My therapeutic approach is eclectic, allowing me to adapt to each person’s needs. I specialize in gestalt therapy, an approach that goes well with individuals who have a preference for active, expressive modes of treatment. I also have experience with, and can draw from, Feminist, Cognitive Behavioral, and Mindfulness approaches if these are intuitively more meaningful to you.
I believe the relationship between person and therapist takes top priority. This means that I am highly responsive and actively attend to your process, at times sharing my experience if relevant suggesting possibilities, and always empathically engaging in our co-creative meetings. This way of working fits with what clinical research consistently shows: that an authentic therapeutic relationship is essential to ensure a successful outcome.
In sum, I provide a balance of challenge and support, fostering new ways of looking at the problem(s) you are struggling with. You will experience a safe environment to try new and more fulfilling approaches, which can lead to an increase in self-acceptance and courage.

I am a Certified Gestalt Therapist, and I graduated from York University with an BA (Hons) in Sexuality Studies with distinction Cum Laude. My interests have driven me to train primarily in experiential-expressive therapies. I received my post-graduate training at the Gestalt Institute of Toronto in 2009. I also hold a MEd. in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy from OISE (UofT). In addition to being a men's group counselor and educator, with roots in pro-feminist theory for over 4 years, have traveled abroad as an Art Therapist with Unicef.

I am both a graduate of the Contemporary School of BalleTheatro (2000) in Porto and the National Conservatory of Theatre of Lisbon (2004). I have found my home and 'red nose' in Toronto. Upon discovering my passion for the art of clown I have been continuously studying and deepening this art with Canadian clown artists such as Smith Gilmour, Allan Turner and specially Italian master clown pedagogue Giovanni Fusetti. With the mentorship of Giovanni Fusetti I have developed and offered workshops integrating the Art of embodied play in psychotherapy. I have been performing in theatre fringe festivals in Canada since 2007.