Hi, Iām Emily.
I am passionate about helping people understand their emotions. Emotions are universal and the journeys that we each walk with them are unique and individual. Through my own therapeutic journey and participation in specialized training post grad, I have honed in on understanding how to help clients effectively navigate overwhelming emotions and relationships with others. Although I do love to work with adult clients, I have a special interest in working with adolescents and children. I am particularly interested in connecting with those struggling with anxiety/worries and those who experience intense overwhelming emotions.
I have a range of experience working and volunteering with children and adolescents including working in therapeutic campus-based care, out-of-school care, and teaching art classes. I also have had the pleasure of working or volunteering in the mental health field in various capacities, including big sister mentorship, learning support, and crisis response for the Kids Help Phone/Crisis Text Line.
My Approach
Theories that I often pull from are Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), and art based interventions. I have a strong art background and have found it to be a beautiful and effective compliment to therapy. I am also intrigued by Internal Family Systems (IFS) and am currently educating myself in the theory and interventions with the intention of gradually including it into my practice.
I believe therapy can be helpful for anyone, I encourage you to connect if you are unsure where to start. Individuals may seek therapy for help with anxiety, depression, self-harm, anger or behavioural problems, emotion regulation challenges, relationship or familial conflict, life transitions, or grief and bereavement, to name a few. Starting therapy can be daunting and overwhelming and I pride myself in focusing on joining clients in wherever they are at in the therapeutic process. For my younger clients this often means a heavy emphasis on relationship building in order to cultivate a friendly and safe environment where they can learn about their experiences of emotions (and learn tools to help improve their wellbeing).
I work with children (5+), teens and adult clients on an individual basis.