I am a graduate of McKinnon Body Therapy Center. I began my studies while working at the Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants (CERI). Through CERI, I spent much of my time advocating for community members as they navigated the Western Healthcare System. I was shocked and deeply impacted by the lack of trauma-informed practices that I witnessed in Western Health spaces. It was palpable that these systemic barriers were impacting community members in ways that were difficult for them to express. With the major lack of culturally appropriate, safe containers for these experiences to be acknowledged, it is only natural that they become normalized. These realizations led me to seek out other ways to support those around me.

While also navigating my own health challenges, I developed my skill in understanding how the body holds, processes, and communicates its traumas and needs. During my studies, I was particularly drawn to the subtler modalities of Craniosacral Therapy and Lymphatic Drainage. I saw an opportunity here to inspire deep, embodied healing that does not require clients to re-count their traumas. Instead, these approaches require that the nervous system is calm and steady throughout each session, allowing clients to fully receive the support available to them. This type of embodied presence continues to have profound impacts on those that I work with.

My work involves the collaborative creation of safe containers with the client. Through accessible language, attuned consent and pacing practices, clients are empowered to recognize their own innate healing capacities.