When the mask you've worn for years no longer fits.

Integrative Somatic & Expressive Arts Therapy in Ontario for Trauma, Dissociation, and Nervous System Healing

"I no longer want to be resilient.

I don’t want to simply bounce back from things that hurt me or cause me pain. Bouncing back means returning to where I stood before.

Instead, I want to go beyond the hurts and the darkness.

The first step toward genuine healing from my mental illness was when I came to trust and believe that there was a beyond.

Now I reach for beyond every day, in every encounter, in every circumstance. I seek to go where I have never traveled.

I wake with the vision of a purposeful day, filled with adventure and teachings. Then I take the first step and try to make it Beyond.”

- Richard Wagamese

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Who i work with:

Childhood emotional neglect and complex trauma
Depression, numbness, and emotional disconnection
Overwhelm, chronic Fight or Flight state
Dissociation and feeling "not really here"
Autoimmune conditions and chronic illness rooted in trauma
Spiritual emergence and existential questions
Life transitions: motherhood, perimenopause, and menopause—rediscovering who you truly are beyond the roles you've held
The journey back to the authentic self

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If this resonates with you, we might be a good fit.

We all wear masks. We learn early to hide parts of ourselves—the parts deemed "too much," too sensitive, too angry, too needy. Over time, these masks become so familiar that we forget who we are underneath them. We go numb. We disconnect. We develop symptoms our bodies can't ignore.

If you've tried talk therapy or CBT and felt something was missing—a way to access the parts of you that words alone can't reach—this work offers an alternative.

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The Heart of My Work

I help people go beyond resilience—to real healing.

My sessions use movement, art, sound, and body awareness—not just words. These tools help reach the parts of your story that talking can’t always touch. This work is based on science and supports how the brain and body heal from stress and trauma.

My work is built on five pillars:

Body awareness: Trauma lives in the body. Moving, breathing, and noticing sensations help us feel safe again.
Calming the nervous system: Gentle breath and grounding help shift your body from stress to calm.
Expressive arts: Art, sound, and movement let your feelings take shape when words feel too small.
Nature connection: Time with earth, water, and light helps the body relax and restore balance.
Spiritual meaning: Finding purpose and connection brings strength and hope.

You don’t need special skills—just a willingness to show up with your feelings and let something real unfold.

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The Map of "Beyond Resilience":A New Framework for Integrative Healing

We’ve been taught that resilience is the goal—bouncing back, staying strong, coping well. But for many people, resilience was never about thriving; it became a way of surviving long before they could choose otherwise. Beyond Resilience is an integrative approach that acknowledges a deeper truth: You’re not here to simply become more efficient at enduring pain. You’re here to become more connected to yourself, body and soul. After years in practice, some clear patterns emerged

Outgrowing Survival Mode: When Your Body Says “Enough”

For many people, survival mode doesn’t begin with a dramatic event. It often begins quietly, almost invisibly, in childhood homes where emotions were unpredictable or ignored. A seven-year-old learning not to cry after being told to “calm down.” A teenager keeping the peace in a household shaped by addiction. A young adult navigating the aftermath of divorce before their nervous system has ever known stability. Survival mode forms in these small, repeated moments of having to

We are wired for spirituality.

There's something emerging in psychology and neuroscience that many of us have felt in our bodies before any research confirmed it: healing involves more than just the mind. It's also spiritual. I don't mean this in a dogmatic way or something that requires belief or ritual. I mean it in the way your body softens when you realize it's part of something bigger than the story of your pain. This is what Dr. Lisa Miller's work explores. Her research puts language and science behi