Description: Lawyer-Turned-Psychotherapist and Online Counsellor
Lawyer-Turned-Psychotherapist and Online Counsellor
I am a registered psychotherapist and Canadian certified counsellor based in Toronto. In addition to my mental health work, I have volunteered at a local non-profit mental health organization on the front lines and on the board. Before COVID, for several years I provided Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training and training in Suicide Alertness for Everyone. I am a pancreatic cancer peer support volunteer with Wellspring Cancer Support Foundation. I also have a teenage son who I adore.
For years, I practised as a lawyer at top tier law firms in Downtown Toronto and London (England). I gained a practical edge in a legal department at a financial institution in England. I followed this by working on the trading floor at a financial institution in the financial district of New York during 9/11 before moving back to Toronto to practice law. Then I decided to bring more of what I loved about the practice of law into my work days. In 2010, I began a series of changes with life-altering impact t