What I discovered was that everyone I was supporting experienced some other areas of difficulty or struggle in addition to their original more physical concerns. Some were dealing concurrently with mental health issues, some revealing unresolved issues from their early life experiences and others had incurred trauma at some point in their lives journey, while others struggled with finding healthy coping methods to life stressors, and in dealing with conflict, or in creating healthy boundaries and relationships.

My Story: This background I have in human movement supports me in being body-centered in how I approach my work as a Counselling Therapist and Art Therapist, which simply means that I pay equal attention to what an individual is saying through their non-verbal communication as to their verbal communication through words and emotion. This serves as a great strength in working with children and supporting parents and caregivers in being able to understand the uniques voice of the child and to use non-verbal communication to support the attachment relationship, among other things.

In addition, my brother has Autism spectrum disorder, where communication is affected and challenged. Growing up with a sibling who has a disability who was both challenged in certain ways and gifted in others, has taught me to see the spectrum of life and ability, and through my own life challenges, I have embraced the depth and light of life. My own life journey has developed my ability to listen deeply and a capacity for compassion and nonjudgmental understanding, which serves me in life and in my work as a helping professional.