Manulife Therapists in Edmonton, AB
Helping couples break painful patterns and rebuild connection!
Relationships can feel exhausting when you keep having the same arguments, feel disconnected, or aren’t sure how to move forward together. You may be navigating conflict, mental load imbalance, life transitions, or a loss of intimacy. Many of the couples I work with are also impacted by addiction and are looking to rebuild trust and connection. Using a trauma-informed, attachment-based approach, I help you understand the patterns you’re stuck in—often shaped by past experiences—and support you in creating more secure, connected ways of relating.
Helping couples break painful patterns and rebuild connection!
Relationships can feel exhausting when you keep having the same arguments, feel disconnected, or aren’t sure how to move forward together. You may be navigating conflict, mental load imbalance, life transitions, or a loss of intimacy. Many of the couples I work with are also impacted by addiction and are looking to rebuild trust and connection. Using a trauma-informed, attachment-based approach, I help you understand the patterns you’re stuck in—often shaped by past experiences—and support you in creating more secure, connected ways of relating.
My intention in counselling is to create and maintain a safe space which fosters self-discovery for my clients. I respect you and accept where you are. I am honoured to join you as you grapple with challenging life issues, such as grief and loss, trauma, anxiety, depression, life transition or stress. I love to work with adults and seniors. Also, I provide counselling in English and Chinese (Cantonese).
My intention in counselling is to create and maintain a safe space which fosters self-discovery for my clients. I respect you and accept where you are. I am honoured to join you as you grapple with challenging life issues, such as grief and loss, trauma, anxiety, depression, life transition or stress. I love to work with adults and seniors. Also, I provide counselling in English and Chinese (Cantonese).
I am a Registered Provisional Psychologist who holds a Master of Counselling from City University of Seattle, along with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Linguistics. Deeply curious and genuinely interested in the human drive for growth and self-understanding, I am dedicated to helping individuals explore their intentions, deepen their self-awareness, and create meaningful plans to enhance their happiness, satisfaction, and peace of mind. As a therapist, I primarily draw on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focused Therapy while integrating these approaches with a spiritually grounded perspective.
I am a Registered Provisional Psychologist who holds a Master of Counselling from City University of Seattle, along with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Linguistics. Deeply curious and genuinely interested in the human drive for growth and self-understanding, I am dedicated to helping individuals explore their intentions, deepen their self-awareness, and create meaningful plans to enhance their happiness, satisfaction, and peace of mind. As a therapist, I primarily draw on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focused Therapy while integrating these approaches with a spiritually grounded perspective.
Sometimes life's challenges, stressors, traumas, can get in the way of living the life you want. It can feel like nothing will ever change even though you are trying so hard!
This is where counselling can be helpful!
Counselling can help clear blocks so you can get back to you and living your best life!
It can help you find your way back to your loved ones, and build strong and healthy relationships.
Together, we will identify and build on your strengths, tools, and wisdom to help you find your way through the darkness and navigate life's storms, so that you can finally live the life of your dreams!
Sometimes life's challenges, stressors, traumas, can get in the way of living the life you want. It can feel like nothing will ever change even though you are trying so hard!
This is where counselling can be helpful!
Counselling can help clear blocks so you can get back to you and living your best life!
It can help you find your way back to your loved ones, and build strong and healthy relationships.
Together, we will identify and build on your strengths, tools, and wisdom to help you find your way through the darkness and navigate life's storms, so that you can finally live the life of your dreams!
I'm not taking on new clients at the moment.
I'm not taking on new clients at the moment.
Whether you’re dealing with trauma, navigating life transitions, or struggling with negative thought patterns, I’m here to help you gain clarity and strength. My goal is to help you create lasting change, build resilience, and lead a more balanced life.
Together, we’ll collaborate to identify patterns that may be holding you back and develop strategies to help you feel empowered. My style is warm and compassionate, and I work to build a strong therapeutic relationship where you feel understood and supported every step of the way.
Whether you’re dealing with trauma, navigating life transitions, or struggling with negative thought patterns, I’m here to help you gain clarity and strength. My goal is to help you create lasting change, build resilience, and lead a more balanced life.
Together, we’ll collaborate to identify patterns that may be holding you back and develop strategies to help you feel empowered. My style is warm and compassionate, and I work to build a strong therapeutic relationship where you feel understood and supported every step of the way.
