About My Approach
My therapy style is described as grounded, pragmatic and authentic. I’m a fan of (gentle) truth over comfort, and I love a touch of humour when it’s needed.
I specialize in helping clients manage intrusive thinking and rumination that is characteristic of OCD and anxiety disorders. I have particular expertise in supporting healthcare professionals, parents, and other adults in high-pressure roles
I’m a researcher and practice clinical therapy that is evidence-based, structured, and grounded in research.
I use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, including specific clinical interventions such as:
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Prolonged Exposure (PE) therapy and Cognitive Processing therapy for Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress
Exposure Therapy for specific phobias
I also use other therapies such as:
Psychodynamic Therapy and
Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)
How I Practice
I will always recommend the “gold standard” treatment, and collaborate with you to choose the best approach.
The Process of Therapy:
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Therapy with me typically looks like the following:
Sessions 1–3: Getting to know you, exploring your history, identifying goals and hopes, and completing a general assessment.
Around Session 3: We discuss a preliminary “theory” about what may be driving your symptoms. This is when we collaborate on a tailored treatment plan.
Session 4 or 5 onward: We begin active treatment: This means following the treatment plan and implementing strategies and interventions to address your goals.
Ongoing: We use brief assessment or screening measures to track progress, and feedback is regularly sought to ensure therapy remains aligned with your needs.
It’s important to remember that therapy is a type of emotional and psychological rehabilitation, similar to how a physiotherapist might guide their patient through physical rehabilitation. As such, progress in therapy is often gradual, a little bit uncomfortable (at first) and the result of repeated effort.
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In my experience, therapy tends to be most effective when:
It’s a collaborative, active process, not a passive one.
Practice between sessions reinforces skills learned in-session.
Feedback is regularly exchanged, and progress is measured through both reflection and brief self-report tools.
There are clearly defined goals, often broken down into smaller, achievable steps.
Sessions are frequent and consistent — typically weekly or biweekly at first.
While this may feel like a big commitment, more frequent therapy in the beginning and regular practice between sessions sets a foundation for less therapy later.
As progress builds, sessions can gradually taper to less frequent check-ins. Ultimately, we want you to learn the skills to be your own therapist.
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When we start therapy, we have both a goal and a hope.
Our Goal: Our general goal in cognitive behavioural therapy is to focus on gradual, measurable changes in how you manage your thoughts and behaviors. This might include tolerating uncertainty, reducing avoidance, or challenging how you think.
Our Hope: The ultimate hope is that these changes lead to reduced distress, creating a “domino effect” that improves how you feel and function. We do not aim to change feelings directly; instead, we target the processes that naturally shift your experience over time.
This work can be challenging, but it is also deeply rewarding. The aim is to leave therapy with greater clarity, resilience, and the confidence to manage intrusive thinking, worry, and fear in daily life.
