My Approach
My mission is to provide trauma-informed, culturally sensitive, and client-centered unfolding work. My vision is that this work will empower us to heal, grow, and step into becoming a friend to ourselves and the world.
I specialise in supporting people…
Who are world-builders or change makers, striving to leave a positive impact on the world;
Who want to do the work to step into becoming self-led and a friend to themselves;
Who feel stuck, or are suffering from burnout, or grief and needing to find space to come home to themselves so that they can truly shine;
Who are struggling with addiction to substances, porn, drama, people, or situations, and…
Who desire a therapeutic approach that lies outside the western psycho-therapeutic system which has historically ignored, silenced, or pathologized the experiences of people from marginalized communities (neurodivergent, queer, PoC, etc.)
Meanwhile, I also work with people to address a broad range of general psychological challenges, including anxiety, depression, relationship issues, personal growth, grief, and childhood wounds.
Together, we dive deep into what’s going on for you - beyond the old scripts. We work out what needs to be witnessed, understood, or done so that you can come home to yourself and step into life whole and empowered.
By creating a safe and brave enough space, we create a container for transformative unfoldment to occur, tailored to each individual’s unique identity and needs.
My Training
Beyond my classical training in clinical psychology, I have been trained in the following modalities:
Parts Work in the IFS and Voice Dialogue models,
Somatic Work via Somatic Experiencing and Bodynamics,
Presence Work via the Ridhwan’s School’s Diamond Approach.
The Enneagram via The Enneagram institute
This combination of parts work, somatic embodiment and presence work come together to allow us to work with your mind, body, and spirit to find what’s stuck and what wants to unfold into golden goodness.
FAQs
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All sessions start with 2 minutes of silence for us to land in the space, and a simple check-in for us to be heard for how we’re feeling in the here and now.
We spend our first session sitting with what’s up and real for you. We get to know each other, play with the tools, and see if we’re a good fit.
All my sessions work off of these ground rules:
Privacy - What is said in the space, stays in the space.
Respect - Respect for others naturally follows self-respect. We hold space for dignity and acceptance regardless of what’s in the air.
Curiosity - Rather than telling you how you should think or feel, we get curious about how you’re already attuned to the world around you, and about what wants to shift.
After the session, you’re welcome to send me an email with your thoughts and feedback, and decide on your terms if, when, and how you’d like to take things further.
The core of my method is to work with whatever thoughts, emotions or fears are coming up, and to be with them exactly as they are. A willingness to see what's there and be with it is all that's needed for us to work together.
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I’ve heard it said that we often best serve people with stories or struggles similar to our own.
My childhood was marked as being the odd one out. I was never a part of any dominant culture: religiously, ethnically, socio-economically, or otherwise. I coped in various ways and would fight, fly, freeze or fawn to be safe or to be seen.
My adulthood was marked by an unlearning of these old patterns so that I could step into new life as an adult, professional, mentor, community leader, and friend.
I work best with people who want more out of life - whether that’s purpose, wholeness, or connection - and those who want to bring their gifts to make a change in the world. If you…
Feel stuck and want to break free from old patterns and unleash who you know you could be…
Want to start meeting the people around you with more clarity and boundaries, in romance and at work…
Want to be better live aligned with your purpose and serve the world without burning out…
Feel bogged down by trauma and old wounds, and want to get free to meet the world as you own person…
Then I believe that I have just the right combination of tools and lived experience to sit with you, listen so you feel safe speaking, and walk beside you as you step into new life.
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In my work, we honor the complexity and intersectionality of our identities.
You won’t be asked to “fit in” or “overcome” in ways that disconnect you from your truth. Instead, we create space to center cultural wisdom, unravel internalized narratives, and rebuild self-trust—on your terms, in your language, at your pace.
All parts of you are not just welcome here—they are essential to the work.
Decolonising one’s practice is a continuous verb. Not an adjective that can be checked off as a qualification.
