Individual Therapy
Silence amplifies shame.
And when it comes to money, most of us have been silent for a long time.
Maybe your mind races every time you open your banking app. Maybe you do mental math before saying yes to plans. Maybe you carry the weight of what you grew up watching — and worry quietly about repeating it.
Here's what I want you to know: that shame? It likely isn't fully yours. It was shaped by systems that were never transparent, people in our early lives doing their best with what they had, and a culture that makes people feel personally responsible for structurally unequal outcomes.
You don't have to carry it alone anymore.
This work is collaborative. You bring what you want to explore and what you want to change — and together we figure out what's underneath it.
We start by slowing down. Before anything else, we notice what your body does when money comes up. The tight chest. The avoidance. The racing thoughts. That's not weakness — that's information. And it's exactly where we begin.
From there we work through layers together — your origin story, what you first learned about money in your early relationships, the systems that shaped what felt possible for you. As a Trauma of Money Certified™ practitioner, I bring a specialized lens to this work — one that holds the emotional, somatic, and systemic dimensions of your money story together. I share resources along the way — books, somatic practices, frameworks — so you're never waiting for a session to feel less alone in this.
The goal isn't to make you comfortable with money overnight. It's to slowly widen your capacity to sit with money conversations, make money decisions, and reach for a different story — without your nervous system shutting you down.
The work is specifically designed for ambitious adults from immigrant families who are ready to stop carrying money stories that were never fully theirs to begin with.
Here is how we move through it together:
We trace where your money story began
We map where you want to go and what relief actually feels like in your body
We gently increase your capacity to sit with money money conversations
We uncover what is really underneath the avoidance or anxiety
You leave with new language, more body awareness, and a story that is finally yours — one that honours where you came from while making room for where you are going
What our work together looks like
What becomes possible when we work together
The way you talk to yourself about money shifts — harsher, more critical voices soften into something kinder and more gentle
You start to celebrate small wins you would have dismissed before
Your sense of self-worth becomes less entangled with your bank balance
You find language for what you're experiencing in your body — and that language becomes a tool
The survival strategies you developed make sense — and get honored for what they are
You rebuild self-trust, slowly and on your own terms
Money conversations that once shut you down start to feel like something you can actually have
You begin to reimagine and reclaim your relationship with money in ways that feel specific to your story, your culture, your body
What shifts is up to you. But a body-oriented, compassionate lens has a way of loosening what's been held tight for a long time — and making room for something gentler to grow.
Sessions are virtual, flexible, and always tailored to you — honoring the many layers of your identity.
If something on this page made you exhale — even a little — that might be worth exploring.
How It Works
Framework for Individual Work
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30-minute intro consult
This session offers a generous space to experience a short conversation with me and for us to ask each other questions. It’s a chance to get a sense of what therapy with me feels like and whether you want to invest further.
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50-minute session
This session offers a focused space for current clients to explore what matters most to you — your relationships, stress, or areas of life you’re looking to change or better understand. Sessions are virtual, providing an online space grounded in trauma-informed and somatic approaches. I meet you where you are.
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75-minute Money Trauma Intensive
This session is designed specifically for somatic money trauma work and for unpacking inherited stories about scarcity, survival, and what financial safety looks and feels like. In a longer session, there is room to go deeper and explore what the body is holding.
FAQs
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First of all, welcome. This is a common question.
I don’t do a formal intake but we start to work through what is feeling hard and where you are wanting change. We might start to look at some of the origin stories. We start to track what is happening with your nervous system
I also recognize that power dynamics exist in therapeutic spaces, and I’m committed to creating a container that is respectful and aware of those dynamics. This includes holding space for conversations about how systems of oppression—like racism, capitalism, and other social forces—may impact your experience and healing.
Sessions typically involve talking, reflection, and sometimes gentle somatic exercises or practices to help you connect with your body and emotions. Some people find it helpful to take notes during or after sessions, and sometimes there may be homework or exercises to try between sessions. You’re always welcome to ask for resources or tools that might support your journey.
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It means we’ll explore not just your thoughts and emotions, but also what’s happening in your body. I’ll invite you to notice things like tension, temperature, or shifts in breath — what we sometimes call the “felt sense.” These cues can tell us a lot about how your nervous system is responding in the moment.
We might try simple practices to help with things like overwhelm or anxiety and notice together what shifts. Sometimes that brings a sense of ease; other times, it brings awareness to something that’s not feeling safe — and we can get curious about why that is. Either way, your body’s feedback helps guide the work in a way that’s grounded and attuned to your pace.
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I offer 50-minute individual therapy sessions held virtually, which makes it easy to connect from wherever you are. You can also book a 75-minute session. Because I hold the Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC) designation, I can work with clients across different provinces in Canada.
Scheduling is done through Practice Better, which also provides a secure Zoom link for each session—so everything is streamlined and simple. For fees, I keep my rates up to date on the Practice Better booking platform. My cancellation policy and other details are outlined in my consent form, but I’m always happy to answer any questions you might have.