Our bodies hold wisdom, information, and guidance. Our bodies also hold layers of accumulated tension and stories of our life experiences. Working at your own pace, with breath and other release techniques, I will support you in moving through those layers. You will naturally orient toward an outcome that will enhance a greater connection to your inner wisdom as well as infinite sources of energy.

Learning to navigate this territory can shift patterns of stuckness into states of increased well-being. These tools can also enable freedom not only from physical and mental health challenges, but also from painful relationship situations. Relief from states such as depression and chronic anxiety, frustration and anger outbursts, or even the dullness of apathy, all become available as you learn to recognize, acknowledge, and navigate your body's sensations and messages.

Cultivating a practice of mindfulness builds presence. Building presence activates greater health and enhances well-being. I make use of various mindfulness techniques and body-scanning processes in sessions and encourage more for homework.

Traditional pathways to success typically demand strong mental processing, which can result in a disconnection from our bodily messages. Eventually, our body "screams" and says "no more."

As we work together, you will learn to listen, recognize your body-mind messages, and develop calming and self-regulating strategies to mitigate chronic unhealthy patterns that have taken root.

Developing a secure attachment is a gift to oneself and a significant offering to others in your life. New pathways to healing unfold as you understand more about your attachment style, the development of it, its impact on your childhood, as well as how it now influences your emotional state and relationships.

Each of us is composed of various parts, aspects, and characteristics. Exploring these parts and discovering more about yourself facilitates your capacity to take charge of your life-force energy and vitality. Together, we can hold all of the various parts of you. We can see how they relate to one another, meet them with compassion, and learn to create coherence within the various internal family systems. Most often, what lies on the other side of this journey is growth, learning, vitality, and a greater sense of oneself.

Your beliefs may inform the present, however, with increased consciousness, they do not need to predict the future. It is also possible to update and change your beliefs starting NOW. Counselling will support you to discover more about your beliefs and understand how they unconsciously drive your actions and choices. With increased awareness, significant shifts and changes are possible. The same holds true for expectations. Becoming aware of your expectations and how they impact your feelings, emotions, and reactions is eye-opening. This awareness can offer you freedom from disappointment and thus more fulfilling experiences and relationships. Counselling helps illuminate your expectations and supports you to make more conscious choices.

As illustrated in the Satir Model of the Iceberg, what we see in our behaviours is only 1/7th of all that is happening.

Self-discovery and exploration in a group process can offer expanded opportunities to meet oneself in another's reflection. It is often more intense and may culminate in a peak expereince. I currently facilitate group processes in "Come Alive", one of the core programs at The Haven on Gabriola Island. Please refer to the website for more detailed program information and registration.

Attending programs on Gabriola Island is a wonderful opportunity to immerse yourself in nature, unplug from technology, and 'plug into yourself'. In addition to all the learnings in group and conversations with others, nature beckons for forest bathing, earthing opportunities, and ocean plunges.