Practice information:

As a Registered Marriage & Family Therapist and Clinical Counsellor I am passionate about helping people to more positively perceive themselves, their lives, and their relationships. In particular, I provide support and tools in dealing with mood, anxiety, communication, and conflict management.

I draw from several theories, tools, but I mainly use Imago relationship therapy, cognitive therapy, and mindfulness techniques. My approach to therapy focuses on increasing self-awareness, self-worth and acceptance, enhancing feelings of control and empowerment, and encouraging greater intentionality in the growth of your relationships with self and others. I believe that therapy is collaborative and ends when you feel you no longer need to come, and we discuss and decide this together.

I help people to:

• Experience healthy, beneficial relationships at home and work
• Develop coping skills to more confidently handle stress
• Alleviate thoughts and factors that contribute to depression and anxiety
• Enhance connection and trust with your partner
• Develop more effective and fulfilling communication and conflict management
• Improve self-awareness, self-esteem, self-worth, and self-acceptance
• Improve understanding of needs and their ability to get them met

Education:

• Grace is a Certified Imago Advanced Clinician. Her Imago training includes helping people with regulating their reactivity, communication, affairs, self-growth, connection & differentiation, and parenting
• Graduated from the Marriage & Family Therapy Master's program at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles
• Completed Bachelor’s of Arts degree in Psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz
• Registered Marriage & Family Therapist (RMFT)
• AAMFT Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
• Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC)
• Serves on the board of the BC Association of Marriage and Family Therapy