My counselling focus is to support any individuals who are experiencing grief, loss and trauma. Also, the disability community and their caregivers, entrepreneurs and leaders & frontline healthcare professionals. My journey to becoming a psychotherapist started as a young adult after many lived experiences of death of loved ones. In 2008, I founded Recreational Respite, a national organization that largely supports the disability community, those who face mental health struggles and others who experience grief and loss through difficult life situations. The goal of our work is to support individuals facing barriers to participation in their own lives and to help them develop meaningful connections with others, while reducing the isolation that often accompanies these experiences. This has contributed to my deep understanding and compassion for navigating the emotions of loss, disenfranchised grief, diverse barriers, and complex relational challenges within families while creating a neuroaffirming practice. My approach in counselling emphasizes an individual’s strengths and my therapeutic interventions are integrative, using various approaches that are applicable to the individuals’ hopeful outcomes. These interventions include; attachment- informed grief therapy, existential therapy, mindfulness practice, humanistic approaches, solution focused and strengths-based therapies that are offered with compassion, are culturally sensitive and are socially just. I am also trauma informed in my counselling approach. My education includes a B.A in Disability Studies with honours and distinction from the Toronto Metropolitan University, and a M.A in Counselling Psychology with Yorkville University. I am a Registered Psychotherapist (qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO) and have the privilege to practice in Ontario, Canada.
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Available now! Here is the live interview I did October 23, 2024 about autistic grief (losses, not just a death). I hope you will find it to be a helpful resource! It is now available for FREE to view 🫶 #autism #neurodiversity Autistic Grief and Loss: An Interview with a Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapist. https://lnkd.in/guKv_Svc Thank you, AIDE Canada!
What a privilege and honor it is to work with horses in this therapeutic way #fridaymorning #horses #equinetherapy #eagala
Available now! Here is the live interview I did October 23, 2024 about autistic grief (losses, not just a death). I hope you will find it to be a helpful resource! It is now available for FREE to view 🫶 #autism #neurodiversity Autistic Grief and Loss: An Interview with a Neurodiversity-Affirming Therapist. https://lnkd.in/guKv_Svc Thank you, AIDE Canada!
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I hesitated to post this article, but decided to go ahead because the authors are right - emotional dysregulation can be a feature of ADHD. Read on to learn why, and how to help. #EmotionalDysregulation #ADHD
An important article about better understanding ADHD burnout and how it affects your every day life. Seek support if you find that you are looking for more coping strategies 🫶 https://lnkd.in/gCUxgStb #adhdawareness #adhdsupport #adhd #burnout #burnoutprevention
My heart is full, enlightened, curious and excited about my recent EAGALA certification and training for equine psychotherapy and now I’m moving forward to implement this beautiful opportunity in my practice at Huron Rose Counselling. This group of humans and horses, will also have a little part of my heart. I am so grateful🐴❤ #equinetherapy
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This fall we are hosting our 3rd annual Adult Grief Education Day on November 6th. This virtual webinar offers 5 hours of training from skilled therapists from AWC Grief Support: Colleen Mousseau, Diane Biggs, Nicola Elbro, India Burton, Liz Siydock, & Aly Bird. Each presentation will include an opportunity for discussion afterwards. The recording of the event will also be available for 30 days following the event. To learn more and register visit: https://lnkd.in/gHcvrX2c
Trauma in the disability community is often experienced by barriers, being ‘othered’ with feelings of exclusion or misunderstanding, masking, lack of participatory opportunities or of social networks and or abuse. While many are also navigating complex systems or relational challenges within family and care dynamics. A passionate advocate for disability rights and throughout my role as Founder of Recreational Respite (est.2008), my approach has always been to create a non-pathologizing, safe and non-judgemental space for any individual. My deep understanding of diverse barriers, navigating challenges of an individuals experience in life and or complex relational challenges within families, has contributed to the development of a neuroaffirming practice. Neurodiversity describes how the brain functions differently (outside of a ‘neurotypical’ mold) and therefore those experiences and interactions can be quite diverse. Neurodiversity includes (but is not limited to) autism, learning disabilities and ADHD. #ADHD #autism #learningdisabilities #trauma #disabilitytrauma
Happy to share this from Gilda's Toronto, a virtual paediatric parent support group. Please contact Gilda's direct to register <3
Recently in my neuroaffirming practice, the topic of autism and menopause has come up as an intersection that has been contributing to various daily struggles. I’m so happy to see more research and conversation about this topic. Thank you Tony Attwood ! https://lnkd.in/gAu_rmTf?