The Business
“Back Home Therapy” came from the idea of coming back home to yourself. You know that deep exhale feeling when you return home after time away? That’s how I’d like to think it can feel after really good therapy. Being at home with yourself means feeling comfortable and at peace; a place where you can just be.
As someone who has worked in public healthcare, not for profit, and private sectors, I know the importance and effectiveness of how mental health services feel. Back Home Therapy offers professional guidance and knowledge, without the “ultra-clinical” model that therapy can often look like. Support can be warm and relationship focused, without blurring ethical boundaries. Helping you to feel comfortable and human is my main goal. The best therapy comes from a relationship you feel seen and heard in.
If you’re anything like me, you’re tired of the deficit-focused, expert model approaches to mental health. Being told what is “wrong” with you can increase shame and stigma.
Mental health is health; it fluctuates and everyone has challenges.
Healing to me means feeling validated, understanding yourself, knowing your strengths, and having autonomy over making the right choices for you.
Values
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I respect people's ability to make their own choices, and I honour the inherent worth of every individual. Respect is mutual and does not need to be earned.
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I genuinely care about you as a person and want you to feel that. I approach conversations with curiousity and exploration, so that we can understand you and your experiences.
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I believe that everyone has their own unique strengths that they bring to the table. It is my role to help highlight those strengths and to build confidence. I am committed to continuous learning as I navigate life, both for myself and clients.
Diversity & PriviledgeDiversity, inclusion, and representation are deeply important to me. I acknowledge my own privileges in being a white, cisgender person, living on stolen land, and how I benefit from these identities on a regular basis. I am immensely grateful for those that have chosen to share parts of their stories with me. There are many lived experiences that I have not had and will not have. I will do my best to listen and to show up. I am open to difficult conversations, and times where I just may not be the right person. I will always work towards taking accountability where it’s needed, and continuing to learn.
