ReWork Counselling

Reflect | Repair | ReWork

How I Practice

Person Centred

Person-centred means that during our work together, you are in control of the pace and content of our sessions. This way of practicing supports a strong therapeutic relationship and ensures that the focus of our session will ALWAYS be on you and your needs. Despite what many think of therapy, I am not here to give advice or sage wisdom, I am here to help you better access the wisdom in yourself. Together, we will discover how to best support your growth in healing, managing, or creating whatever has been calling you to this work.

Internal Family Systems

Through Internal Family Systems or, IFS, we learn how to get into relationship with the different parts of ourselves. Instead of pushing those parts away, we listen with curiousity, and respond to them with care. This way of approaching our internal system can be incredible in reworking our relationship with ourselves and creating more space in our lives to respond, rather than react. You have a whole team on your (in)side waiting to support you!

Trauma Informed

Trauma-informed therapy places safety and choice at the heart of the process. It acknowledges how past experiences shape thoughts, emotions, and relationships, while supporting you in reclaiming your power. This environment of safety and choice is vital as we do the often uncomfortable work of healing or growing. Our goal together is always to rework the relationship to trauma, never to retraumatize. The care we take here will help create the necessary space and safety to support meaningful, lasting repair.

What To Expect

Typical Session

I operate from a person centred approach which means our time together is it is all about you. This is your time and your space to reflect and process. My job to create safety and help keep us on track toward the change we are striving for. Depending on where you are at in your journey, we will often begin with incorporating elements of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to create some common language between us before moving into experiential work, should we choose to go that route. In a typical 60 minute experiential session, 30-40 min will still be used as standard talk therapy with the last 20-30 minutes being reserved for the the experiential work, however this ratio is flexible. To clarify, engaging in this type of experiential work is not a pre requisite to working together. There is tons of growth to be had in standard talk therapy format which I am more than happy to provide if that feels more aligned with your needs!

Had a Bad Experience Before?

If you've had a bad experience with counselling before, you're not alone.

Connection between client and counsellor is hands down the most important indicator for effective therapy. If the way I work doesn't land with you, there are so many great counsellors out there, please ask for referrals or continue to search until you find someone who speaks to you. This work is SO important and it requires to right connection to navigate the process safely and effectively. I promise you If it ISN'T me, it IS someone.

Don't give up!

Experiential Work

Experiential work is when we use our time in session to dive deeper into the systemic causes of your presenting issue. My favourite method of doing this is through Internal Family Systems Therapy often referred to as IFS. In IFS we use

mindfulness and guided meditation to discover and build relationships with all the different parts of yourself. We identify the fears, needs and wants of those parts and endeavour to create healthier, more effective roles for them within your system.

It can sound a bit wild I know, but this way of perceiving and managing your inner world can be extremely effective in treating many kinds of common mental health issues. If you have tried talk therapy before and found it just didn't stick, definitely consider trying a form of experiential work to help create meaningful and lasting change!