Relationship counselling for individuals and couples โ just like you โ in Langford & Sooke, BC.
Youโre ready to get โunstuckโ from never-ending stress, anxiety, burnout, relationship conflict, and unmet needs. I help individuals and couples get there.
You might be here because life feels chaotic, complicated, and overwhelming at times. It makes sense that you want to find some relief.
I can help you improve communication, strengthen relationships, and set boundaries without burning bridges.
Relationships are a part of being human โ we canโt live without them. But they can also be a big source of stress and conflict. Partners. Children. Parents or in-laws. Friends. Co-workers. Theyโre all around us and, sometimes, they can feel relentless.
You can have deeper, more meaningful relationships with the people you care about most โ and you wonโt have to sacrifice yourself to get there.
Perhaps, youโre a perfectionist and a people-pleaser. You might be on the brink of burnout (or already there). Maybe, youโre beginning to think itโs you thatโs the issue.
Together, we can start prioritizing your own self-care efforts without feeling selfish for doing so.
Maybe youโve reached Expert Level at putting othersโ wants and needs ahead of your own โ except, you havenโt unlocked new levels of energy, productivity, or that coveted zest for life. Perhaps, youโve been made to believe that self-care is selfish โ that you are here to give, be of service, and have very few needs of your own along the way.
We will redefine what it means to be selfish: to take care of self. How you think about self-care will begin to change. And weโll find really great ways to share this with the people in your life so that they get it too.
I can help you create more balance. You are deserving of rest, joy, fulfillment, and pleasure. Letโs find it.
Youโre having a really hard time asking for what you need (let alone want) โ but the disappointment and resentment keep building.
I will give you the tools to communicate more clearly and make your needs (and wants) known โ and youโll be more reliable in your relationships for it.
Having needs of your own can feel downright inconvenient and overwhelming at times - especially, if youโre used to putting others first. You might even catch yourself thinking or saying aloud:
โIt would be easier if I didnโt need anything at all."
This isnโt sustainable, and itโs really having an impact on all-things life and family. You might be worried about being seen as too โneedyโ or too โsensitiveโ โ but Iโm here to let you know that being โneedyโ is to have needs and being โsensitiveโ is to feel. And that makes you so, totally human.
How you communicate your hopes and needs is a different story. This is often where people get stuck (despite trying really, really hard). They begin to think that theyโre asking for too much or asking the wrong person. This is where I come in.
I said it earlier, the dreaded B-word: boundaries. You might think that setting boundaries is a one-way ticket to relationship breakdown, conflict, and rejection. Perhaps, this is how your past relationships have played out. It can feel like a big risk to go there. So, often, we donโt. And then you become an exploding pop bottle โ your unmet needs erupting all at once * cue relationship conflict, breakdown, and rejection * because youโre feeling unheard, unappreciated, and walked all over.
What if I told you that you can become the most reliable, consistent, and trustworthy human in your relationships โ and it isnโt by being a โyesโ person for the rest of your days. I promise.
Youโre looking for new and different ways to show up for the people in your life and keep your sanity while doing it. You donโt know where to start because, maybe, you donโt know how you got here.
We can find ways to meet your loved onesโ needs without sacrificing your own.
I know that this can feel like an impossible task. Often times, there doesnโt feel like enough time, space, or mental energy to meet anyoneโs needs - let alone everyoneโs (and forget about yourself).
Together, we will figure out what makes you tick โ what keeps you, your life, and your family going, and how you need things to change so that they actually feel sustainable.
Relationship counselling for real humans (yes, you!)
Practical, real-life support to get you back to where you want to be.
Relationship challenges
For individuals, couples, and parents wanting to find more balance, communicate more openly and easily, reduce conflict, feel more understood and supported, and become better equipped to handle what life brings your way.
Perfectionism, people-pleasing, anxiety, & burnout
For everyday humans (like you) whoโve gotten really good at putting other people first โ whether it feels good or not. For those whoโve learned to over-function through deep discomfort โ until youโre very much not functioning.
Transition to parenthood
For moms, birthing people, and parents navigating this new and messy stage of life โ because this is one of the wildest experiences and you deserve to feel seen, heard, and supported through it.
Complicated family dynamics
For people struggling to navigate difficult and dysfunctional family dynamics โ because you might be used to problems getting swept under the rug and being left to deal with the emotional aftermath.
Working together will feel likeโฆ
I will give you the space to talk about the things in your life that are keeping you stuck, overwhelmed, and unfulfilled.
Together, we will:
Get a really clear picture of whatโs going on for you - to make sense of how these struggles keep showing up again and again, despite your best efforts.
Explore the โwhyโ hiding behind the things that are feeling so, so hard โ because they didnโt just pop out of thin air, thereโs a reason that these pesky problems are hanging around.
Give you effective strategies to feel more confident in navigating the challenging stuff โ together, we will finds ways to manage the unmanageable.
My job is to support you in the ways that you need. I will be checking in along the way to make sure that I am meeting your hopes, needs, and expectations โ because Iโm working for you, here.
While the things that bring you to therapy can be so challenging to live with (let alone fix), we can also enjoy our time together. Laughter and lightness are welcome, but Iโll read the room and take your lead with this.
Talking about your biggest challenges can feel so, totally uncomfortable. One of my biggest and best jobs is to help you feel safe, comfortable, and at ease in the discomfort. Iโve got you.
Together we canโฆ
Navigate the messy, complicated moments that make us human.
Sit in (and honour) big feelings without getting stuck in them.
Find strategies to manage the emotions that keep you from having the relationships you deserve.
