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EMDR & Integrative Therapy Edmonton, Alberta

Feel. Heal. Become.

EMDR, Integrative, and spiritually-integrated therapy for teens, adults, and couples to process the past, deepen emotional capacity, strengthen insight, and support a steady movement toward greater self-integration.

Welcome — I’m glad you’re here.

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At Art of Becoming Counselling, therapy is grounded in the belief that your thoughts and emotions deserve to be expressed and understood.

When expression feels unsafe or connection feels out of reach, it can be difficult to access the inner resources needed to navigate life.

Therapy offers a supportive, structured space to reconnect—with yourself and with others—so you can begin to express what you feel in ways that are safe, grounded, and authentic.

You don’t have to carry it alone.

You are not broken —you are becoming.

You’ve already taken a brave first step by being here. Together, we’ll create a space where you can feel grounded, supported, and move forward with confidence, clarity, and self-trust.

You deserve to be heard.

You deserve to belong.

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Are you struggling with…

Feeling weighed down by anxiety, sadness, or the impact of past experiences?

Maybe it’s been harder to focus, feel joy, or move forward—as if something beneath the surface is keeping you stuck.

This might look like:

  • Difficulty focusing or staying present

  • Loss of joy or emotional heaviness

  • Feeling stuck or unable to move forward

  • The ongoing impact of past experiences

These reactions aren’t weaknesses.
They’re signals that you deserve care, safety, and support.

How Therapy Helps

Together, we create a calm, attuned space where your pace and sense of safety guide the work.

Using an integrative, trauma-informed approach, we explore the experiences and emotions that have been showing up, understand the patterns behind them, and gently process what has been stored beneath the surface.

Through this work, you can:

  • Understand the patterns behind what you’re feeling

  • Process what has been stored beneath the surface

  • Develop insight and practical strategies

  • Build nervous system regulation, emotional capacity, and integration

Support That Meets Your Whole Self

Your healing deserves space, care, and approaches that honour every part of your experience, mind, body, spirit, and story. I offer a range of therapy services designed to meet you where you are and support you in moving toward clarity, resilience, and emotional steadiness.

Explore how we can work together:

  • Integrative Trauma-Informed Therapy

    Flexible, trauma-informed care that helps you build regulation, insight, and resilience.

  • EMDR & Spiritually Integrated Therapy

    Specialized support to process what feels stuck—using EMDR and meaning-centered approaches.

  • Education, Workshops & Consultations

    Trauma-informed learning and guidance for individuals, groups, and organizations seeking insight and skills beyond ongoing psychotherapy.

Each service is adapted to your pace and your lived experience creating space for genuine relief, growth, and resilience.

Areas of Focus

Anxiety Disorders


Trauma & Healing


Depression & Emotional Numbness


Perfectionism & People-Pleasing


Boundaries & Relationship Patterns


Nervous System Regulation


Grief & Loss


Childhood & Attachment Wounds


Inner Critic & Self-Compassion


Meaning, Purpose & Personal Growth


Spiritual Exploration 


Communication & Social Skills


What Does “Art Of Becoming” Counselling Mean?

The Art of Becoming Counselling is an integrative, trauma-informed, and evidence-based approach that honours the full complexity of who you are — your mind, emotions, body, relationships, culture, and the deeper meanings that shape your life. Instead of focusing only on symptoms, we look at how all parts of your experience interact and how healing naturally unfolds when you feel safe, supported, and understood.

Choosing to begin therapy is a powerful act of self-awareness and courage. Whether you're seeking healing, clarity, growth, or connection, I am here to help you understand what to expect and how we might work together.

My role is to walk alongside you — not to fix, judge, or direct — but to create a space where your story can be safely explored, your truth honoured, and your resilience supported.

  • Feeling means you no longer have to hold your emotions alone. In a safe, compassionate space, your feelings can soften and finally be understood. As you gently listen to what your inner world has been carrying, old patterns loosen, pressure eases, and parts of you that felt quiet begin to come forward.

    Feeling isn’t losing control — it’s the beginning of clarity and healing, a way back to feeling grounded and connected to yourself.

  • Healing is the gentle process of increasing your capacity to handle difficult emotions, and tending to the parts of you that have been carrying pain. As safety grows, you regain emotional balance, set healthy boundaries, and feel relief from anxiety, stress, trauma, and grief. Healing isn’t about fixing — it’s about restoring choice, resilience, and connection to yourself.

  • Becoming is the unfolding that happens as you reconnect all your fragmented parts. Instead of feeling fragmented, you learn to welcome all parts of yourself with compassion. As safety grows, you reclaim your voice, rebuild trust with your body, and move toward a life and identity aligned with your values. Becoming is a practice you return to again and again — a gentle unfolding into a more grounded, authentic, and connected version of who you’ve always been.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • I support teens, adults and couples navigate anxiety, trauma, depression, stress, self-esteem challenges, life transitions, and attachment wounds. My approach blends EMDR, IFS, CBT, DBT-informed skills, somatic work, and spiritually integrated therapy.

  • If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, disconnected, or unsure how to move forward, therapy provides a safe space to explore what’s happening beneath the surface. You don’t need to be in crisis to reach out — therapy can support growth at any stage.

  • I currently offer online therapy for clients across Alberta, with flexible evening and weekend options to accommodate busy schedules.

  • Your first session is a gentle conversation focused on understanding what brings you in. We go at your pace, explore your needs, and begin shaping a plan that feels supportive and achievable.

  • You can begin by booking a free 15-minute consultation. This is a chance for us to connect, for you to ask questions, and to see whether we’re a good fit.

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