Dana

Have you ever been told you are too sensitive? Are you tired of feeling misunderstood? I understand that vulnerability and facing big emotions, like grief or anxiety, can be scary. I want to provide a caring, respectful and non-judgmental environment for you to explore, process and sit with your emotions so that you can show up in your life and relationships with greater courage and authenticity. I want to empower you to discover that sense of a competent self that can deal with existential life issues and become fully alive and fully yourself.

One of the life experiences that led me on this journey to become a therapist was the loss of my father when I was 16 years old. I noticed that talking about and acknowledging the difficult emotions surrounding this loss was uncomfortable for a lot of people around me. I learned at the time that the answer was to push those feelings away. It wasn’t until later in life that I recognized that confronting and talking about those emotions honestly and openly would allow me to heal and become more authentic in my life and relationships. I want you to see that it’s possible and it’s not so scary.

After a 19 year career as an environmental engineer, I knew I wanted to be able to make more of an impact in people’s lives, so I went back to school to complete my Masters in Counselling Psychology at Yorkville University.  Being with people and helping them through difficult times has been the greatest honour.  My areas of special interest include anxiety, childhood trauma, relationships, loss and grief, and highly sensitive people. I take a humanistic, trauma-informed, holistic approach to therapy that is tailored to your life and needs.

We all deserve some support sometimes and I want to make this journey a little less scary for you. A free 15-minute consultation is always available.

Anxiety
Childhood trauma
Relationships
Loss and grief
Highly sensitive people

CRPO Registration #13238
MA in Counselling Psychology, Yorkville University
Somatic EMDR Therapy Certificate, The Embody Lab (In Progress)
Externship in Emotionally Focused Therapy, ICEEFT
Online Certificate Program: Treating Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
IFS Immersion: Integrating Internal Family Systems (IFS) Across Clinical Applications
Integrative Sex and Couples Certification Training - Certified Sex Therapy Informed Professional
Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Level 1, The Gottman Institute
Applied Polyvagal Theory in Therapeutic Yoga, Level 1, The Embody Lab
Trauma Treatment and Certification Training (CCTP)