Welcome to Emerge Counselling
I’m so glad you’ve found your way here.
I’m a counsellor in Whitehorse, Yukon, and my mission is to support people’s mental health and wellbeing through individual counselling, group therapy, and mentoring student therapists. My hope is that when you arrive, whether in person or online, you’ll feel invited to be your full self: messy, unsure, tired, hopeful.
Therapy can feel like a big leap. You may not be sure what to expect, or whether it will help. My commitment is to make that step safer, warmer, and more meaningful. I offer spaces where you can be vulnerable, where your inner world matters, and where your experience is not minimized or pathologized.
Here at Emerge, I lean into trauma-informed, relational, and compassionate practice. My goal is to help you connect with your inner world, understand its logic and purpose, and move toward healing anchored in your own wisdom and strength.
Why Emerge?
The name Emerge reflects how I see healing: not a sudden transformation or clean slate, but a process of coming back into yourself, softer and more solid.
We don’t become someone else. We reveal who we already are beneath the defenses, confusion, and noise. Changing doesn’t mean erasing the past, it means integrating it with care. When we begin to see and unburden the parts of ourselves that protect, judge, or isolate, new possibility opens.
Emerge isn’t about perfection, it’s about curiosity, acceptance, and the slow uncovering of what’s already alive inside you.
My Approach
With more than a decade in the mental health field, including time as Clinical Supervisor for an Intensive Treatment Program serving people with complex trauma and substance use, I’ve learned how to hold both intensity and tenderness. That experience taught me how to “speak the system’s language” and quietly make space for humanity in environments that sometimes prioritize pathology.
I draw on Internal Family Systems (IFS) and other evidence-based therapies, weaving them in with intuition, creativity, and care. Sessions are less about correcting and more about reconnecting — meeting your parts, listening, compassion, and change that arises organically over time.
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A warm, grounded environment — no need to hide parts of yourself.
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A clinician who understands professional, relational, and emotional complexities.
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Language that’s clear and real — I don’t believe in jargon without meaning.
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A collaborative stance — we work together to understand what’s going on inside, not “fix” you.
Group Counselling in Whitehorse
One of the most rewarding parts of my work is group counselling. There’s something powerful in gathering with others who understand, realizing you’re not alone, witnessing each other’s courage, being held in collective quiet moments. True healing often emerges in connection.
My in-person groups in Whitehorse are:
Small and carefully curated
Focused on real-life themes: life transitions, managing seasonal affective challenges, exploring identity and inner parts
A blend of education, processing, and connection
Guided with sensitivity and structure so everyone feels safe enough to engage
Past groups have focused on retirement and life transitions, long winter mental health, and IFS-based inner work. It’s not just support, it’s growth in community.
If a group starting in January appeals to you, I encourage you to explore the button below or get in touch. Space is limited, and many clients tell me groups become some of their most transformative work.
Supporting Student Therapists
A growing part of my work, and something I care deeply about, is mentoring and supervising student therapists. After years in both public mental health and private practice, I understand what it’s like to be learning the craft of counselling while trying to stay grounded, ethical, and human.
I provide clinical supervision, mentorship, and practicum placements for student therapists who want to develop confidence, self-awareness, and skill in a supportive Northern practice. My goal is to create a learning environment that’s both professionally rigorous and personally nurturing, a place where students can explore who they are as therapists, ask honest questions, and grow at their own pace.
If you’re a counselling student or educational program interested in partnership, I’d love to connect.
Together, we can help build the next generation of compassionate, well-trained therapists here in the Yukon.
Individual Counselling
I continue to see clients one-on-one across a range of life contexts. Whether you’re struggling with anxiety, depression, relational pain, trauma, or just wanting deeper self-understanding, I work with you to make meaning of your inner life.
I have particular interest in:
Young adults (18–25) — a time of identity, independence, and transition
Professionals who feel like they “have it together” outwardly, but inside carry overwhelm
Addictions and substance use — supporting people who manage addiction with their lives intact, without shame
ADHD — not just the symptoms, but the emotional and relational layers that often come with it
My approach is not to pathologize or label but to understand, humanize, and co-create change.
About Me
My journey into counselling was shaped by earlier work as a wilderness group facilitator with organizations like Outward Bound. Leading multi-day trips, guiding group process, and helping people face themselves in nature taught me lesson after lesson about trust, vulnerability, and transformation.
Over the years, I’ve been privileged to work with First Nations clients and communities across Yukon. As a settler, I continue to learn about the trauma, pain, and strength of Indigenous people, and I bring cultural humility and deep respect into my work.
Now, approaching my 50s, I bring both professional depth and lived experience. Many clients say they trust me because I’m “real”, skilled without being cold, human without being unskilled.
Territorial Acknowledgment
Emerge Counselling offers services on the traditional territories of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation, Ta’an Kwäch’än Council, and Taku River Tlingit First Nation. I am also grateful to work with people from, and on the traditional territories of, all 14 Yukon First Nations.
I recognize the trauma and harm caused by colonization and genocidal policies like residential school, and I commit to ongoing learning (and unlearning) to bring cultural humility into my therapeutic work.
Let’s Connect
Whether you’re seeking counselling in Whitehorse, looking to join a group, or exploring supervision as a student therapist, I’d love to hear from you.
You can reach out with a question, sign up for the newsletter, or book a consultation to see if we’re a good fit.
Together, we can begin the process of understanding what’s happening inside — and help you emerge as the person you already are.