If you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or just curious about your inner world, you're not alone—and you don’t have to figure it out on your own. Whether you're navigating a mood disorder, life transition, grief/loss, or relationship concern, I'm ready to help you better understand yourself and take steps toward healing. I believe in creating a space where you can be fully yourself — where honesty is met with empathy, and challenges are approached with curiosity and collaboration. I'm here to walk alongside you, offering support, insight, and tools that empower you to move forward with clarity and confidence.
If you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or just curious about your inner world, you're not alone—and you don’t have to figure it out on your own. Whether you're navigating a mood disorder, life transition, grief/loss, or relationship concern, I'm ready to help you better understand yourself and take steps toward healing. I believe in creating a space where you can be fully yourself — where honesty is met with empathy, and challenges are approached with curiosity and collaboration. I'm here to walk alongside you, offering support, insight, and tools that empower you to move forward with clarity and confidence.
If you keep having the same argument, avoid difficult conversations, or love each other but feel disconnected, you're probably not fighting about what you think you're fighting about. Beneath criticism, defensiveness, or silence are often unmet needs, hurt feelings, and a longing to feel understood.
In our work together, we'll slow those conversations down, uncover what's getting in the way, and practice new ways of connecting that feel honest, respectful, and real. My goal isn't to teach you to communicate perfectly—it's to help you understand each other again so your relationship can feel safe, close, and connected.
If you keep having the same argument, avoid difficult conversations, or love each other but feel disconnected, you're probably not fighting about what you think you're fighting about. Beneath criticism, defensiveness, or silence are often unmet needs, hurt feelings, and a longing to feel understood.
In our work together, we'll slow those conversations down, uncover what's getting in the way, and practice new ways of connecting that feel honest, respectful, and real. My goal isn't to teach you to communicate perfectly—it's to help you understand each other again so your relationship can feel safe, close, and connected.
We will work well together if you want to understand how experiences have shaped who you are, how you respond/react to life events, and if you have a deep desire to move forward with life goals...even if this means parts of you might be hesitant or unsure how to begin. Exploring the past is used to understand the "who you are" and to help guide our work towards the "who you want to become." All parts of you, even the parts that you feel ashamed about or wish would disappear, are honoured, so you can move into a sense of wholeness and being able to respond to life events rather than react in ways that don't make sense to you
We will work well together if you want to understand how experiences have shaped who you are, how you respond/react to life events, and if you have a deep desire to move forward with life goals...even if this means parts of you might be hesitant or unsure how to begin. Exploring the past is used to understand the "who you are" and to help guide our work towards the "who you want to become." All parts of you, even the parts that you feel ashamed about or wish would disappear, are honoured, so you can move into a sense of wholeness and being able to respond to life events rather than react in ways that don't make sense to you
When you’ve spent years being strong, caring for others, or holding relationships together, you may reach a point where the ways you learned to cope no longer feel sustainable. You may feel anxious, emotionally exhausted, disconnected, or caught in painful patterns that keep repeating. I work with individuals and couples navigating relationship distress, trauma and attachment wounds, anxiety, grief, life transitions, and the lasting impact of difficult experiences.
When you’ve spent years being strong, caring for others, or holding relationships together, you may reach a point where the ways you learned to cope no longer feel sustainable. You may feel anxious, emotionally exhausted, disconnected, or caught in painful patterns that keep repeating. I work with individuals and couples navigating relationship distress, trauma and attachment wounds, anxiety, grief, life transitions, and the lasting impact of difficult experiences.
As a queer, non-binary South Asian (desi) therapist, I often work with queer, trans, and BIPOC clients who feel pulled between different identities, cultural expectations, or family roles. I also support adults navigating late-diagnosed ADHD, including burnout, masking, and executive dysfunction. I offer trauma-informed therapy (EMDR) that is intersectional and holistic. I provide virtual therapy across Canada in English and Urdu, grounded in culturally responsive, affirming care.
You may be used to holding a lot on your own, or feeling like you have to make sense of things without having space to slow down.
