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Hi, welcome! My name is MD.

As a therapist and somatics worker, I work with adults (ages 17+) in reconnecting with their bodies, emotions and values after experiences of disconnection, grief/loss, life transitions, systemic stress and trauma. I also specialize in supporting folks navigating perinatal experiences, gender exploration/transition and parents/caregivers of trans and gender diverse youth. I am committed to supporting you in transforming patterns of disconnection into greater ease, authenticity and fulfillment.

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My approach as a therapist

With my background in visual and expressive arts, dance, somatics and on-going training in psychotherapy/counselling, I continue exploring ways to competently integrate these modalities in my work as a somatic oriented psychotherapist. My work as a therapist combines bottom-up with top-down processes. Bottom-up processing is when information is processed from sensory input upward to the brain, rather than starting with thoughts or interpretations. Top-down processing is when thoughts, beliefs, insights, meaning-making and expectations shape how we interpret and respond to sensory information and experiences. Many clients I work with get stuck in meaning-making or overthinking, and a somatic approach helps them reconnect with their bodies and find greater balance between mind and body.

I integrate both top-down and bottom-up approaches through Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, a body-oriented approach to trauma treatment that explores the interplay between bodily sensations, emotions, and thoughts. I use this modality to supports clients in building resilience, cultivating safety and ease, trauma processing, and to foster greater embodiment and self-awareness. I use Parts Work, which helps us understand how different parts of ourselves develop to protect us from overwhelming experiences, especially during childhood and adolescence. This approach supports healing by building awareness, compassion, and integration, rather than fighting or suppressing these parts. To support bottom-up processing I also weave in Expressive Arts with some clients. Expressive art uses creative processes such as movement, visual art, writing, sound, and imagination to explore emotions, access inner experiences, and support healing and self-expression beyond words.

I approach therapy much like I approach art-making: a co-creative, emergent process. People arrive as they are, and the work unfolds from there—sometimes consciously, sometimes beneath the surface. There’s no need to make sense of everything right away. Instead, we listen together for what’s ready to emerge, allowing meaning to form in ways that are often more aligned with one’s deeper desires.

Thank you for being here human. I am deeply grateful for your curiosity and presence.

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Some common areas of struggle I have supported people with:

anxiety and depression
burnout, chronic/acute stress
grief, loss, bereavement
relationship difficulties
self-esteem, low-self worth
creative blocks
trauma and C/PTSD (developmental, relational, structural/systemic)
ongoing experiences of oppression and marginalization
substance use (harm reduction, abstinence, SMART recovery)
feelings related to living through ecological collapse, global warming, late stage capitalism, rise of fascism, genocide, state violence of all kinds
alternative relationship models (open, poly, CNM, etc)
kink, BDSM, and sex work
gender dysphoria
gender identity exploration and related issues (gender questioning, coming out, transitioning, etc)
sexual orientation
reproductive and perinatal experiences (birth story healing, birth and postpartum support)

I particularly enjoy working with women (cis and trans), trans masc folks, non-binary/gender fluid and gender diverse folks, creatives, other therapists and parents. Similarly, I enjoy supporting folks exploring gender identity and expression, those navigating or processing perinatal experiences and birth stories.

As a therapist, I am committed to creating a culturally sensitive and attuned space that honors and welcomes individuals of all identities, cultural backgrounds, faith traditions, neurotypes, and gender expressions. I strive to cultivate an environment that is gender-affirming, neurodiversity-affirming, and grounded in respect for each person’s unique lived experience. Read more about my values here.

somatic practice

movement & touch is our bodies first language

movement & touch is our bodies first language

Hi, welcome! My name is MD.

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My approach as a therapist

Some common areas of struggle I have supported people with:

“When we think we are getting it right, we realize we’re only getting it better…Becoming anti-oppressive is not a comfortable place to be. It means constantly reflecting on how one is being constructed and how one is constructing one’s world.”

movement & touch is our bodies first language

movement & touch is our bodies first language

Hi, welcome! My name is MD.

I offer

My approach as a therapist

Some common areas of struggle I have supported people with:

“When we think we are getting it right, we realize we’re only getting it better…Becoming anti-oppressive is not a comfortable place to be. It means constantly reflecting on how one is being constructed and how one is constructing one’s world.”

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