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Hi, I’m Cara!

FAMILY THERAPIST FOR YOUR MOST MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS

Note: As of April 2026, I am back after a brief maternity leave but very part time! I am still available for sessions and for intro calls.

I am a Registered Psychotherapist and Certified Educator who works with parents, couples, families, and individuals. I’m a real and imperfect person specializing in family systems with a focus on families who have neurodiverse members, neurodivergent individuals, or people who are dealing with challenging circumstances.

I have a passion for art, music, parts work, and kids, and I’m committed to lifelong unlearning of supremist, patriarchal values and  applying an anti-oppressive, intersectional, trauma-informed, and de-colonial approach to therapy.

If you're looking for a therapist who sees the bigger picture and helps you navigate your life with awareness, care, and liberation in mind, let’s connect.

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My approach to therapy

My approach to therapy

In sessions and in life, I aim to be collaborative, person-centred, strengths-based, and anti-oppressive.

As a parent, partner, friend, and psychotherapist, I maintain that every child and person has a multitude of skills and unique values.

And as your therapist, my goal is to tune into both your individual learning processes and your distinct lived experiences, applying this knowledge to our therapeutic process.

I understand (not just professionally but personally), what it means to navigate a world that often demands conformity at the expense of authenticity.

As a self-identified neurodiverse therapist with over a decade of experience working with twice-exceptional, autistic, ADHD, PDA, and ODD kids, I approach my work with deep empathy and an unwavering commitment to honouring each individual and family's unique experiences.

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I am queer-allied and committed to standing in solidarity with all marginalized groups. This means acknowledging systemic barriers that impact mental health, validating lived experiences, and fostering an environment where clients feel safe to explore their identities without fear of judgment.

I reject pathologizing narratives that frame neurodivergence or difference as something to be "fixed" and instead embrace a strengths-based, relational approach that prioritizes connection, consent, and collaboration over control and compliance.

A little bit personal:

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Art has always been part of my personal healing process.

I write, sing (soul and blues, mainly), play piano (I love to improvise jazz and blues and I embrace being not great at it!) and guitar, graphic design, and paint.

Being creative is something I find an asset in my therapy practice as well, especially when approaching Internal Family Systems. Integrating art into therapy sessions is often welcomed by, and beneficial for not only young people, but for clients of all ages.

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My Training & Education

    • Relational Life Therapy: Level 1, Level 2 (RLT) (currently completing Level 3), Terry Real and others, 2025-2026

    • Emotionally Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) Essentials: EFFT Level 1 & 2, Nancy T. Aikin and Kathryn de Bruin, 2024

    • IFS Immersion: Integrating Internal Family Systems (IFS) Across Clinical Applications, Dr. Richard Schwartz, Dr. Frank Anderson and others, 2024

    • Low Demand Parenting Summit, Amanda Diekman and others, 2024

    • Secure Parent, Secure Child: How a Parent’s Adult Attachment Influences the Attachment of the Child, Annette Kussin, MSW, RSW, RMFT, SickKids Learning, 2024

    • Guiding Cooperation Parenting Program, Dr. Chelsey Hauge-Zavaleta, 2023

    • Helping Trauma Survivors Level 1, Maureen MacDiarmid, 2022

    • Creative Interventions to Assess and Treat School Refusal, Liana Lowenstein, 2021

    • TASC Suicide Prevention Training TASC, LivingWorks, 2021

    • Relational Life Therapy (RLT)

    • Internal Family Systems (IFS)

    • Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT)

    • Attachment Theory

    • Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

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