Hello!
I hold a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Psychology from the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Brazil), a PhD in Psychology from the University of Alberta, and a Master’s in Counselling from Athabasca University. Over the past decade, I’ve had the privilege of working in the counselling field — both in private practice and through volunteer work — supporting individuals through some of life’s most vulnerable and transformative moments.
My clinical experience includes walking alongside youth and adults as they navigate anxiety, depression, trauma (including complex trauma), emotional regulation challenges, grief, loss, and the lasting impacts of oppression and abuse. I’ve also supported clients through life transitions, relationship struggles, self-esteem issues, perinatal mental health, abortion, family violence, and a range of women’s issues — always with a commitment to compassion, curiosity, and care.
To me, counselling is a space where we gently turn inward — where we reconnect with our truest selves and begin to understand our stories in new, empowering ways. We are relational beings, shaped by the worlds we inhabit and the relationships we hold dear. I believe that within each of us lies a deep capacity for healing, growth, and alignment — and that therapy can help us move closer to the life we want to live.
My role is to hold space for that process — to offer a grounded, nonjudgmental presence where clients feel safe enough to be fully seen, and brave enough to explore. In our work together, clients are invited to deepen their awareness, sit with their emotions, and nurture a compassionate relationship with themselves.
While my practice is rooted in humanistic and feminist values, I take an integrative approach to therapy — drawing from evidence-based methods and current research, and tailoring each session to the unique needs of the person sitting across from me. I see therapeutic models as tools, not rules: culturally and historically shaped, and most powerful when used with flexibility, intention, and care. Above all, I honour each client’s wisdom, voice, and pace in the journey toward healing.
