FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
faq
Maybe you are searching
among the branches, for what only appears in the roots.
- Rumi
What is it like to participate in therapy?
Wondering if therapy could help?
You’re not alone. Seeking support from a mental health professional is common across all ages, stages, and life experiences. Therapy offers a safe, compassionate space to explore your thoughts, feelings, and concerns within a trusting and authentic relationship.
This relationship allows for a deep understanding of what you’re going through and supports the development of coping skills, emotional insight, and clarity. Together, we can create a healing narrative — one that honours your experiences and helps you move toward the life you want to live.
Being in therapy can help you:
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Improve your overall sense of well-being and emotional balance
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Transform painful, repetitive emotions and gain relief from distress
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Replace unhelpful thought or behavior patterns with more adaptive ones
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Face fears and navigate uncertainty with support
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Understand yourself more deeply, including your past experiences and how they influence your present
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Develop coping strategies tailored to your needs
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Strengthen and deepen relationships
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Process difficult life events, grief, or loss
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Clarify values and make decisions aligned with what matters most to you
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Discover and cultivate a new, healing narrative
“Vulnerability is not weakness; it’s our most accurate measure of courage.” ~ Brene Brown
Is it Confidential?
Confidentiality is one of the most important components of a client-therapist relationship.
Psychotherapy requires a high degree of trust with highly sensitive subject matter that is usually not discussed anywhere but the therapist's office. Your therapist can only share this information with your
written permission. However, the exceptions to the Confidentiality Policy include the following situations:
● If there is concern that you will seriously harm yourself or another person
● If there is concern that a child is being abused
● If you report that you have been abused by another regulated health practitioner and indicate their name
● If the clinical notes or records are ordered by a judge during a criminal or civil trial
Is Online Therapy an option?
I offer virtual therapy so clients can access support with greater ease and flexibility. You can meet with me from wherever you are — by phone, app, or computer. I use a confidential platform that is easy to access.
do you offer a free consultation?
It is important to find a therapist you feel comfortable with. You are welcome to call me for a brief phone consultation to see if we might work well together.
Empathy is a choice, and it’s a vulnerable choice. In order to connect with you, I have to connect with something in myself that knows that feeling.
~Brené Brown