About the Practitioner
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My path into Medical Qigong hasn’t been a straight line, it has been shaped by both lived experience and professional training. Before becoming a practitioner, I worked as a clinical cardiac researcher, witnessing how unprocessed trauma, chronic stress, and unsupported mental health struggles often manifested in the body as very real and painful health conditions.
I also navigated my own journey as a long-term patient within Western healthcare. These experiences gave me a unique perspective: I saw both the strengths and gaps in our current systems of care, and I wanted to create something different. I wanted to build spaces where care feels humanized, accessible, inclusive, and compassionate—where people are supported as whole beings, not reduced to symptoms or diagnoses.
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My therapeutic approach to Medical Qigong is integrative, person-centered, and heart-led. I weave together Medical Qigong and counselling theories:
Attachment Theory
Interpersonal Neurobiology
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
Brainspotting
Energy psychology
I aim to create a balanced process of healing—one that doesn’t have to feel heavy all the time. Therapy with me also celebrates your strengths, fosters joy, and awakens your capacity for resilience, allowing healing to happen not only on emotional and mental levels but also through spiritual, creative, and energetic dimensions.
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As a White, neurodivergent woman living with invisible disabilities, I carry an awareness of systemic harms in Western healthcare and mental health systems—especially those rooted in pathologizing, reductionist models and White supremacy.
I am committed to decolonizing my practice by centering:
Trauma-informed care
Cultural humility and lifelong learning
Neuro-affirmative approaches
Disability-affirmative care
Size-acceptance and body-affirming
This means honoring each person’s unique story and identity while co-creating a space where safety, healing, and integration are possible.
I also offer several Sliding Scale spots to make Medical Qigong sessions accessible for those facing financial barriers. (Please note that all Sliding Scale spots are currently full.)
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I do not aim to “fix” anyone. My role is to accompany, support, witness, and empower people as they explore their capacity for:
Healing
Self-leadership
Connection
I am deeply honored to support you on your journey toward greater peace, balance, and joy. At the heart of it, I believe healing happens in safe, authentic, and compassionate relationships. My goal is to co-create spaces where people feel deeply respected, seen, and supported as they reconnect with their inner strengths, navigate life’s challenges, and build lives aligned with their values.
I work well with folks who…
✓ Want a kind, thoughtful, nonjudgmental person to talk to
✓ Have done talk therapy before and are ready to go deeper
✓ Want an integrated, trauma-informed somatic approach that connects mind, body and spirit
✓ Are ready to access or deepen the body-mind connection
✓ Are ready to engage in their healing between sessions
✓ Want to incorporate visual arts and nature into their healing
✓ Are curious about energy psychology and microchakra psychology
✓ Feel called to work with their intuition, true Self, and live more authentically
I’m not the practitioner for folks who…
× Are dealing with suicidal thoughts or self-injury
× Require support from a therapist who has specialized training for personality disorders
× Would benefit from regular and ongoing crisis support
× Require complex trauma care and support
Qualifications & Trainings
Master of Science in Clinical Counseling,
Emphasis in Somatic Therapy and Trauma Therapy
Brainspotting Practitioner
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Skills Training
National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine (NICABM)
Practical Brain Science
Re-thinking Trauma
Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP)
Clarity and Wisdom: Ethics of Energy Psychology Certification
The Science of Energy Healing Certification
Microchakra Psychology for Mental Health Professionals Training
Medical Qigong Practitioner, International Institute of Medical Qigong
Usui Reiki Practitioner, Queenswood Holistic Healing Society
San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training, Core ICS Mental Health Training
IHI Quality Improvement: Patient Safety, Person and Family-Centered Care Training)