COUNSELLING FOR ADULTS AND YOUTH
Emotions are your friends
I help adults and youth in Ottawa and Ontario improve their quality of life and their relationships in English and German.
“If you don’t pay attention to your feelings, [...] it’s like walking around with a glitchy GPS, you have no idea what direction to go in because you are not using your feelings [as intended] [...] to tell you where togo.” - Lorie Gottlieb
About me
My Approach
According to the research, a good therapeutic relationship is the most important factor for therapeutic success.
Working within a safe relationship, we will note and process your emotions together. I will help you find answers. Skill-building, solutions, feedback and even humor can all be part of therapy.
I believe that therapists should go to therapy themselves to avoid bringing their own issues into the therapy room. This is why I have been going to therapy for 5+ years and it is even mandatory for therapists-in-training in many European countries.
I provide counselling for adults and youth so my clients can achieve a better quality of life and build the relationships they deserve. Studies have shown that strained relationships significantly lower your life expectancy and quality.
My counselling approach is influenced by psychodynamic and psychodrama theory.
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Services
How I can help
I offer counselling for adults and youth in English and German. Book an appointment to take one step towards a better quality of life and more satisfying relationships.
Services
Specialty Offerings
I offer relationship counselling for women in English and German.
You keep dating partners who become distant.
Time spent with family feels draining.
Is that you?
That tension in your shoulders?
That sinking feeling in your gut?
They want you to take better care of your mind AND body.
Then I would love to help. Book an appointment to take one step towards a better quality of life and more satisfying relationships.
Meet Me
Meeting a therapist can be intimidating. Here is what you can expect in our sessions.
What Therapy With Me Is Like
How You Can Tell If A Therapist Is A Good Fit For You
RESOURCES
These books can be a good starting point if you want to learn more about therapy and relationship work.
Books I recommend
● What therapy can be like: Maybe You Should Talk to Someone – Lori Gottlieb● How patients benefited from therapy: Love's Executioner – Irvin Yalom& Stephen Grosz: The Examined Life● Rethinking affairs: Mating In Captivity – Esther Perel● Research-backed principles for improving relationships: The 7 Principles For Making Marriage Work – John Gottman● A closer look at emotions: Daring Greatly – Brené Brown● Letting go of perfectionism: The Gifts Of Imperfection – Brené Brown● (Un)helpful behaviors in relationships (attachment style introduction): Attached – Amir Levine and Rachel S. F. Heller
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A Closer Look At Therapy
Sometimes gaining more knowledge is the first step to feeling better.
Feel free to browse the blog articles and check out my book recommendations.