Approach

I am sensitive to the larger cultural, spiritual, and family contexts that shape and inform us. I am trained in a number of approaches, such as Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Jungian therapy, Person-Centred therapy, Mentalization-based Treatment (MBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness-Based therapy (MBT), and Eco-art therapy. This allows me to work integratively to ensure that each person’s unique personality and situation is treated accordingly.

My experience includes working with clients from many different spheres of life, from different backgrounds, religions, cultures, and places. I provide support for individuals and groups who are going through difficult life transitions, and/or who are struggling with anxiety, stress, depression, bereavement, trauma, low self-esteem, gender or sexual identity/issues, substance misuse, eating disorders, self-harm, relational difficulties, physical/emotional abuse, and others. I offer a supportive, mindful and creative space for my clients to imbue a deeper sense of self-awareness and self-compassion.

Why Ruby Mountain?

My vision for Ruby Mountain comes from the metaphor of the mountain we are climbing on our journey through life. Although the mountain may feel like a steep, uphill, climb, it has the potential of becoming a path where we feel understood, witnessed, and emotionally supported. My hope is that there will be times on this journey where you will feel positive shifts that guide you and motivate you to find those ‘rubies’, whatever this may mean for you. I think of the rubies being the blossoms on Cherry Blossom trees, which come and go throughout the seasons, bringing us hope, insight, or pleasure, and allowing us to be fully present in those moments. Life can sometimes be a difficult journey, but it can also become richer through those precious, joyful phases where we have turned a corner and no longer feel stuck, helpless, or alone.