I offer individual counselling for teens and adults, and relationship/couples therapy for partners.

I offer sessions in person on unceded Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh territory in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia.

I also offer telehealth/online counselling to people residing across British Columbia and in some other parts of Canada on a case-by-case basis. I am also licensed as an LMHC to serve New York State residents.

Getting started is simple. Schedule a free video call through my Jane app booking, or reach out through email to schedule a phone call.

When we meet for our initial consult, I’ll walk you through the next steps and answer any questions along the way.

If you’d prefer to get started immediately, you’re also welcome to book in directly for an intake session through my Jane app.

Yes. Counselling sessions are covered by most extended benefits plans. I offer direct billing with the following insurance companies:

• AGA Financial Group Inc.

• Alberta Blue Cross

• belairdirect

• Beneva Inc.

• BPA - Benefit Plan Administrators

• CanadaLife and Canada Life PSHCP

• Canadian Construction Workers Union

• Chamber of Commerce Group Insurance

• CINUP

• ClaimSecure

• Cowan

• Equitable

• First Canadian

• GMS Carrier 49 and 50

• GroupHEALTH

• GroupSource

• Industrial Alliance

• Johnston Group Inc.

• LiUNA Local 183 & 506

• Manion

• Manulife Financial

• Maximum Benefit

• Pacific Blue Cross

• People Corporation

• Simply Benefits

• SunLife

• TELUS AdjudiCare

• Union Benefits

• UV Insurance

For other providers, I am happy to provide a receipt for you to submit for insurance reimbursement. Unfortunately, MSP does not cover private psychotherapy with RCCs.

My fees are as follows:

• Individual sessions (50 min) $190.

• Partner/relationship sessions (60 min) $230.

For those who prefer longer sessions, 90 min sessions are also available—please discuss this with me.

I offer a free 15-minute initial consultation to see if we seem like a good match to work together.

I’ve been told that people experience me as perceptive, non-judgmental and collaborative. I’m comfortable working with you around challenges that might feel complex, intense, or hard-to-define. I enjoy the process of building a relationship and learning more about the hopes and challenges that brought you to therapy.

In sessions, I pay attention to your embodied experience of therapy. I notice and attend to clients’ “windows of tolerance” and bring in somatic regulation strategies during times of overwhelm or “checking out.” This can help with building a feeling of increased self-connection and growing your ability to tune into your own felt wisdom.

Even when we’re working through tough content, I try to show up with patience and grounded hopefulness. My optimism is grounded in therapeutic experience—I’ve seen this process be helpful. And at the same time I’m interested in figuring out exactly which strategies will work well for you as a unique individual. My diverse training allows me to think across different theories of change and draw from a number of evidence-based modalities based on the types of approaches that resonate with you.

I do not allow AI to listen in on or summarize therapy or supervision sessions, and I don’t utilize it for writing notes, creating website copy, or in any other part of my practice.

I choose not to use AI for a number of reasons: concerns about the theft of creative work by AI tools; its involvement in the destruction of economic opportunities for artists and writers; privacy concerns related to personal data; the failure of these tools to adequately address bias related to race, gender, and disability; the default into a both-sides, aggressively moderate style of thinking in AI intellectual products that fails to consider all possibilities; and the environmental impact of AI (including its impact on how conversations about climate change are structured).

I see clients in-person at my office at the Electra Building, 219-970 Burrard Street.

The Electra Building location is a short walk from both the Burrard and Granville Skytrain stations. There is a ramp to the front door from the sidewalk, an elevator to the second floor, and there are no steps to access my office. If you are biking, there is an outdoor bike rack directly outside the front entrance.

If you are driving, there is metered street parking on Burrard & Nelson, and metered parking along the Electra roundabout.

I am registered with the BCACC to practice as a Registered Clinical Counsellor in British Columbia (#14001). I am also licensed with New York State as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (#004718).

I completed my MA in Counseling Psychology at Northwestern University. I also have degrees from Cornell University (BA) and University at Buffalo (PhD).

I completed my MA in Counseling Psychology at Northwestern University.

I’ve trained in and practiced utilizing a number of evidence-based modalities: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), DBT Prolonged Exposure protocols for trauma treatment (DBT-PE), Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST), Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy for Couples (EFT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), narrative therapy and the Gottman Method.

I’ve pursued psychodynamic training at New York’s Mitchell Center for Relational Studies, including completing the one-year introductory program in relational psychotherapy, and additional seminars by Muriel Dimen and Barry Magid. Prior to moving out to Vancouver, I also engaged in one year of psychoanalytic training at the Toronto Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis. As a fellow at the New School’s Institute for Critical Social Inquiry, I also completed a summer seminar on Freud & Klein with Judith Butler.

In addition to my clinical training, I graduated from Cornell University with a BA in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; I also completed a PhD in American Studies at University at Buffalo.

If you are seeking free or low-fee psychodynamic therapy, you might be interested in connecting with the Psychosocial Foundation Clinic. I offer some low-fee teletherapy spots as a part of the Clinic.

I also have a small number of sliding-scale spots within my practice. Please reach out if you would like to be on the waitlist for a sliding scale spot.

It makes my day to get updates or quick notes from previous clients. If this is you—hi! Thanks for checking out my website. If you want to reach out, it’s best to contact me through the organization where we worked together.

If you are looking for a private counsellor now, you might find it helpful to use the BCACC Find a Counsellor tool.

You can reach me via my contact page or email.

If you are looking to book a session, you can book in directly using Jane app.

• Mobility access. The front door of the building is accessible via a ramp from the sidewalk, and there is an elevator to the second floor. There are no stairs to enter my office. The hallways have low-pile rugs and my office has a hardwood floor and a flat-woven rug.

• Bathroom Access. The building has single stall, all-gender bathrooms available on the main floor. These toilets also have a grab bar. To access the bathrooms, it’s necessary to get a fob from my office and return the fob afterwards. There are also gendered multi-stall bathrooms available (using a fob) on the second floor.

• Sensory Needs. I do not use overhead/fluorescent lights in my office and am happy to adjust other lighting or window coverings to create a more comfortable space for you. There are fidgets available and you are welcome to bring your own fidgets and/or stim in sessions. I am also happy to adjust seating arrangements, white noise, windows open/closed, and levels of face-to-face interaction and eye contact in session in accordance with your comfort & needs.

• ‍ Covid Precautions. I run an air purifier and have a window that opens. I keep n95 masks on hand and am happy to mask during sessions if requested. Building lobbies, elevators, and hallways may have people present who are not masking. I am happy to shift sessions online last minute to accommodate changes in health & risk tolerance.

  Accessibility is a value that I strive towards, and I welcome feedback about my accessibility statement & practices.