Perfection doesn’t exist. Thus, no therapist or healer is perfect. Being a healer requires lifelong learning, unlearning and relearning, and I do my best to remain engaged with my own process so that I can bring that to the spaces that I hold.
My continuing process involves a 3-fold approach: Education, divestment, and liberation.
Education: How has our world been built, and how does that impact us today?
How do the ongoing effects and legacy of systemic oppression, white supremacy, patriarchy, colonization, genocide, war, enslavement, forced migrations, separation from land, separation from meaningful work, destruction of communities and ecocide affect us, our families, our communities, and the ways in which we relate to the world around us;
The limitations of the western mental health industry;
How separation and oppression create personal and collective mental health issues;
Educating myself on non-Western and non-Eurocentric theories, healing systems, and perspectives.
Divestment: How can I begin to combat the modern manifestations of harm?
Learning and challenging the ways that modern prejudice impacts the way we live in the world today;
Acknowledging, examining and unlearning - in session, and in my day-to-day life - the ways that these internalized biases within myself hold me back from vulnerability, connection, love, and liberation;
Working with my areas of fragility, limitations, power, and privilege to better hold space for difficult conversations, and to better be able to reach across divides to find connectedness;
Holding spaces for under-privileged individuals who may not be able to afford my full rates.
Liberation: How can I help us build a better tomorrow?
Bringing decolonial beliefs, perspectives and attitudes to mental-health that de-center individualistic values, which expand our understanding of wellness, and which allow us to reconnect to natural, cultural, and ancestral wisdom;
Working from a place of non-hierachy where I do not withhold self-disclosure if it ultimately leads to a relationship that is more connected, less anxious, and supportive toward our mutual healing;
Continuing to participate in my own healing and bringing myself to meet the world.
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Of course!
I have always spoken out about how oppressive systems also oppress those who are supposed to be at the top.
How patriarchy conditions men to see each other with suspicion and as competition;
How patriarchy pressures men to perform and excel, without leaving them the space or permission to be soft and vulnerable - to not always get it right.
How white supremacy keeps white folk disconnected from other human beings and from their own ancestral wisdom rooted in spirit and the land.
How heterosupremacy and homophobia prevent men from forming intimate, and vulnerable relationships with each other.
People at intersections of power are uniquely oppressed, and need support too.
I would argue that the world cannot change without them, and how - for a true revolution in how we live and relate in the world - everyone must be included in the journey.
What is Unfoldment?
The therapeutic lens is retrospective, meaning that it looks towards the past, searching through early experiences, family dynamics, and trauma to make sense of current struggles. This work is corrective, focused on “fixing” what went wrong, in hopes that healing those wounds will create relief in the present.
While this can be deeply valuable, the future remains blurry, secondary, or unspoken, rarely integrated into the work as a living part of the process.
On the other hand, traditional coaching tends to orient itself firmly toward the future. It starts from where you are now and focuses on where you're going—setting goals, clarifying vision, building alignment, and taking action. The past is acknowledged, but only briefly, often seen as less relevant or even a distraction.
Coaching is typically structured around performance, achievement, and progress—emphasizing the need to do more, optimize better, and move forward faster.
Both models, despite their differences, often begin with a subtle (or overt) assumption: that the present version of you is lacking, broken, or not enough. Whether it's therapy trying to repair your past self, or coaching trying to shape your future one, the now is treated as a problem to be solved.
With unfolding, I offer a different path. We trust that who you are in this moment is already whole—even if blocked, burdened, or unclear.
Instead of looking only backward or forward, Unfolding invites you into the deep present—a space where past, present, and future can be held together with compassion.
Rather than a therapist or coach directing the path, we sit in presence together, and I facilitate you growing into your own capacity to listen inward and trust your innate knowing. From this space, healing and becoming happen not through effort or correction, but through presence, permission, and emergence, in a way that integrates past, present, and future.
