Hello ! I am from Romania, but I have called Canada my home for the last 20 years and have been on Vancouver Island for the last 6 years. I started my healing journey in parallel with going back to school and completing a BSC at the University of Toronto and a MA at Saint Paul University. From the beginning, I have been focused on understanding trauma and healing from trauma including all manifestations of trauma like addictions, chronic pain, depression, anxiety, etc.
For many years I worked in outpatient substance use programs. In 2020 I shifted from working in substance use programs to working with survivors of domestic violence and any other types of gendered violence. In October 2023 I started my private practice and I am enjoying splitting my time between by private practice and agency work.
I approach therapy from an anti-oppressive perspective, understanding intersectionality and my privileges. I am queer and endeavor to create a safe, collaborative and non-judgemental space for all folx. My belief is that through attunement and safety, healing can happen.
I integrate various therapeutic approaches including SE, Internal Family System, art therapy, and psychodynamic interventions that are tailored to fit personal needs.
I attended SE training from 2019 to 2022. During the period of my SE training, I also took the following trainings: (1) Advanced Strategies for Healing Sexual Trauma w/ Ariel Giarretto and (2) Somatic Strategies to Address the interplay between shock and developmental trauma with Peter Levine & Diane Poole Heller.
Following the SE training, I completed the following courses and trainings:
(1) Unlearning as a white settler,
(2) Foundations of Clinical Supervision,
(3) Developmental Trauma: Early Stages and Later Stages by Dr. Raja Selvam,
(4) participated in webinars trying to understand how to decolonize myself and my practice, IFS and ED, IFS and Shame and;
(5) completed an 8 weeks intensive training in Internal Family Systems tailored for my workplace on how to support better DV and trauma survivors.
I am registered for the Touch Skills Training for Trauma Therapist by Kathy Kain starting in December 2025.
Outside work, I enjoy spending time in nature and going for hikes, painting, reading, experimenting with new recipes and exploring new restaurants.