Sage Heart Psychotherapy

09/25/2025

Witnessing people’s growth as they bravely face their trauma is a gift. These are the kinds of experiences I hear in the process of doing Prolonged Exposure & ACT therapy for trauma. Often before we start the process we can’t imagine this kind of outcome. I continually feel inspired by the stories of those who have already started the journey. May you be inspired too.

08/28/2025

On September 7th at 3:30pm we'll be gathering for our 5th annual One Million Steps for OCD walk!

Through the International OCD Foundation, the OCD Walk is an annual grassroots fundraising event where people in cities across the world can connect, share stories, create impact, and show those struggling on their road to recovery that they are not alone, while also increasing awareness about OCD and related disorders.

As a clinical psychologist whose practice focuses on treating OCD, I hear all of my clients say that they've never before met anyone with OCD. It takes away a lot of shame to connect with people who understand. The OCD Walk is a day of connection, community, and laughter.

We will be gathering in Minto Park at 102 Lewis Street and going on a short 3km walk. We'll follow it up with food trucks and games (with prizes) for anyone who wants to hang out after the walk! Details at https://support.iocdf.org/event/ottawa-ocd-walk/e712306

We hope you join us!

The One Million Steps for OCD Walk provides a supportive community, increases awareness, and raises funds for the IOCDF and its Local Affiliates, enabling them to continue their mission of providing resources, funding research, and instilling respect. Walk with us and let's see how far we can go!

08/11/2025

Vacation time 🙏

07/24/2025

Some journeys are hard to put into words and attending my first World Conference with .social is one of those experiences! I landed back in Canada on Monday afternoon and I’m still finding the ground after a whirlwind 5 days in New Orleans connecting with other clinicians, learning from other presenters and delivering a workshop with my beloved colleagues .psi & . A highlight was taking the stage to perform a skit (full of brilliant satire) for the Follies with 4 other women about how women are sometimestreated in the world of behaviour science.

Some things I takeaway from this conference:
• community is everything - we are stronger together
• hope is a muscle that we can build again & again with intention (even in dark times)
• do the scary thing because it’s important to you - move with the fear (most of the time our brain’s overdramatize the outcome)
• thank goodness for them ACT skills… my mind had lots to say in the hours leading up to delivering our workshop 😬
• our brain’s are complex & often helpful but also often not ;)
• meeting colleagues in-person that I’ve worked with virtually is a special kind of joy
• the ability to be flexible in our behaviour is a powerful tool that I can continue to support myself in building alongside my clients with OCD and other challenges

06/25/2025

Thrilled to announce I will be presenting a workshop alongside my colleagues Marisa Mazza & Michelli Cameoka .psicologia at this year’s ACBS World Conference in New Orleans. Our workshop is titled “Sustaining the Heart of Therapy with Self-compassion: A workshop to
support therapists in working with tricky cases”. We would love for you to join us in exploring this topic via practical exercises. World Con takes place from July 16-20th this summer ☀️

10/31/2024

BUZZzzzz 🐝 off OCD!

10/05/2024

You are welcome to join the OCD walk in Ottawa on Sunday! Let’s join in community to support one another & reduce the stigma 🩷🩷🩷 Full details can be found here: https://www.anxietyottawa.com/ocdwalk

09/28/2024

Hey Ottawa area folks! Next Sunday is the OCD walk in Ottawa. Anyone is welcome to join us: whether you have a loved one who struggles with OCD, you are a person with lived experience of OCD or you work with folks with OCD! There will be an urban walk, an info table, a BBQ & games at the park. You can learn more on the Anxiety Ottawa website or by sending me a DM. This event is about raising awareness & building community. Photos from the walk last year (my kid & I are decked out wagon). Kids and dogs welcome! If you can’t join us but want to support the cause—you can make a donation to our team. Link to our team donation in bio.

09/20/2024

Sharing this upcoming group I’ll be co-facilitating with Writers in Bloom in hopes it might support any folks who are struggling with anxiety & loneliness! This is not a therapy group but an exploratory opportunity & supportive group space to learn skills & use writing as an expressive tool. Receipts will be provided for folks with social work coverage who may have sessions reimbursed by insurance. Attaching a poster & you can also learn more on my website: www.sageheartpsychotherapy.ca/workshops. Please share with your people 🩷 so we can get folks more connected. Because anxiety can feel so lonely!

09/13/2024

Because anxiety doesn’t have to feel so lonely…

Join and I for a 5 week workshop where we will support folks in exploring their experiences with anxiety through experiential exercises from Acceptance & Commitment therapy (ACT) as well as creative writing & creative care practices. We aim to push back against the isolating experience of anxiety by bringing folks with similar experiences together in a shame-free, compassionate space. This isn’t a therapy group but a container for creative & personal exploration! No previous creative writing experience required. Learn more at the link in my bio or check out my website

09/07/2024