I work with Adults, children, youth and their and families.
I have supported adults children, youth and their families navigating challenges of anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, trauma, abuse, and more. Working together, I strive to empower individuals and families to recognize and work towards goals that better their lives by adding meaning and giving purposeful direction. As a parent of children that have benefited from accessing mental health supports to overcome difficulties, I enjoy the process of working side-by-side with family members to create lasting change.
I work from a client-centered, attachment-based and Trauma based approaches that focuses on the individual and their relationships with others, their environment, and themselves. I work from a number of different therapeutic approaches including Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR), mindfulness-based practices such as Poly-Vagal therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, solution-focused approaches, self-compassion, and play-based interventions. I have experience in facilitating psycho-educational and therapeutic groups for children, youth, and caregivers to serve clients as part of a collective that offers a different approach than that of individual counseling.
Every person deserves to be heard, respected, and feel a connection that they can carry into their everyday lives and the larger community. I work to create an environment that is warm and safe for each individual to foster their growth and progress.
EMDR Certified Therapist
Poly Vagal Therapy
Play Therapy
Family Systems therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Debbie is trained in the following therapeutic modalities. After an assessment of your specific situation and goals, she comes up with a targeted and individualized approach to therapy that draws from these listed modalities.
Helps with concerns that arise in our youth which impacts us as we grow older and form new relationships
Change unhelpful and problematic ways of thinking to change unwanted or unhealthy behaviors
Utilizes techniques like meditation, stretching and breathing to increase awareness of our thoughts, feelings and actions
A strengths-based approach that focuses on your current and future problems and goals rather than past experiences
Helps children ages 3-12 process and articulate their emotions and problems through techniques like sandplay, visualization, storytelling, arts and crafts and dance
Unveiling the power of the nervous system to heal, connect and find calm in the complexity of life. Great therapy for anger, anxiety and emotional regulation.
Harnessing the power of bilateral stimulation to help process and alleviate distressing memories, promoting healing and emotional resilience.
Focuses on the family as a unit and how generational, social, community and cultural factors influence the family members
