About Me
I'm a traveller, a shapeshifter, A clown, A guide, a force in motion.
Ways I can help you
recognize and reduce stress and anxiety
find self-compassion and flexibility
assert kind boundaries in personal relationships
bring confidence to social situations
feel more at home in your body
My Story
I am a white settler living on unceded land in Tio:tia’ke known as Montreal, Quebec. I am a queer bisexual kinky polyamourous neurodivergent nonbinary femme. I am a recovered people-pleaser!
I am a theatre performer and visual artist from England. I grew up between festival meadows in the British countryside and suburban lawns in Oshawa Ontario. I’ve lived in Thailand and Australia and I’ve travelled slowly through Asia, Europe and America.
I got into this line of work as an arts facilitator and adult sex educator in community settings. Since moving permanently to Canada ten years ago I have been an art-activist in Toronto and Montreal. I make theatre, film, and puppetry with people who have dis/abilities, challenges with under-housing, and lived experiences in the sex trade.
I reach across artistic and mental health disciplines to explore how difficult memories become stuck in the body and ways playful physical movement can transform them. I have presented talks and art centred on creativity in sexuality, and the nervous system's role in emotional regulation.
Outside of therapy sessions I practice movement meditation. I enjoy hiking and cycling in nature. I am an avid reader of fantasy and fairytale. I listen to polyamory and relationship podcasts. I hang out with my small cat. I am committed to a lifelong learning of anti-racism in both my professional and personal circles.
My Training & Experience
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Introduction to Psychedelic Autism, Aaron Orsini & the Autistic Psychedelic Community
Emotion-Focussed Couples Therapy (EFT), PESI Institute
Intensive Sex Therapy Training Certificate, Guelph University, Ontario
The Wheel of Consent, The School of Consent
MA Creative Arts Therapies (Drama Therapy), Concordia University, Montreal
BA Creative Writing, University of East Anglia, England
Diploma of Art Foundations, Stroud College, England
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Ontario Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)
Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)
Registered Member with the Academy of Naturopaths and Naturotherapists of Canada (ACNN)
MA Creative Arts Therapies (Drama Therapy), Concordia University, Montreal
BA Creative Writing, University of East Anglia, England
Diploma of Art Foundations, Stroud College, England
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I have provided counselling in Montreal's long-term care network with older adults and their families, supporting groups and individual in times of relocation and age-related transitions.
In a university clinical setting I have offered group and 1-to-1 drama therapy as part of a clinical team to young adults struggling with anxiety and depression, often relating to academic pressure and social challenges.
As a sex educator I have facilitated workshops for adults on consent, intimacy, and safer sex practices.
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I have been a guest lecturer at Concordia University on creativity for resilience to trauma, and I have presented art and performance-based research at conferences about embodied responses to stress.
I have facilitated public mental health seminars for students and professionals on LGBTQ+ issues, labour rights for sex workers, and the unique therapeutic needs of racialized and immigrant populations.
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