Promoting healing & growth while restoring hope. BODY, MIND & SPIRIT alignment. I am a lifelong learner and empath. I have worked with people and surrounded myself with animals my entire life. I'd bring in strays and rescue wildlife from the time I was very young likely many times to the dismay of my family no doubt, I went into healthcare and did volunteer work on an ongoing basis from high school onwards. I worked in hospitality for many years as I loved to talk to people and more importantly, listen with intent. Understanding the value of people's willingness to speak and be heard and longing for connection. I didn’t realize just how uncommon that was. People didn’t speak openly about things that mattered nor were they encouraged to. And people more definitely didn’t know how to listen with intent. I'm not sure if that was an undeveloped skill or just an under-encouraged one. Cause to be real with others you need to be honest with yourself. Not only is that super hard and at times terrifying. It also takes time, and in the current climate, it's hard to find that time. Learning to better understand the importance of authentic conversation and human interactions, I have decided to give others the ability to better practice these interactions has become my professional focus. I became a Nurse after being both a PSW and a Paramedic. I wanted the ability to flex in my specialty and focus on mental health. I landed what I thought was my dream job working in inpatient pediatric mental health but found the shift work and staffing crisis left me feeling like I wasn’t ever able to spend the time I wanted or needed to help promote change. I also got a job in the ED of one of Canada's top 10 hospitals as I felt it was important to stay well-rounded as a nurse but the same thing applied, long waits, tired staff, and no family doctors made for an environment that just didn’t seem to be the fit I was after either….. The search continued, and the theme remained the same. Finally, I realized What I wanted didn’t exist. So completed a post-grad mental health certificate. And dived into learning everything I could about everything I could find- that related to Mental health, overall wellness, and the connections between the two. I believe strongly that a human's ability to be well is not influenced by one aspect- but many- with emotional, physical, spiritual, and environmental aspects. Practitioners and care providers must treat everyone with care that is as unique as they are and encompasses all of the aspects of the individual, not just by treating a symptom or even several. But never the root cause or person in their entirety. When people are treated piece by piece they remain in pieces. When people are treated as a whole, it opens opportunities for them to become whole. As a nurse, I am licensed to perform the act of psychotherapy. I am a member of the CNO; College of Nurses in Ontario, NPAO; Nurse Psychotherapy Association of Ontario, CCPA; Canadian Counseling and Psychotherapy Association, OACYC; Ontario Association of Child and Youth Care, CACP; Creative Arts in Counseling and Psychotherapy, QPA; Quebec Psychotherapy Association an Entrapanurse and certified Life coach. I have experience working with children, adults of all ages, couples, and families. If you're ready to talk, I'm ready to listen. My counseling style is individual, adaptive, and result-driven. If you are ready to do the work, I'm ready to help you do it. Cause if we don’t change, how can we expect anything in our lives to?
- it is with that in mind that Pure Green Life- Whole Care came to be although my specialty is mental health, keeping in mind that all areas of one’s well-being need to be addressed to have results in another. This is a nursing agency providing in-home care from pediatrics to palliative that addresses and keeps your environment safe compassionate care providers can help you continue to develop all aspects of your life so that you do feel whole. A group of professionals that practice in various modalities you can connect with anytime to help you on your journey to wellness, more importantly, your journey to wholeness. Contact me today to see if we are a good fit.
