Atlantic Psychotherapy offers in-depth, long-term psychodynamic mental health therapy with special focus on mind/body connection and working with unconscious patterns. Clients can choose to work specifically with talk therapy or with body-based (somatic) therapy, and some choose to integrate both. Services are not based on short-term or solution-focused approaches. Sessions are available virtually through a secure telehealth platform and in-person in Sackville, New Brunswick.
MA, CCC, LCT-C, TCTSY-F
I work with adolescents and adults who come to therapy for a wide variety of reasons including anxiety & depression, issues with eating disorders, addiction, complex traumatic stress, and chronic pain. I am very fortunate to practice under the guidance of my clinical supervisor and alongside excellent mentors and colleagues.
My approach is informed by my training in trauma theory, mindfulness, and yoga therapy. I have been a student of Ashtanga yoga for over 15 years and have been working with students and clients for most of that time. I have completed studies with The Centre for Trauma & Embodiment, where I am registered as a trauma-sensitive yoga facilitator (TCTSY-F). I completed a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology and I hold a certificate in Jungian Psychology from the C. G. Jung institute of New England. I am honoured to be part of the 2026/2027 Fellowship with the Canadian Psychoanalytic Society Quebec-English Branch in Montreal.
I am a Certified Counsellor (CCC) with the Canadian Counselling & Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) and a Licensed Clinical Therapist Candidate (LCT-C) with the College of Counselling Therapists of New Brunswick (CCTNB).
Psychodynamic therapy is a form of depth psychology. This means that we allow emotional, psychological, relational, and behavioral patterns to emerge over time in a trusting therapeutic relationship. We can then observe and gain insight into problematic unconscious patterns so that they can be integrated.
Psychodynamic therapy is an evidence-based approach with a long history of successfully supporting clients who suffer with concerning and disruptive symptoms associated with chronic mental health conditions including personality and mood disorders.
Interest and commitment to longer-term work is important because growth and change take time. The focus is not on "curing" symptoms, but rather exploring the utility and function of symptoms and supporting clients to access deeper layers of meaning and understanding.
Sessions include exploring thoughts, beliefs, feelings & emotions, past experiences, family & ancestry, and an individual's personality, defensive or protective patterns, expectations, wishes, and desires. We may also work with art, drawing, writing, and dream-analysis depending on the needs of each client.
Somatic or body-based therapy refers to a range of practices that facilitate and strengthen awareness of and connection to the realm of the body.
Attuning to physical sensations (also called interoception) can allow opportunity for the body to speak and can deepen and add layers to the beneficial work done through talk therapy. The body has its own pace, rhythms, and wisdom, though there are often layers of tension and fear that keep the mind and body disconnected.
Somatic (body-based) therapy can support an individual to regain agency, access language to communicate about inner experiences, experience and strengthen inner and outer boundaries, and re-establish a relationship to internal sensations, instincts, and needs. Trauma-Sensitive Yoga for example, is an evidence-based treatment for Complex-Post Traumatic Stress (C-PTSD) and is also beneficial for clients suffering with depression, addiction, and chronic pain.
Working at the level of the body will look different for each client and can range from more interior practices like seated mindfulness or breathing, to more physical movement, like yoga postures.
Please complete the form above to schedule a free introductory call. I do not offer online booking. First sessions are always treated as an intake session so both therapist and client can get to know one another and discern whether working together therapeutically will be a good fit. Sessions are $150 Sliding Scale options are available for those who do not have access to insurance coverage. I do not offer direct billing but do provide invoices & receipts. |