05/20/2025
The last time I posted something like this here was in 2021! I just graduated from my counselling therapist program and I wrote a tribute to the counsellor who changed my life when I was an at-risk youth.
Since then, I’ve been mostly offline but deeply immersed in my work supporting children, teens, and families in their own healing journeys. Over the past few years, I’ve worked with children & youth impacted by domestic violence and abuse, supported students in schools who needed extra care and connection, and provided trauma informed outreach counselling in an alternative school, the kind of school I once attended myself. Walking into that space in a counselling role felt full circle and reminded me how powerful healing can be when we feel seen.
When I first started my private practice, I primarily supported adults. I didn’t think I was going to work with children because in the past I owned a childcare centre and I’ve been raising my own for 22 years! But what I noticed, over and over again, was that our work kept leading us back to their childhoods. We were doing deep re-parenting work, tending to the wounds that began long before they even had words for them. It was always clear to me that so much of our healing begins in childhood. I knew this from my own lived experience with developmental trauma. If we can support children early, if we can give them the safety and attunement they need, we can change the trajectory of their lives. I know deep within that this work I have the privilege of doing is my purpose driven work. I always knew my mission with Styling The Inside was going to involve this type of generational healing & support and sometimes it feels so surreal to be doing the thing my younger self wanted to eventually do one day. Doing this work feels like my own butterfly effect🥹 🦋
To those of you who have put your trust in me. Thank you for allowing me to walk alongside your family. It’s an honour to hold space for your stories, your hearts, and your healing. Together we’re Styling The Inside so you and your family can transform your lives from inside out & thrive. 🙌🏻💚
And thank you for capturing this photo. 🤗