As a queer, non-binary South Asian (desi) therapist, I often work with queer, trans, and BIPOC clients who feel pulled between different identities, cultural expectations, or family roles. I also support adults navigating late-diagnosed ADHD, including burnout, masking, and executive dysfunction. I offer trauma-informed therapy (EMDR) that is intersectional and holistic. I provide virtual therapy across Canada in English and Urdu, grounded in culturally responsive, affirming care.
You may be used to holding a lot on your own, or feeling like you have to make sense of things without having space to slow down.
Do you feel constantly overwhelmed by the pressure to get it right? Whether you are a new parent navigating the identity quake of motherhood or a cycle-breaker trying to heal old family patterns, the anxiety can be exhausting. You might feel like you are failing to meet everyone’s standards—your culture’s, your parents’, or society’s. You want to feel confident and joyful, but instead, you are stuck in self-doubt, guilt, and a constant fear of repeating the past. You don't have to keep performing wellness while crumbling inside.
Do you feel constantly overwhelmed by the pressure to get it right? Whether you are a new parent navigating the identity quake of motherhood or a cycle-breaker trying to heal old family patterns, the anxiety can be exhausting. You might feel like you are failing to meet everyone’s standards—your culture’s, your parents’, or society’s. You want to feel confident and joyful, but instead, you are stuck in self-doubt, guilt, and a constant fear of repeating the past. You don't have to keep performing wellness while crumbling inside.
Connection isn’t just about relationships with others — it’s about feeling steady in yourself, secure in your body, and clear about what you want. I work with folks exploring intimacy, identity, and emotional healing, especially around sex and relationships. Maybe you’ve felt shut down, stuck in people-pleasing, or caught in patterns that don’t feel like you — like using sex to numb, seeking validation, or avoiding closeness. You’re not broken. These are coping strategies that once made sense. In therapy, we’ll meet those parts with care, not shame, and support you in moving toward deeper authenticity, safety, and connection.
Connection isn’t just about relationships with others — it’s about feeling steady in yourself, secure in your body, and clear about what you want. I work with folks exploring intimacy, identity, and emotional healing, especially around sex and relationships. Maybe you’ve felt shut down, stuck in people-pleasing, or caught in patterns that don’t feel like you — like using sex to numb, seeking validation, or avoiding closeness. You’re not broken. These are coping strategies that once made sense. In therapy, we’ll meet those parts with care, not shame, and support you in moving toward deeper authenticity, safety, and connection.
I offer direct billing to many insurance providers such as Blue Cross, Manulife, ASEBP, Canada Life, and Desjardins.
Do you have a hard time dealing with your emotions? Do you struggle with body shame and disordered eating? Do you struggle with people pleasing and putting your needs aside? Then I might be the therapist for you!
I specialize in helping people navigate their difficult emotions. I also have extensive experience working with body shame and people pleasing tendencies.
I especially find it meaningful working with folks who have had a difficult childhood. This can include emotional and physical neglect. I can help you unpack how your childhood may be influencing your thoughts, feelings and behaviours in your present day life.
I offer direct billing to many insurance providers such as Blue Cross, Manulife, ASEBP, Canada Life, and Desjardins.
Do you have a hard time dealing with your emotions? Do you struggle with body shame and disordered eating? Do you struggle with people pleasing and putting your needs aside? Then I might be the therapist for you!
I specialize in helping people navigate their difficult emotions. I also have extensive experience working with body shame and people pleasing tendencies.
I especially find it meaningful working with folks who have had a difficult childhood. This can include emotional and physical neglect. I can help you unpack how your childhood may be influencing your thoughts, feelings and behaviours in your present day life.
I bring a calm, grounded energy into my work with clients, helping them to feel safe, respected and understood. I am a Registered Clinical Social Worker with a lengthy career in the addiction and mental health field. I have over 25 years of experience working with youth and adults with a variety of mental health conditions in both tertiary and community-based clinic settings.
I bring a calm, grounded energy into my work with clients, helping them to feel safe, respected and understood. I am a Registered Clinical Social Worker with a lengthy career in the addiction and mental health field. I have over 25 years of experience working with youth and adults with a variety of mental health conditions in both tertiary and community-based clinic settings.
