I am the Training Director of Integrative Somatic Studies Institute, Creator of ISTP™ and founder of Body Mind Soul Healing Centre. I bring over 25 years of psychotherapy and insight in the healing of trauma into my training, clinical supervision, and mentorship. Along with a formal education in Master of Counselling Psychology, my background includes training in Therapeutic Yoga, Breathwork, and Bodywork practices. My education and training have informed my experience of working from the body’s knowing not just the mind’s.

During my earlier years of practice, I have come to understand that  my interventions have centered on the mind thus, reinforcing a further disconnection from the body for many of my clients. I have come to realize that while the mind can distract us from the truth, the body always speaks the truth, when we are willing to listen.

Experiences with my own clients have taught me that one’s separation or disconnectedness cause suffering while wholeness or connectedness informs healing. Thus, integrating various approaches into a cohesive whole is premise to healing body-stored trauma. While most healing modalities remain distinct thus reinforcing separation, ISTP integrates distinctive approaches into a cohesive whole; working with breath, body, emotions and energy. Thus, for many of my clients, I their last stop. I am truly humbled by my clients lived experiences and strengths in their hope with  overcoming life circumstances.