“Vulnerability is not winning or losing; it’s having the courage to show up and be seen when we have no control over the outcome. ”
Services & Pricing
I offer remote Psychotherapy sessions by phone and video.
When curiosity and self-awareness is fostered in the client it is the foundation for natural, rather than programmatic change. Consider what emerges in the here and now of the session as an essential aspect of therapeutic exploration. You may find therapy tender; encouraging; challenging; alchemical; profound and playful. I have been trained in Gestalt Therapy; Gestalt Dreamwork and Art Therapy; Group Therapy; Somatic Experiencing (a somatic approach to working with trauma) and Touch Work for Trauma. Some of my non-clinical influences include Yoga; Buddhism; Catholic Mysticism; Non-dualism; High Magick; Western Astrology; Food as Medicine; Breathwork; Cold Exposure; Tarot and Plant Medicine.
Healing trauma requires attending to body, mind, heart and soul. Embodied Psychotherapy works gently to deactivate an overwhelmed nervous system, encouraging your own internal guidance and resources to emerge. My work is based on a neurobiological approach to healing trauma which unites talk therapy and body work modalities. It is excellent for treating single incident trauma such as accidents, prolonged periods of stress, developmental trauma, and other cognitive, emotional or behavioural disturbances.
$200 cnd / 60 minutes for individual session
$260 cnd / 75 minutes for couples
I accept payment for remote sessions by credit card, direct deposit and Wise transfers. Card payments are processed by Stripe. I contribute 1% of my credit card revenue to carbon removal.
Psychotherapy is not covered by OHIP. I am a registered provider with Green Shield and Blue Cross. I do not currently have sliding scale spaces available.
“The seeds sleep like geodes beneath hot feldspar sand until a flash flood bolts the arroyo, lifting them in its copper current, opens them with memory- they remember what their god whispered into their ribs: Wake up and ache for your life.”
About
I believe that understanding process, presence and relationship are fundamental to creating a space for healing. My aim is to hold clients with warmth and lightness while inviting a curiosity (sometimes a firm nudge) to explore the edges of their discomfort. Psycho-Education is integral to my work and supporting the client in understanding the connections between the language of the body, emotional/psychological wellness and change.
My path to Psychotherapy was unconventional; initially training in fine art and then working as a hairstylist for 20 years before shifting to a full-time therapeutic practice. Recently my personal and professional life have taken a new direction as the global pandemic shifted my work online. Working remotely has lead me to Mexico and made visiting family in Colombia more accessible.
I am a writer and a painter. I have a deep belief in the unseen world.
I am backed by over 13 years experience as a Psychotherapist with hundreds of hours of advanced training in understanding trauma and the nervous system. I have a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Ontario College of Art and Design.
Registered Psychotherapist (CRPO)
Member of Canadian Association of Psychodynamic Therapy (CAPT)
Certified Gestalt Therapist from The Gestalt Institute of Toronto (4 year program)
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (250+ hours)
Kathy Kain’s Touch Skills For Trauma Therapists, Part 1
SE Master Class: Eye of the Needle, Touch Work for Near Death Experiences, Part 1
“Amor Fati”
Location and Acknowledgement
One of the places I joyfully call home is Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Both the Spanish and British governments had a hand in the colonization of this land. When Europeans arrived this area was home to a diversity of indigenous peoples and culture. According to the 2015 Intercensal Survey more than 44% of Quintana Roo’s 1.5 million residents identified with their indigenous past. Approximately 17% of inhabitants 3 years of age and older speak an indigenous language. The primary language spoken is Maya although other languages include Tzeltal, Tsotsil, Ch’ol, Nahuatl, Zoque and Mam.
If you are in Playa Del Carmen or planning to visit and would like to arrange “in person” sessions please book a consultation and we can discuss the best location options.
I acknowledge that many Western psychotherapy modalities “borrow” from Eastern Spiritual Teachings. This tradition of colonization began in the early days of Psychology with Freud and Jung. It continues today as clinicians and allopathic medicine incorporate plant medicines and other traditional healing. I am humbled by the wisdom of the teachers and traditions by which I am influenced. All in their own way asking the question, “What is happening now?”
I am grateful to live and work on this land. May the earth that supports us provide a sense of stability and connectedness.
“We think the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem, but the truth is things really don’t get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again... The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for the grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.”
Contact
Send a message to inquire about booking an initial consultation. Please share, briefly, what kind of support you are looking for from your therapeutic experience. All consultations will be 30 minutes long over the phone.
“Sit with your friends; don’t go back to sleep... Life’s water flows from darkness. Search for the darkness don’t run from it. Night travelers are full of light, and you are too...”
