My Approach to Counselling

At Empowering Insights Counselling Services, I believe in a client-led approach that prioritizes your unique needs and experiences. My focus is on creating a safe and supportive space where you can explore your thoughts and emotions without judgment. Part of creating this safe space is a relational focus, which means I learn from my clients too! I am dedicated to providing trauma-informed care, anti-racist aligned, neurodivergent affirmation, and inclusivity for all clients. I am committed to fostering a therapeutic alliance that empowers you to take an active role in your mental health journey.I work with many concerns clients have going on in their lives to meet them exactly where they are at.

I work with individuals 18+ (or mature 16+); I am an approved provider for NIHB, Victims Services and MN-S.

Some of the approaches aligned with my practice include:

Trauma-informed
Anti-oppressive and anti-racist
Harm reduction
Attachment Theory
Person Centered
Poly-Vagal Theory
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Strengths Based
Psychodynamic and Humanistic insights
Person in Environment
Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) Dialectic Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
Inference-Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (I-CBT, for OCD)

Some of the concerns and conditions I work with include:

Grief and loss
Trauma
2SLGBTQ+
ADHD and Autism
Indigenous and POC life experiences Trauma
Gender and sexual identity
Sex worker affirming care
Stress management
Relationship concerns
Family of origin or family dynamic concerns
Harm reduction (ex. addictions, self-harm)
Anxiety
Depression and/or suicidal ideation
Bipolar disorder
Medically managed schizophrenia/schizo-affective disorder
Body image and disordered eating (anti-diet approaches, health at every size)
Existential concerns
Life transitions