With 35 years of working experience in counselling and psychotherapy in Chicago, Taiwan, Toronto, and Edmonton, I am here to support and empower you in your life journey. I have specialty trainings in CBT, DBT, ACT, EFT and client centered and strength-based therapy, evidence-based therapy, art therapy, play therapy, sand-tray therapy, hypnotherapy, functional family therapy and structural and system therapy respectively. I am fluent in English, Mandarin, Cantonese as well. I am also culturally and trauma-informed sensitive to your needs. I also conduct psychoeducational and formal clinical assessments.
With 35 years of working experience in counselling and psychotherapy in Chicago, Taiwan, Toronto, and Edmonton, I am here to support and empower you in your life journey. I have specialty trainings in CBT, DBT, ACT, EFT and client centered and strength-based therapy, evidence-based therapy, art therapy, play therapy, sand-tray therapy, hypnotherapy, functional family therapy and structural and system therapy respectively. I am fluent in English, Mandarin, Cantonese as well. I am also culturally and trauma-informed sensitive to your needs. I also conduct psychoeducational and formal clinical assessments.
Choosing a therapist can feel like a daunting task; I do not believe that therapy is one size fits all and hope that the following information will help you decide whether we might be a good fit! My clients describe me as non-judgmental, genuine, warm, funny, enthusiastic and honest. I believe that we only have one shot at this thing called life and that we all deserve to live that life to the fullest (and I would love to hear about what that might mean to you)! In the words of Mary Oliver, "What will you do with your one wild and precious life?"
Choosing a therapist can feel like a daunting task; I do not believe that therapy is one size fits all and hope that the following information will help you decide whether we might be a good fit! My clients describe me as non-judgmental, genuine, warm, funny, enthusiastic and honest. I believe that we only have one shot at this thing called life and that we all deserve to live that life to the fullest (and I would love to hear about what that might mean to you)! In the words of Mary Oliver, "What will you do with your one wild and precious life?"
Sometimes our thoughts and feelings become unmanageable without help. Anxiety, stress and depression are just some of the ways our mind tells us that something isn't right, or the ways we've coped in the past aren't quite working as well as they did. Change can be unsettling and distressing, but it can also be healing, fulfilling and hopeful. I provide a therapeutic space that is safe, warm and engaging where you can engage in your process, at whatever pace you need.
Sometimes our thoughts and feelings become unmanageable without help. Anxiety, stress and depression are just some of the ways our mind tells us that something isn't right, or the ways we've coped in the past aren't quite working as well as they did. Change can be unsettling and distressing, but it can also be healing, fulfilling and hopeful. I provide a therapeutic space that is safe, warm and engaging where you can engage in your process, at whatever pace you need.
You’re successful on the outside but exhausted on the inside—overwhelmed by perfectionism, people-pleasing, and the constant pressure to have it all together. You long for more balance, stronger boundaries, and the confidence to put yourself first without guilt. I help high-achievers like you break free from overwhelm, reclaim their energy, and step into a life that feels as good as it looks. With warmth, authenticity, I create a space where you can be real, gain clarity, and build the resilience to thrive. You don’t have to do this alone—let’s find a way forward together.
You’re successful on the outside but exhausted on the inside—overwhelmed by perfectionism, people-pleasing, and the constant pressure to have it all together. You long for more balance, stronger boundaries, and the confidence to put yourself first without guilt. I help high-achievers like you break free from overwhelm, reclaim their energy, and step into a life that feels as good as it looks. With warmth, authenticity, I create a space where you can be real, gain clarity, and build the resilience to thrive. You don’t have to do this alone—let’s find a way forward together.
I believe therapy should be a space where you feel heard, supported, and empowered to create meaningful change. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, or trauma, I’m here to help you navigate those challenges with warmth and compassion. I have a special interest in working with clients living with Type One Diabetes, as I myself navigate this condition. My goal is to make sure you feel safe and understood while also helping you move forward in ways that feel achievable. Therapy is a collaborative process—we work together to identify what’s holding you back and find strategies that work for you.
I believe therapy should be a space where you feel heard, supported, and empowered to create meaningful change. Whether you're struggling with anxiety, depression, ADHD, grief, or trauma, I’m here to help you navigate those challenges with warmth and compassion. I have a special interest in working with clients living with Type One Diabetes, as I myself navigate this condition. My goal is to make sure you feel safe and understood while also helping you move forward in ways that feel achievable. Therapy is a collaborative process—we work together to identify what’s holding you back and find strategies that work for you.
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