Welcome, I’m really glad you’re here.
If you’ve found me here, you’ve likely spent a long time being someone who holds everything together. The capable one. The strong one. The one others rely on.
Reaching out for support can feel like a big step, especially if things have felt heavy, overwhelming, or uncertain for a long time. If you’re unsure where to start or what to say, that’s ok. Therapy doesn’t require the right words or having a plan. It’s simply a place to begin to connect, at your own pace, with someone helping you make sense of what you’ve been carrying.
Many of the women I work with have service backgrounds, are caregivers, or work in the healthcare field, and are navigating the lasting impact of these experiences, often feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or stuck in patterns that no longer serve them.
I work with women who have spent a lot of time being capable, dependable, and getting through. Maybe some of what you’ve carried began long before you put on a uniform. Maybe it came from working in a high-pressure environment where the reality was very different from what you expected. Or maybe life simply became too much to keep holding on your own. The ways you learned to cope may have helped you succeed and keep moving forward. But now, you may feel exhausted, disconnected, overwhelmed, or like you’re constantly running on empty. You’ve spent a lot of time taking care of everything and everyone else. Therapy can be a space to finally make room for you.
Therapy offers a space to slow things down. To better understand yourself and how you’ve come to cope, and to begin holding those experiences with more care and less pressure to manage everything on your own.
Regardless of the approach taken, our work focuses on building understanding, strengthening self-trust, and creating a sense of emotional safety that feels manageable and sustainable.
Clients often tell me they feel heard, understood, and validated in our work together. My approach is collaborative and responsive to you, what feels manageable in the moment, and based on your goals throughout our work together.
You are never pressured to explore things you aren’t ready to discuss. This is a space for you to show up as you are, without needing to have it all figured out.
I draw from several therapeutic approaches. Rather than follow one method rigidly, I integrate these modalities in a way that fits your needs, your pace, and what feels most supportive to you.
About Kate
Much of how I work is shaped by my own professional and lived experiences. I currently serve in the Canadian Armed Forces and provide support to individuals who have experienced Military Sexual Trauma (MST), racism, and other forms of institutional harm. For many, the harm does not end with the experience itself, but is compounded by the ways the organization responded to, minimized, or mishandled what they experienced. This impact does not simply go away when service ends.
I also understand the experience of functioning in high-pressure environments while carrying significant responsibilities outside of work. Sometimes there is little opportunity to step away, slow down, or simply put something down. The demands of work, family, relationships, and daily life can continue regardless of how depleted you feel. Over time, constantly being the capable one, the person others rely on, or the one who keeps everything moving can contribute to burnout, disconnection, and a sense of losing sight of yourself.
Alongside my professional experience, I bring my perspective as a service spouse and parent in a military family. I understand the unique demands, pressures, and complexities that come with this life and how they can shape identity, relationships, family life, and overall wellbeing. These experiences inform the way I work with people who are navigating the weight of responsibility while trying to find space for themselves within it and navigate various life transitions connected to service such as postings, deployments, and releasing.
I hold a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University, a Master of Arts in Integrated Studies from Athabasca University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the Royal Military College of Canada.
I am a Registered Counselling Therapist - Candidate (RCT-C) with the Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists.
Working With Kate
Therapy with me is real, relational, and grounded in genuine human connection.
I don’t try to “fix” you or rush the process (because you aren’t broken). I meet you where you are, and we move at a pace that feels right for you. While I’ll offer structure, perspective, and guidance when it’s helpful, our work is collaborative. I’ll check in with you, adjust as needed, and make space for what is coming up in the moment.
I also understand that your life likely does not leave much room for simple solutions. You may be someone who is highly capable, accustomed to being the person others rely on, and very good at keeping things moving even when you are running on empty. You may work in a high-pressure environment where the stakes are high and stepping away is not always an option. You may be balancing work, family, relationships, parenting, and countless other responsibilities, with very little ability to simply put something down when things become too much. So I’m not going to give you cookie-cutter advice that sounds good in theory but falls apart the moment you return to your real life.
We’ll look at what is actually happening for you. What are your responsibilities, your environment, your relationships, your capacity, and the ways you have learned to cope and keep going? Sometimes that means building new skills. Sometimes it means understanding why something that once helped you cope is no longer serving you in the same way. And sometimes it means recognizing that the problem isn’t that you need to try harder, be more organized, or become better at managing everything.
My goal is to create a space where you can be real and authentically yourself. You don’t have to perform, explain everything perfectly, or have the right words. You don’t have to arrive knowing exactly what you need from therapy. And you don’t have to hold everything together in the room just because you are used to doing it everywhere else.
This is a space where we can slow things down enough to understand what is happening beneath the surface, without losing sight of the realities of the life you have to return to when the session ends. We can work toward finding ways of living that allow you to remain capable and committed to the things that matter to you without constantly having to operate at your limit.
Therapy is not about adding another thing to your already-full life. It’s about creating space to understand yourself, reconnect with what matters to you, and find a way forward that feels sustainable, not just manageable. You don’t have to perform, explain everything perfectly, or carry it all alone.
If you’re not sure how to begin, let’s start with a free 15 min consult.
No pressure, no commitment, just a conversation to see if we would be a good fit.