Trauma Focused Therapy for First Responders and Frontline Workers: Caring for others can be a fulfilling career and a calling, and it can be exhausting. Burnout, acute and vicarious trauma, high demands, stress, challenging workplaces, and intense situations all add up regardless of mental resilience. The burdens that we carry can make us feel small, drained, and like we are constantly in a state of just surviving. I want to help you unburden yourself from all that you carry from work and life and live in a way that is more expansive and freeing.

I worked for years as a wildfire fighter in British Columbia and I feel more comfortable in busy, demanding environments which can help me to connect to first responders. I know what it is like to thrive in a state close to chaos and have learned how to feel equally as alive in calmer environments.

Together, we can work on any concerns that you might have and come to a place where you can live in a more adaptive way. Trauma, stress, PTSD, depression, anxiety, relationship concerns, identity, substance use, and burnout are all areas we can dive into together and come up with a plan to unburden you from what no longer serves you.

Depression and Anxiety: I have heard depression described as '“the common cold of the soul”, and while that speaks to how common it is, it does not give credit to how challenging it is to live with depression and to heal from it. As a young adult I had my own experiences with anxiety and depression and I understand how challenging these afflictions can be, and I know that we can get better from them and come out the other side with a better understanding of ourselves and our own needs. Many of us have learned that being critical and harsh with ourselves is an appropriate and effective way to cope with our challenges and I help teach clients that there are other ways to get through hard things. A little bit of self-compassion, some understanding, and gentleness go a long way in recovering from depression and anxiety.