Counselling
What to expect during our sessions
Virtual therapy is like traditional in-person talk therapy. The biggest difference is that we work from the comfort of your own home.
The day of a session, you’re emailed a link to our appointment, which is hosted on Jane—a PIPA compliant platform. Once you click the link, it takes you to our room, and I’ll meet you there! At the end of our time together, the session is billed to the credit card on your account, and a receipt is emailed to you.
Neuro-affirming counselling
What does that even mean?
Here’s some examples of how I bring the neurodiversity paradigm into sessions:
Unmasking is welcomed: I don’t look at the camera when I’m talking, and my hands are busy bees. You do you, whatever that may be!
Acknowledging processing differences: This might mean having our cameras off, communicating via written messages, taking breaks, or keeping the lights dim.
Prioritizing identity-first language: You’re an autistic human, not just someone with autistic spectrum disorder.
Pushing back on sociocultural constructs of “normal”: We explore things like power dynamics and intersectionality, and we celebrate your strengths.
We’ll also talk about hyper-fixations and special interests.
My Approach
I am a person-centred counsellor, which means I am warm, empathetic, and unconditionally caring. I’ll admit when I’m wrong or don’t know.
I lean on dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help with topics like regulation, sticky thoughts, and boundary setting.
I was drawn to EMDR because of my experience as the client, and now I offer it as gentle option for processing trauma. I’m currently working with a feminist-oriented supervisor to expand my knowledge on feminist therapy. To simplify, a feminist approach means I try my best to decrease the power dynamic between care providers and clients by striving for an egalitarian relationship. It also prioritizes understanding my client’s intersectionality and lived experience and considering how pathologized behaviours may be a “normal” response to oppression and discrimination.