, early life trauma, explosive rage, shame, sexuality, childhood sexual abuse, narcissistic tendencies, dissociation, delusional thinking, relationship challenges, interpersonal conflict, accountability and low self-esteem.

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I work with a broad range of clients in terms of social locations, identities and experiences. I am LGBTQ+-affirming. I bring an awareness and understanding of developmental trauma, structural violence, systemic/social oppression and the ways that those things can impact a person's experiences and mental health.

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Some issues and experiences that lead people to specifically seek me out include: wanting to develop deeper self-awareness, feeling consistently misunderstood, having paranoid thoughts, commonly feeling slighted by others, consistent interpersonal conflicts, feeling like a failure in life, feeling empty inside, unresolved trauma/abuse experiences, rage, shame, being described as abusive or narcissistic by others, low self-esteem and confidence, intrusive thoughts, compulsions, fixations, sexuality/sexual health issues, being harmed and harming others, post-incarceration trauma, irritability, mood swings, dishonesty, jealousy and life transitions to name several.

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While I actively work comfortably and competently with all genders, my practice generally focuses on working with men and my clients tend to be guys (cis and trans) of all sexual orientations.