Private Practice
PSYCHOTHERAPY & COACHING SERVICES
My private practice is open and I have days, evenings, and Saturday appointments. I am available Monday-Saturday. I am enjoying seeing individuals, couples, and families. I'm open to a wide range of issues, everything from anxiety/depression, health issues, working through fears, relationship issues, LGBTQ issues, and of course anything related to aging, illness, death, & dying.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing)
I am EMDR trained now and really find it helpful for many clients to add a few EMDR psychotherapy sessions for persons with PTSD and trauma histories. Clients are finding it helpful for a wide range of issues related to anxiety, anger, and overwhelm. I am still looking for referrals for persons dealing with a fear of death or to help persons who have witnessed a traumatic death of a loved one. There is little research for using EMDR in these situations, but my anecdotal evidence supports the tremendous help this provides.
HPCO CONFERENCE - April 26-28, 2020
I will be presenting at the HPCO conference for the 3rd year in a row. This time the topic will be “EMDR Psychotherapy for Fear of Death or Traumatic Death Moments”. I will be sharing case studies on using EMDR Psychotherapy related to death and how it helps unlock old memories connected to the fear of death, or release reactions to recent traumatic death moments that were not well supported in the moment.
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Teaching Schedule for Awaken in Toronto
We've got things going on every week at the Village Healing Centre, 240 Roncesvalles Avenue, with the following schedule. I will be leading the classes, with support from the rest of the AIT group. All group classes are offered on the basis of Dana, which means "pay what you choose", as an opportunity to put in the bowl what you value and can afford to keep the learning accessible. Participants are eligible for receipts from me, a registered social worker, to use for insurance reimbursement for the Dana that you give to attend any of our meditation sessions. If you would like this, feel free to attend, and just let me know, and I'll be happy to provide these to you.
Weekly Meditation Classes- Wednesdays, 7:45-8:45 pm
Meeting Room: Boomerang Pilates Studio, 3rd floor
Will include a short dharma talk, followed by 30 minutes of meditation. Each week we will explore a given Buddhist concept or principle, and then join in a variety of different meditation practices. There will be time to ask questions related to meditation practice each week.
Integral Spirituality Discussion - Sunday, March 15, 2020, 7-9pm
Meeting Room: 3rd Floor, Office #5; meet in the waiting room till 7pm
Ken Wilbur has introduced the idea of Integral Spirituality, through his seminal book by the same name. Essentially, he inspires us to aspire to heightened states of enlightenment, but evenly matched by elevated stages of development. He shows a way to balance our conscious actions in both the spiritual world, but also the material world. RSVP to get a copy of the information we'll be discussion this time.
Death, Dying, & Community - 4th Thursday of each month- 7:00-8:30pm
Dates: March 26, 2020 - Supporting Children with Death
April 23, 2020 - Moving On From Traumatic Death Experiences
May 27, 2020 - Understanding MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying)
Meeting Room: Corner office #5 on the 3rd floor, Village Healing Centre, 240 Roncesvalles Avenue
Will continue the exploration of death and dying, and the various decisions one makes to prepare for death. The aim is both practical and existential, and is discussion based. The idea is that the more you prepare for death, the more joyful your life becomes.
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