As a counselling intern, I work under the supervision of a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) to provide individual, couples, and family counselling sessions. My area of specialty is supporting children, youth, adults and families. I primarily use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Play Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Family Systems Theory.

My work is person-centred, neurodiversity-affirming, and trauma-informed. I care about creating space where people feel safe to show up as they are. I’m not afraid of the messy parts; I deeply value sitting in them with you while we make sense of things together.

I see counselling as a collaboration. We’ll work side by side to explore what matters most to you - your goals, your values, and your way of moving through the world. Together, we’ll build tools and strategies that feel aligned and meaningful, so that you can navigate life in a way that feels true to you. My hope is that our time together helps you feel grounded, understood, and a little more connected to yourself.

Lumina’s early years behaviour consulting services are grounded in play-based, natural-environment teaching that meets young learners where they are. Sessions follow the child’s lead, honour their interests, and build connection through shared joy. This approach supports expanding play skills, communication, early social-emotional development, and emerging independence.

All programs are assent-based and designed to teach new skills while building on existing strengths. The focus is on supporting regulation, fostering confidence, and creating environments where young children can grow authentically and feel safe to explore their world.

This model offers families practical, developmentally attuned strategies that promote meaningful, sustainable growth across home, school, and community settings.

Lumina’s behaviour consulting services for school-age children and teens focus on building self-identity, self-determination, and the practical skills needed for growing independence. Programming is deeply collaborative and developed with significant input from each client. Sessions follow the learner’s interests and lead, prioritizing autonomy, connection, and authentic engagement.

Support may include academic and executive functioning skills, social-emotional learning, emotional regulation, navigating friendships and relationships, communication strategies, daily living skills, and building confidence in school and community environments. Each program is neurodiversity-affirming and tailored to the individual’s strengths, communication style, and learning preferences.

All services are assent-based and centre on fostering autonomy, self-understanding, and meaningful skill development. The goal is to empower learners to develop the tools, confidence, and self-awareness needed to thrive — academically, socially, emotionally, and in daily life across home, school, and community contexts.

Lumina’s behaviour consulting services for older teens and young adults focus on building confidence, independence, and the practical skills needed for emerging adulthood. Programming is highly collaborative and developed directly with each client to ensure that goals reflect their interests, values, and long-term vision for themselves.

Support may include executive functioning, financial literacy, communication strategies, navigating friendships and relationships, emotional regulation, daily living skills, employment readiness, community participation, and planning for future education or work. Each program is neurodiversity-affirming and tailored to the individual’s unique strengths, identities, and learning preferences.

All services are assent-based and centred on empowerment, self-advocacy, and meaningful autonomy. The goal is to equip young adults with the skills, confidence, and support they need to navigate adulthood on their own terms — with clarity, capability, and a strong sense of self.

Lumina’s family coaching services support caregivers in developing practical tools, routines, and structures that align with their family’s values, culture, and daily realities. Coaching is collaborative, individualized, and trauma-informed, with an emphasis on strengthening connection, reducing stress, and creating predictable, supportive environments for everyone in the home.

Support may include building sustainable routines around mornings, mealtimes, and after-school hours; supporting emotional regulation; improving communication; and creating systems and strategies that help daily life run more smoothly. Coaching also provides guidance around sibling dynamics, helping families foster positive interactions, shared play, conflict resolution skills, and relationships built on respect, co-regulation, and understanding.

These services are strengths-based, neurodiversity-affirming, and centred on helping families navigate relationships, routines, and moments of challenge in ways that feel safe, sustainable, and meaningful. The goal is to empower families with strategies that genuinely fit their context and values, while nurturing connection, harmony, and confidence across the whole household.