Psychodynamic Psychotherapy · Ottawa
Let's explore what makes you, you.
A quiet, thoughtful therapy practice for adults who are ready to look beneath the surface — to understand old patterns, name what's been unspoken, and move toward the life they want to live.
- 37+
- Years of practice
- 1:1
- Fully individual
- M.Ed.
- RP & Psychoanalyst
A gentle premise
When we feel truly heard, understood, and valued, we become more compassionate — toward ourselves, and toward everyone we meet.
What I help with
Some concerns that bring people through the door.
Most people arrive with a specific difficulty — but underneath, they're looking for something deeper: a way to feel more at home in their own life.
01
Anxiety & burnout
Racing thoughts, constant pressure, the sense of running on empty long after the workday ends.
02
Depression & low mood
Persistent heaviness, loss of pleasure, or a quiet feeling that something important is missing.
03
Relationships & attachment
Recurring dynamics with partners, family, or at work that leave you hurt, angry, or bewildered.
04
Grief & life transitions
Loss, endings, becoming a parent, midlife — the moments that ask us to become someone new.
05
Self-worth & identity
The inner critic, imposter feelings, or a longing to feel more solidly like yourself.
06
Old patterns, quietly held
The stories from earlier in life that still shape how you love, work, and take up space today.
The approach
Depth-oriented, unhurried, and grounded in relationship.
Psychodynamic psychotherapy is a way of working that takes seriously the parts of us that are hidden — from others and sometimes from ourselves. Together we slow down, notice, and listen for what your feelings, dreams, and patterns have been trying to say.
It's less about advice and quick fixes, and more about the kind of understanding that changes how you meet yourself and your relationships.
Read more about the work"Psychoanalysis is most fundamentally about people and their difficulties in living — about a relationship that is committed to a deeper self-understanding, a richer sense of personal meaning, and a greater degree of freedom."
Stephen A. Mitchell & Margaret J. Black · Freud and Beyond
A first step
Starting therapy is often the hardest part. I'd be glad to make it a little easier.
We'll spend fifteen unhurried minutes on the phone getting a sense of what you're looking for and whether working together feels like a good fit.