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Welcome! Here you'll find information about my counselling and therapy practise, including how to get in touch with me, my approach, and my credentials. I hope you'll also find occasional sparks of inspiration.

The Practical Stuff

Getting in touch:
613-305-3999
cpscounselling@gmail.com

I check my voice mail, texts, and email regularly, but have variable office hours. You can usually expect a reply from me within 24 hours.

My fee is $100 per hour-long session.

The Professional Stuff

Registered Psychotherapist, College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario, 2015-present
Certified Canadian Counsellor, Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, 2000-present
Master of Educational Counselling, University of Ottawa, 2000
Yanumoja Yoga Instructor, Ottawa, 1999
Bachelor of Education, Queen's University, 1996
Bachelor of Arts, Queen's University, 1995

Monday, 20 January 2014

"Normal" is someone you don't know very well.
- Anonymous

I came across this quote from an anonymous source while reading the book "Broken Open" by Elizabeth Lesser. It struck me as so apt. We all wander around feeling like there's something wrong with us and that most everyone else is "normal." One of the gifts of this job is learning that every person, no matter how normal-looking, has a story. Being able to recognize that each of us is walking this earth with our bags full of griefs and joys is very freeing. And sharing our stories with each other is one of the most powerful things we can do to grow, and connect, and heal.

(As an aside: I think you could substitute the word "perfect" for the word "normal" in the above quote and it would work just as well!)

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