I have always been interested and fascinated by human behaviour and human relationships. As I progressed through undergrad as an Economics major and later worked as a lawyer for a number of years, I continued to be intrigued through an economic and legal lens by my clients - why did they find them selves in particular places of struggle and how were they able to face suffering in their lives with courage and resilience. As time passed, and clients came to me during some of the scariest and lowest moments in their lives while dealing with the stress of the legal system, I began to realize advocating for them as their lawyer never quite addressed the root causes of some of their issues. I longed to understand and help each person that I encountered more holistically and deeply. From there began my journey towards becoming a therapist both for individuals, as well as couples.

I have a background in family mediation and one thing I love about mediation is that both parties have the opportunity to share their side of the story so that an honest and sustainable compromise can be reached. In the early days of doing individual therapy, I immediately noticed that although I was able to support and validate my clients well, I was always hearing just one side of the events that transpired. I found myself wanting to know the other side of the story so that I could better help my clients see their own blind spots, hidden assumptions and unhelpful distortions. Couple therapy was the perfect arena to work with both parties as they endeavoured to do the work needed to better their relationship with each other. 

I also find couple therapy, broadly speaking, to be an area of therapy that really explores interpersonal conflict and how to navigate it well. I am a big believer in embracing conflict as a unique opportunity between two people to gain deeper understanding and insight into each other and themselves. As humans, conflict is inevitable if we are to love and care for those that we live with and work with.