About Me

Credentials: Certified Grief Education (ADEC), Health Educator, Member of OAMHP

Years of Experience: 17+ Years 

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Available: Online EST Hours

Languages: English, Dutch

*International Background, Europe, Latin America, Canada

My work in grief support grew out of  professional training and lived experience across cultures and countries. Since 1998, my family and I have lived in several Latin American countries before settling in Canada in 2009. Living abroad for many years taught me how deep loss, transition, and change can affect a person’s sense of identity, belonging, and emotional wellbeing.

When we arrived in Canada, I felt a strong calling to deepen my work in grief and loss. I became certified in Grief Therapy with Grief-Edu-Therapy (Can), a cognitive-behavioural, grief-informed approach that focuses on understanding emotions and gently identifying unhelpful patterns of thinking and perception. This approach allows space for both the emotional pain of loss and the practical tools needed to cope with daily life.

I also certified with the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) (Am)

I am a member of the Ontario Association for Mental Health Professionals (OAMHP),

Ongoing learning is important to me, and I regularly participate in workshops and professional development focused on grief, trauma, and mental health.

Two years ago, I went through breast cancer myself. This experience deepened my understanding of a different kind of loss — loss of certainty, control, health, and the life you thought you had. It reinforced for me how closely grief and the body are connected, and how emotional pain often shows up as fatigue, fear, disrupted sleep, or physical symptoms. This lived experience allows me to meet clients facing illness-related grief and long-term health challenges with added empathy and understanding.

.In my practice, I work with teens and adults who are coping with any kind of loss — not only death, but alsolife changes, health challenges, trauma, andtransitions that can quietly reshape a person’s world. I offer a safe, confidential, and non-judgmental space where thoughts, feelings, and reactions can be shared openly.

I believe that there is no single “right way” to grieve. You are the expert on your own experience. My role is not to tell you how you should feel, but to walk alongside you — to listen, to help make sense of what you are going through, and to offer insight and coping strategies that fit you. Together, we work toward easing the pain that accompanies loss, so that over time, there can be more room for balance, meaning, and gentleness toward yourself.