Hello!
Amber (she/her) RCC #21089
I’m a registered clinical counsellor (RCC) who focuses on supporting clients through grief, anxiety, depression, and life transitions. I offer a compassionate, non-judgmental space where you can explore what you’re experiencing and begin to find clarity, a sense of grounding, and a path forward.
Whether you're navigating a deep loss, struggling with overwhelming thoughts and emotions, or facing a major life change, I’m here to walk alongside you with empathy and understanding. I’ll also I also gently encourage you to lean into discomfort when you’re ready, because meaningful change often begins at the edge of our comfort zone.
My Approach
My approach is rooted in trauma theory and informed by attachment-based, emotionally focused, and somatic practices. This means we don’t just talk about what’s happening, we tune in to how it shows up in the body, relationships, and emotional landscape. I mainly draw from modalities such as Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic or body-oriented strategies, and attachment theory.
Healing happens in safe, connected relationships, including the therapeutic relationship between counsellor and client. Together, we can work at a pace that feels safe and supportive for you, helping you build on existing strengths and new skills, to move toward a life that feels more aligned.
If you're ready to begin or just curious about what therapy could offer, I invite you to reach out.
On Grief
Grief is painful and messy. It's jolting at times and numbing at others. Grief creates an intense stress response in our body and impacts us in innumerable ways. Generally, it is a normal and natural process that folks sometimes need help moving through. We all have, or will go through grief at some point in our lives.
This could look like:
- the loss of a loved one
- the loss of someone we have a complicated or estranged relationship from
- the loss of a pet, a home, a job, a community
- a change in idenitity, or new stage of live
- loss you are anticipating
- loss that is ambiguous, such as someone who is physically with you but who they are is gone or changed
- a traumatic loss
- there's more, what am I missing?
Grief is deeply personal, and there’s truly no right or wrong way to experience it, and no set timeline for healing. I approach grief through an attachment lens, which means I understand how the bonds we form with people, places, and even ourselves shape how we experience loss and healing.
I have my own lived experience with grief. And while we might have some shared experiences, I know that what helped me might not be what helps you, and that’s okay. My role is not to tell you how to grieve, but to help you step into your own process.
Your own process might be shaped by how your family, culture, or community grieves, and how you learned to deal with pain. I welcome anything you wish to bring into your grief process.
Education and Trainings
Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (MA) - Yorkville University
Additional Workshops and Trainings
- Body-Oriented Trauma Counselling Strategies
- Walking Through Grief: Helping Others Deal with Loss
- Anxiety: Practical Intervention Strategies
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy: Balancing Acceptance and Change
- Trauma: Strategies for Resolving the IMpact of Post-Traumatic Stress
- Harm-Reduction: A Framework for Change, Choice, and Control
- Depression Management Techniques
- Exploring Gender Diversity
- Eating Disorders Masterclass
Experience
- 6 years working in non-profit community-based counselling (1 year with Master's Degree)
