Who I am as a therapist today
At Clear Stream Counselling, I work with individuals navigating anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, chronic pain, perinatal mental health, and all the many ways that we emotionally struggle in life.
My therapeutic approach is trauma-informed, holistic, and integrative. I am trained in a range of evidence-based modalities and draw on whichever combination best fits each individual client. These include:
Healing past experiences:
EMDR, EMDR 2.0 for Complex Trauma · EMDR for Perinatal Mental Health · Integrated Trauma & Attachment Treatment Model
Reconnecting with you body:
Polyvagal-Informed Therapy · Nervous System Regulation
Understanding yourself more deeply:
Compassionate Inquiry · Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Relieving chronic pain or symptoms:
Pain Reprocessing Therapy · EMDR for Pain
Expanding the possibilities of healing:
Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy
I am an EMDRIA Certified EMDR therapist, and I hold memberships with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario and the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. I am committed to ongoing learning at the leading edge of trauma-informed care.
A midwife's perspective
Before becoming a psychotherapist, I spent eleven years as a Registered Midwife in Ontario. I practiced in urban, rural, and remote settings, attending hundreds of births and providing primary care to families across the full perinatal spectrum. I have also had the honour of teaching, serving as an Adjunct Professor in the Midwifery Education Program at Toronto Metropolitan University, and as a Neonatal Resuscitation Program Instructor for the Canadian Paediatric Society.
That experience, of being present at the threshold of life, in all its complexity, shapes the kind of therapist I am today in ways that are impossible to fully articulate. I bring it into the room with every client I work with.
A journey rooted in the body
Before midwifery, my path into healing began even earlier, in 1997, when I became a Certified Reflexologist with the Reflexology Association of Canada. From there it expanded into Reiki (Levels 1, 2, and Master), Zen Shiatsu, Lomi Lomi Hawaiian Temple Bodywork, and Massage Therapy. These were not just certifications. They were years of learning to listen to what the body holds, and to trust sensation and presence as pathways to healing. That somatic foundation has never left me, and it quietly informs everything I do as a psychotherapist today.
As a Doula's of North America Certified Doula and as a Midwifery Assistant at a free standing birthing centre, I supported people through some of the most physically and emotionally demanding experiences of their lives. It was in this work that I began to understand how inseparable the body and mind truly are, and how much healing becomes possible when both are held with care.
Who I am
I am a Canadian, born in Trinidad and Tobago, of mixed ancestry. My multicultural background informs how I understand identity, belonging, and the ways that culture, immigration, discrimination, and intergenerational experience shape mental health. I hold these intersections with care and without judgment, and I welcome clients from all backgrounds and walks of life.
Outside of my practice, I find restoration in yoga, hiking, biking, cooking, meditation, and dance. These practices keep me grounded in my own body and remind me why this work matters.
If something in this story resonates with you, and if you're looking for a therapist who brings both clinical training and lived, embodied experience to the work, I would be genuinely honoured to connect.
Book a free 30-minute consultation to get started.