How We Work
There is no one-size-fits-all approach to therapy. Our therapists bring a focused range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches, years of experience, and compassionate collaboration to their work. Together, we'll find an approach that fits your needs, goals, and preferences.
Narrative Therapy
Narrative Therapy is a collaborative approach that helps you explore the stories and beliefs that have shaped how you understand yourself and your life.
Our experiences, relationships, and expectations can sometimes contribute to limiting ideas about who we are such as “I'm not good enough” or “this is just who I am.”
Narrative Therapy creates space to examine these stories with curiosity and compassion. Rather than seeing problems as defining who you are, we explore how they have influenced your life while identifying values, strengths, relationships, and experiences that may have been overlooked.
The goal isn't simply to “think positively,” but to develop a richer understanding of yourself, reconnect with what matters, and create new possibilities for moving forward.
ISTDP
Intensive Short Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP) is a focused, emotion-based approach that helps you understand and change patterns that may be keeping you stuck.
Sometimes we know what we want to change but find ourselves repeating familiar patterns. ISTDP looks beneath these patterns to explore the emotions, experiences, and protective strategies that may be contributing to them.
Therapy is active and collaborative. You may be invited to slow down, notice what you are experiencing in the moment, and explore emotions that can be difficult to access or put into words. This can help you develop greater choice in how you respond rather than automatically falling back on familiar patterns.
ACT
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a practical, values-based approach that helps you respond differently to difficult thoughts and emotions while moving toward what matters to you.
Difficult thoughts and feelings are a normal part of life. Sometimes, efforts to avoid or control them can begin to limit us. ACT helps you develop greater flexibility in how you respond to uncomfortable experiences rather than allowing them to dictate your choices.
Together, we explore what matters most to you and identify the values you want to bring into your relationships, work, and everyday life. You may learn practical ways to become more present, make room for difficult emotions, and step back from unhelpful thoughts.
CBT
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a practical, structured approach that helps you understand and change patterns of thinking and behaviour that may be contributing to emotional difficulties.
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The way we think, feel, and behave are closely connected. CBT helps you identify unhelpful patterns, examine whether they are serving you well, and develop more flexible ways of responding.
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Depending on your needs, therapy may involve working with unhelpful thoughts, gradually approaching situations you have been avoiding, developing healthier routines, or building skills for managing difficult emotions.
Nature-Based Therapy
Nature-Based Therapy incorporates time outdoors and connection with the natural environment into the therapeutic process.
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For some people, stepping outside the traditional therapy office can create a different kind of space for reflection, conversation, and connection. Sessions may involve walking, spending time in nature, or using outdoor experiences as part of the therapeutic work.
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Nature-Based Therapy can provide opportunities to slow down, become more present, and explore thoughts and emotions in a different environment. It may be particularly helpful for people who feel more comfortable moving and talking rather than sitting face-to-face in an office.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness involves developing greater awareness of your thoughts, emotions, and experiences in the present moment.
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When we're caught up in worry, rumination, or difficult emotions, it can be easy to become disconnected from what is happening right now. Mindfulness practices can help you slow down, notice what you're experiencing, and respond with greater intention rather than automatically reacting.
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In therapy, mindfulness may involve practices such as noticing the breath, observing thoughts without judgment, or becoming more aware of physical sensations and emotions. These skills can support emotional regulation, self-awareness, and a greater ability to stay grounded during difficult experiences.
