Psychotherapy and mindfulness classes and workshops, offered online across Ontario and in-person in Windsor

You may notice your mind is rarely quiet. Thoughts loop, analyze, anticipate, or replay conversations long after they are over. Even when nothing is obviously wrong, your system feels alert or on edge.

You might identify with anxiety, high-functioning anxiety, panic, health anxiety, or chronic worry. In our work, we look beyond the label to understand how your nervous system, or different parts of you, learned to stay vigilant, and what helps create a greater sense of safety and ease over time.

For some people, distress shows up not as anxiety but as flatness, exhaustion, or shut down. It can be difficult to find motivation or enjoyment. Even rest does not feel restorative.

This can look like burnout, depression, emotional numbness, or a loss of direction. Rather than pushing for change, we slow down and listen to what this state may be responding to or protecting, and how energy, meaning, and connection can be reintroduced gently and at your own pace.

You may hold yourself to high standards and still feel it is never enough. Mistakes linger. Rest feels undeserved. There is often a harsh inner voice that keeps you striving, self-monitoring, or holding back from being fully seen.

Many people experience this through perfectionism, people-pleasing, over-functioning, procrastination, or chronic self-doubt. We approach these patterns not as flaws to eliminate, but as protective strategies that once helped you stay connected or safe, and that deserve curiosity and care rather than pressure.

You may understand your history intellectually, yet find that certain reactions feel automatic or out of proportion. Your body tenses. Your jaw tightens. You shut down or go into overdrive before you can think your way through it.

This can be connected to trauma, chronic stress, attachment wounds, or experiences that were never fully processed. Our work includes gentle attention to the body and nervous system, helping these patterns soften and reorganize without forcing re-exposure or overwhelm.

Many people come to therapy having already put a lot of effort into understanding or improving themselves. You may have read the books, reflected deeply, tried different strategies, or worked hard to “get things right,” and still find yourself caught in familiar patterns.

In these moments, therapy could be an opportunity to learn a different way of relating to yourself, with presence and compassion. You can learn to allow change to unfold with less effort and more steadiness, rather than through constant self-monitoring or fixing.

Many people I work with identify with diagnoses such as anxiety, ADHD, trauma-related conditions, depression, OCD, insomnia, or chronic stress. These labels can offer helpful language and a sense of recognition.

In our work together, diagnoses are not treated as fixed explanations. We explore patterns, protective responses, and nervous system dynamics; not only what’s been difficult, but also the strengths that have allowed you to adapt and grow. This allows us to work with what’s actually happening in your life, rather than trying to fix symptoms or fit you into a category.