Welcome to my site.
The main focus of my work is supporting caregivers who have loved ones with mental health or substance use issues. I have lived experience as a parent of a child who has recovered from a serious, life-threatening, multi-year, mental health issue and I believe parents need more supports to navigate the challenges of child and adolescent mental health in our increasingly complex and stressful world. I understand the need for nonjudgmental, compassionate and informed support and I feel honoured to walk beside parents.
I am a trained family peer support worker, with additional training in emotion focused family therapy, conflict resolution, mediation, and restorative justice practice. In all of this, I have developed a strong ability to listen, highlight the strengths in others, and help people find meaning and direction when everything seems chaotic and unclear. I help parents and caregivers sort through what their options are, so they feel less alone and more understood. This support can come in groups, 1:1, or with both parents at the same time.
I also give workshops to teachers and parents on emotion coaching, a uniquely effective way of responding to emotional dysregulation in others. Emotions are critically important signals and I enjoy helping others develop their capacity around emotional processing. As well I offer workshops on Eating Disorders, Disordered Eating, and how to move from helping to empowering others.
I am passionate about the stories of our lives: those we tell ourselves, and those we choose to share with others. I've worked professionally in theatre, documentary film, TV, radio, politics, and the mental health field. I have written a book on families overcoming eating disorders.
I hope you find what you are looking for here...but if not, feel free to send me an email ([email protected]) and I will see if there are other resources that might be a better fit for you.
The main focus of my work is supporting caregivers who have loved ones with mental health or substance use issues. I have lived experience as a parent of a child who has recovered from a serious, life-threatening, multi-year, mental health issue and I believe parents need more supports to navigate the challenges of child and adolescent mental health in our increasingly complex and stressful world. I understand the need for nonjudgmental, compassionate and informed support and I feel honoured to walk beside parents.
I am a trained family peer support worker, with additional training in emotion focused family therapy, conflict resolution, mediation, and restorative justice practice. In all of this, I have developed a strong ability to listen, highlight the strengths in others, and help people find meaning and direction when everything seems chaotic and unclear. I help parents and caregivers sort through what their options are, so they feel less alone and more understood. This support can come in groups, 1:1, or with both parents at the same time.
I also give workshops to teachers and parents on emotion coaching, a uniquely effective way of responding to emotional dysregulation in others. Emotions are critically important signals and I enjoy helping others develop their capacity around emotional processing. As well I offer workshops on Eating Disorders, Disordered Eating, and how to move from helping to empowering others.
I am passionate about the stories of our lives: those we tell ourselves, and those we choose to share with others. I've worked professionally in theatre, documentary film, TV, radio, politics, and the mental health field. I have written a book on families overcoming eating disorders.
I hope you find what you are looking for here...but if not, feel free to send me an email ([email protected]) and I will see if there are other resources that might be a better fit for you.
In the midst of hate, I found within me there was, within me, an invincible love. In the midst of tears, I found there was, within me, an invincible smile. In the midst of chaos, I found there was, within me, an invincible calm. I realized that through it all-- in the midst of winter, there was, within me, an invincible summer. - Albert Camus