I am the creator of Integrative Somatic Therapy Practice (ISTP)™ , founder of Integrative Somatic Studies Institute and Body Mind Soul Healing Centre. I bring 25 years of counselling, psychotherapy and insight in the healing of trauma into my training, clinical supervision, and mentorship. Along with formal education in Master of Counselling Psychology, my background also includes training in Therapeutic Yoga, Breathwork, Shamanism, and Bodywork practices. My education and training informed my practice of working from the body’s intuitive knowing and not only the mind’s.

From my earlier years of clinical practice, I have come to understand that  my interventions have centered on the mind thus, reinforcing a further disconnection from the body for many of my clients. I have come to realize that while the mind can distract us from the truth, the body always speaks the truth, when we are willing to listen.

Experiences from working with my own clients informed my understanding that separation or one’s disconnectedness from the body cause suffering while wholeness or connectedness informs HEALING. Thus, by integrating and connecting various }separate” approaches into a cohesive whole is premise to healing body-stored trauma. While most healing modalities remain distinct thus reinforcing separation, ISTP™ integrates distinctive approaches into a cohesive whole; working with breath, body, emotions and energy. For many of my clients, I am often their last stop. I am truly humble by my clients lived experiences and strengths with renewed sense of hope of overcoming trauma.