I’m so glad
you’re here.

I am Emily (she/her), a body-based therapist and yoga teacher living and working on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, colonially known as Mt. Pleasant, Vancouver BC.

I specializes in supporting clients with anxiety, sense of self, trauma, and life transitions.

Through empathy, I honour my client’s lived experience while collaboratively exploring opportunities to gain awareness and initiate growth. The work will include building meaningful connections, building self-awareness, and cultivating a gentle self-compassionate inner world

Education & Experience

With a deep desire to support others, I embarked on a fun journey to counselling. I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Contemporary Dance from Simon Fraser University, followed by a Certificate of Marketing Communications from the British Columbia Institute of Technology. I then became a 200-hour yoga instructor through Kushala Yoga and a Shiatsu Massage through the Vancouver School of Healing Arts. Finally, inspired by my incredible counsellor, I completed my Master of Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University.  I’m a Registered Clinical Counsellor (#20729) with the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors.

Education

  • Master of Counselling Psychology —Yorkville University, 2022

  • Certificate of Marketing —Communications BCIT, 2018

  • 200hr Yoga Teacher Training — Kushala Yoga, 2018

  • Shiatsu Masseuse — Vancouver School of Healing Arts, 2018

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts in Contemporary — Dance Simon Fraser University, 2017

Areas of speciality

Life transitions (break up, career moves, grief and loss)
Feelings of Stress, Anxiousness (climate, dating, social) & Depression
Interpersonal Challenges
Public Speaking
Sense of Self (body image, self-awareness, values work, self-esteem)
Symptoms of trauma
Athletes, dancers, and artists

Trainings/Courses

Gottman Level 1 & 2* — 2024
Fundamentals of Trauma Recovery, Integrative Somatic Studies Institute Level 1* - 2024
Neuroaffectiv Hands on Touch Level 1 & 2* — April 2024
Clinical Note Taking Woskshop via Lavendar Counselling — Feb 2024
Emotionally Focused Therapy — 2023
Matters of The Mind: Understanding Eating Disorders — 2023
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy Skills — 2022
ASIST Suicide Prevention — 2022
Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Level 1 — May 2022
Trauma Informed Practice Level 1 & 2 — 2020/21
Living Works — 2021
Climate & Counselling — 2021
Explosive Child — 2021
HSABC & BCPRC: Anti-Oppression Workshop Series — 2021
Integrating Psychodynamic and CBT in the Treatment of OCD — 2021
HSBC - How Does it Feel — 2021
Brain Injury 101 — 2021
Skillfully Responding to Distress — 2020
Gender Based Analysis (GBA) — 2020
*in-progress

What informs my work

    • Sensorimotor-Psychotherapy

    • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

    • Emotion-Focused Therapy

    • Compassion-Focused Therapy

    • Mindfulness-Based Theories

    • Internal Family Systems

    • Mind-body connection

    • Nervous system regulation & tools

    • Nature of our self-talk & our inner world

    • Coping skills

    • Gottman Level 1 & 2* — 2024

    • Fundamentals of Trauma Recovery, Integrative Somatic Studies Institute Level 1* - 2024

    • Neuroaffectiv Hands on Touch Level 1 & 2* — April 2024

    • Clinical Note Taking Woskshop via Lavendar Counselling — Feb 2024

    • Emotionally Focused Therapy — 2023

    • Matters of The Mind: Understanding Eating Disorders — 2023

    • Dialectical Behavioural Therapy Skills — 2022

    • ASIST Suicide Prevention — 2022

    • Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Level 1 — May 2022

    • Trauma Informed Practice Level 1 & 2 — 2020/21

    • Living Works — 2021

    • Climate & Counselling — 2021

    • Explosive Child — 2021

    • HSABC & BCPRC: Anti-Oppression Workshop Series — 2021

    • Integrating Psychodynamic and CBT in the Treatment of OCD — 2021

    • HSBC - How Does it Feel — 2021

    • Brain Injury 101 — 2021

    • Skillfully Responding to Distress — 2020

    • Gender Based Analysis (GBA) — 2020

      *in-progress

  • I am a cis-genered, bi, able-bodied, white, post-graduate educated, woman, using she/her pronouns.

    By identifying and learning about my intersections, I can support others better. I am and will always be a student, learning about the oppressive system that we live in.

Outside of my role —

I enjoy baking for friends, cooking new recipes with my sis, and playing with flowers. I love listening to music and going to live shows with pals and partner. I spend ample time outside — cycling, ocean dips, & taking my pup for long walks.

My boy Cohen, Co for short