Therapists Beginning With I in Quebec

I am a marriage and family therapist, a licensed psychotherapist with over 18 years of experience. My areas of expertise include treatments for trauma, anxiety, depression, emotional distress, grief, stress management, bereavement, perinatal bereavement, couple and family difficulties. I believe everyone has inner resources, so I honor my clients’ unique perspectives, values and strengths.

Throughout our personal lives and narratives, we face different experiences, challenges, changes, relationships, and obstacles. As an art therapist, I want to provide my compassion and empathy to support you throughout your journey. My objective is to collaboratively work with you to better understand your needs; to accompany you to safely explore and visualize your feelings, thoughts, and worries; and to create a potential space to witness your inner strengths. When words are not enough to describe your experiences, you will be able to use colors, drawing, painting, storytelling, images and many art materials to express yourself.

Life can be exceptionally difficult. You may be feeling overwhelmed recently, or weighed down by something you’ve been carrying for years. You may know the issues in your life that are causing you suffering, or you may just feel something isn’t right but aren't sure where to start. Engaging in therapy provides an opportunity for meaningful healing and relief.

Taking the new reality of the post pandemic era in consideration, i am addressing to all the people who deal with confusion, anxiety and despair in their private and professional lives to take matters in their hands and cease suffering in silence. There is no shame on asking for the psychological, mental and emotional support they need, rather than trying to resolve matters by themselves by making irreparable moves. More now that ever people have to come to realisation that there is help out there and they have a choice to turn their lives around and make them what they wanted them to be.

Accepting New Clients! Childhood and relational traumas can result in a tumultuous life and make it hard to regulate your emotions and behaviors. It can feel like you do things you promised yourself you wouldn’t. Trusting yourself and others has become difficult, and you are accumulating a long list of painful experiences. You may feel hyperconnected or disconnected from others and struggle to maintain harmonious relationships. You may have a hard time determining who is to blame and what you should be feeling about your encounters with others. You may be a perfectionist in some areas of your life while others are falling apart.

I am a licensed psychologist (OPQ member). I offer screening & assessment (childhood-adulthood) for ADHD (following CADDRA guidelines), psycho-educational assessments (childhood-adulthood) for specific learning disorders, for ADHD, or to obtain a learning profile. Screenings or assessments can be tailored to your needs (e.g., to merely obtain social-emotional functioning). I also provide therapy for adults (18+) and children (7-14) dealing with mood disorders (e.g., depression), anxiety disorders, stress, burnout, relationship problems, low self-esteem, ADHD, and/or other types of LDs. I can offer online sessions if preferred.

So you’ve decided to seek more awareness of your problems and make concrete changes. That takes guts! Do any of the following difficulties resonate with you? - You struggle with self-doubt and feel like you're not good enough, even though you've achieved a lot; - You're not able to perform at the level you know you're capable of; - You're feeling creatively blocked; - You're terrified of failing. If so, we might be a good fit. Working with me, you will build awareness and skills to better understand your 'mental game': how to manage your focus to optimize performance, whether it's in sports, music, work, or something else.

Befriending emotions and connecting with body wisdom can help you navigate life's challenges, feel more grounded and confident and make changes that lead to more ease and better relationships. Perhaps you'd like to set healthier boundaries, develop more self-compassion, or enhance your sense of yourself as a sensual and sexual being? I aim to co-create a welcoming, compassionate space where trust, personal awareness and authenticity can develop so you can take action toward your needs and goals. If you seek to embrace the wholeness within and beyond yourself, allow me to support you in your personal transformation journey.

I work with clients who suffer from various emotional difficulties such as depression, anxiety and trauma. I focus on educating the client what she or he is going through and together we design strategies that help cope with the emotional difficulties. An important emphasis is placed on sleep hygiene because healthy sleep often helps restore emotional well-being. We also offer physical rehabilitation at our clinic for clients who have chronic pain and other physical problems co-existing with emotional difficulties.