Chronic pain affects far more than the body. It touches your sleep, mood, relationships, goals, and sense of who you are. Many people describe it as waking up already exhausted, pushing through the day while hiding how much it hurts, or grieving the life they used to have.
My understanding of chronic pain doesn’t come only from training — it comes from my own lived experience. After my 2014 accident, pain became part of my daily life. I know what it feels like to appear “okay” on the outside while privately struggling through exhaustion, frustration, and unpredictable flare-ups.
There were days when even simple tasks felt overwhelming. Days when I wondered if anyone really understood how much I was carrying. Days when I grieved the version of myself I used to be. This journey eventually led me to complete the Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) program at Douglas College, where I learned a biopsychosocial approach to supporting chronic pain.
I bring this lived experience and evidence-based training into my work. When we sit together, you’re not talking to someone who guesses what chronic pain feels like — you’re talking to someone who has lived it, felt it, and learned to move toward healing with compassion.
Living with chronic pain is hard — emotionally, physically, and mentally. You don’t have to navigate it alone.
Chronic pain affects so much more than your body.
It impacts your mood, sleep, relationships, confidence, and even how you see yourself.
Many of my clients tell me they feel tired of pretending they are “fine” when their pain is quietly draining them every single day.
If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, frustrated with your body, or misunderstood by the people around you — you’re not alone. And your experience is real.
When you live with chronic pain, you deserve support that feels gentle, validating, and deeply attuned to your lived experience — not something that pushes you to “just think differently” or pretend you’re okay. My work is shaped by both my clinical training and my own journey with chronic pain, so I move at your pace and honour what your body has been carrying.
I understand that chronic pain affects so much more than the physical symptoms. It touches your emotions, your relationships, your stress levels, your sense of identity, and even how you speak to yourself. Together, we make space for all of these layers. You don’t have to hold this alone — we walk through it slowly, with compassion and curiosity.
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT)
We gently explore the emotional impact of your pain — the fear, frustration, and grief that often get overlooked. Together, we help you understand what your pain brings up inside you and find ways to respond with more compassion, safety, and connection.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Chronic pain often creates fear, worry, or self-blame. We look at the thoughts that add stress or panic during flare-ups and work toward more grounded, supportive ways of thinking that don’t dismiss your very real experience.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
I help you build skills to calm your emotions, stay grounded, and cope during intense moments. These tools support your nervous system, especially when pain feels unpredictable or overwhelming.
Biopsychosocial Approach
Pain is never just in the body. We explore how stress, relationships, culture, identity, and your environment all interact with your pain. This helps you see the full picture — and reminds you that the burden isn’t yours to carry alon
Learn why chronic pain is not “all in your head” and not just in your body. We’ll make sense of how your nervous system, emotions, stress, and past experiences all interact with pain, so you can understand what’s happening instead of blaming yourself.
Using EFIT, CBT, and DBT, we gently explore the fear, frustration, and grief that come with chronic pain. You’ll learn practical tools to calm emotional overwhelm, manage flare-up days, and respond to your feelings with more compassion and stability.
Together, we look at your daily routines, pacing, boundaries, and stress levels. We’ll find small, doable changes that protect your energy, reduce pain–stress cycles, and help you feel more grounded, capable, and supported in your day-to-day life.
We co-create a plan that fits your real life — not a one-size-fits-all solution. This may include emotion regulation skills, thought exercises, body-based practices, communication tools, and gentle lifestyle adjustments that honour your limits and values.
Reaching out can feel hard — I truly understand.
But it’s also an important first step toward feeling supported and grounded.
If you’re ready — or even just a little curious — let’s connect.
I’m happy to answer your questions or help you set up a
free 20-minute consultation so you can get a sense of what working together might feel like.
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