We respectfully acknowledge that we live, work and play on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nation and the səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil‑Waututh) Nation, who have cared for these lands since time immemorial.

About Lisa

• Warm
• Steady
• Inclusive
• Curious
• Relationship-Centered
• Genuine

Sometimes it’s all too much.

Too many intense feelings, too many painful memories, or too many questions that feel impossible to answer. Therapy with me offers a space to lessen the weight of what you’re carrying. I draw on both personal and professional experience to support moving from loneliness towards connection. Whether that’s connection to yourself, to the important people in your life, to me in our work together, or to the broader community.

I primarily work with trauma, anxiety, depression, grief, and questions of identity or direction. I welcome diverse identities into my practice and acknowledge how the structures and systems of our wider society shape the way you move through the world.

I especially enjoy working with folks from the LGBTQI2S community, people experiencing gender-based violence, healthcare workers and other helping professionals, people who are childless-by-choice, highly sensitive individuals (the big feelers!), post-secondary students and researchers, high school–aged youth, and driven but depleted souls navigating high-stress work environments.

Therapeutic Approaches

• Accelerated Emotional Dynamic Psychotherapy
• Relational-Cultural Therapy
• Existential Psychotherapy
• Trauma-Informed Psychotherapy (including approaches from Internal Family Systems, Sensiromotor Psychotherapy,
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy)
• Narrative Therapy
• Emotion Focused Therapy & Attachment Theory
• Mindful Self-Compassion Therapy
• Feminist Therapy

Degrees and Training

• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and English Literature (UBC)
• Masters of Education in Counselling Psychology (SFU)
• Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)
• AEDP Foundations Training
• Applied Suicide Skills Intervention Training
• Traumatic Loss Support Group Facilitator Training
• Trauma Informed Practice Training
• Narrative Therapy Foundations Training
• Schema Therapy Foundations Training
• Gender-Based Violence Recovery Training