Welcome. You have arrived at this page because you have acknowledged that you need some support in navigating life’s difficult transitions. I am a Trauma Therapist who offers a collaborative, culturally attuned and somatic approach to healing. My hope through working with me is that you feel empowered, (re)-aligned and resilient in your own body’s wisdom.  

Empowered – Developing a deeper understanding of how our nervous system keeps us safe, and how our coping strategies have been adaptive responses to environmental failure 

Aligned – Connected in our wholeness; mind, body and spirit in the body

Resilient – Learning skills and somatic resources, and a self practice to be able to come back into your aliveness and wholeness  

Create Healing Spaces Psychotherapy and Wellness 

I work with adults 18+ across the life span in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. I offer individual  psychotherapy services, wellness workshops and retreats, and mind-body healing services like Yoga & Reiki. Healing at Create Healing Spaces is:

• a somatic journey of coming (back) into yourself
• a befriending of all of our parts
• an inquiry into core beliefs, survival strategies and adaptive responses
• a deeper understanding of emotions and aquiring of skills  
• a cultivating of curiosity and mindfulness
• a practice in self compassion
• an empathic witnessing for deeply human experiences of grief and childhood losses (trauma)

Get in touch to get a preview of what your journey with me could look like; I offer a free 30 min consultation.

Please note that this is a 2SLGBTQ+ friendly & Neurodivergent affirming space <3.

I look forward to creating and holding space for you,

Sehr

I have a Masters of Social Work from the University of Toronto (2009), in Social Justice and Diversity with a focus on community development. My 15-year career thus far has been dedicated to developing, evaluating, and implementing community programs and interventions that promote the health and well being of vulnerable individuals, groups and communities. I bring this expertise in community health to the Create Healing Spaces practice.

Yoga

As a student, I have been practicing yoga and studying Eastern philosophies since I was 18 years old. My love for yoga as a self-care and introspective self-study practice has taken me to retreats in Costa Rica and Thailand, as well as working the front desk of a yoga studio in my twenties. My credentials include:

• 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training and 40 hour Restorative Teacher Training with Octopus Garden Yoga Centre (2014).
• 20 hour Prenatal Yoga Training with Esther Meyers Yoga Studio (2015).
• Online Yin Yoga Teacher Training with Kassandra Reinhart (2020).
• I am currently undergoing a 20 hour Anatomy training with Founder of Yoga Medicine Inc. online.

Social Work Practice and Psychotherapy

I have an 18 year career in community health and wellbeing, developing a range of interventions that improve the mental health and wellbeing of marginalized communities. I bring this lens of health equity and social justice to my clinical practice with individuals. Some of my trainings:

• Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Level 2 for developmental and attachment trauma (in process) 
• Sensorimotor Psycotherapy Level 1 for Trauma 
• Brainspotting Level 1 Training with Awaken Consulting 
• Complex Trauma Level 1 and Level 2 with Janina Fischer
• Polyvagal Theory with Deb Dana 
• Introductory Internal Family Systems (live 2-day workshop with Suzanne Luxemberg; PESI training with Frank Anderson) 
• Dialetical Behaviourial Skills Training with DBT House 
• Expressive Arts therapy certificate (Centre for Expressive Arts Therapy)
• Cognitive-Behaviourial Therapy (CBT) Fundamental Skills course at OISE with Dr. Noah Lazar
• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
• Solution-Focused, Motivational Interviewing, Coaching 
• Narrative Therapy 

Reiki

When I first had a Reiki treatment myself, I had a profound spiritual experience and I was drawn to Reiki healing as a greater calling. I completed Reiki level 1, 2 in 2012 , advancing on to receiving my Reiki Master Level Certification with Stephanie Cookson from Transense Healing Arts Studio in 2014. I have since been offering Reiki treatments from my home. I work with the Traditional Chinese Medicine Meridian system through Reiki and also weave in my understanding of the Chakra system- influenced by ancient spiritual Indian texts. I am particularly fond of offering Reiki therapy with yoga- through yin and restorative yoga classes.

As a lifelong learner and Yogi, my goal is to continue to learn and share my learnings with you. This is what makes Create Healing Spaces a truly empowering experience.