Returning Home Therapy

08/26/2026

08/25/2026

My new website is now live!!! 😃

Finding a Path Back to YourselfWith a sense of curiosity and self- compassion Gentle, evidence-based counselling therapy that fosters reconnection to your body, emotions, needs and the world around you. In-person in Saint John, and virtually across New Brunswick Start Your Journey Therapy Services I...

08/18/2026

I’m so excited to introduce the new name for my practice: Returning Home Therapy.

For me, “returning home” is about finding a path back to ourselves — to a more authentic self that can sometimes become hidden beneath anxiety, depression, trauma, expectations, perfectionism, and the roles we learn to play in order to feel safe and accepted.

So many people experience a sense of being disconnected — from their bodies, their emotions, their needs, or from the world around them. Therapy can be a place to gently reconnect, listen inward, and discover what it means to feel at home in yourself.

This is especially true in my work with eating disorders and disordered eating. Food, body image, and control can become ways of coping, protecting ourselves, or trying to create safety in a world that feels overwhelming. Healing isn’t simply about changing behaviours — it’s about understanding what those behaviours have been doing for us, and finding new ways of meeting our needs.

Returning Home Therapy is about finding a path back to yourself — with a a sense of curiosity, self-compassion, and the belief that who you are underneath is worth knowing and embracing.

07/29/2026

It can be hard to manage negative thoughts. Transforming them into adaptive messages is a good technique. ⛽

07/27/2026

This morning, before driving off to work, I gave myself 5 minutes to take in my surroundings. I listened to the birds, and leaves in the trees. I could smell the morning mist from the wet grass, and I noticed my mood shift and my nervous system settling. Just a few minutes interacting with nature made me feel more connected and more grounded.
It makes sense, that we have a close attachment with nature. Our bodies and minds evolved in nature, in close relation to the land, the weather and other living creatures. We grew resilient through facing challenges of survival; long periods of travelling on foot, changing seasons, natural disasters, weather, tolerating periods of hunger, boredom and uncertainty, and learning to scan the environment for safety and anger. Throughout all of human evolution, nature has been a steady companion to help us feel grounded and connected.
As modern humans, we do not have to face many of the discomforts that our ancestors faced, however our nervous system is still as primal and we continue to scan for safety and danger.
Remember when you were a kid and climbed trees, jumped puddles and collected insects to keep them as pets? How do we connect with nature now as adults? Do you have garden? Do you keep house plants? Do you grow vegetables? Do you like to walk in the woods, or swim the water? Do you like to go to park and sit on a bench? Do you listen to birds? Do you sit in front of your window and the let the sun shine on your face?
We still need nature as much as our ancestors did to help us feel grounded and connected, to get a sense, that we belong to something much bigger than ourselves.
How can you get in touch with nature more? Take 5 minutes today to engage with the natural world in any way, and notice the shift in your body and mood. What did you notice?

07/20/2026

Do you often find yourself confused about eating? It all should be so easy, yet you might often find yourself skipping meals all day, because you do not feel hungry, or maybe you eat too little or too much, because you cannot tell if you are full. This is very common.
Interoception is your brain's ability to detect signals from your body, i.e. hunger and fullness, pain, whether you are tired or need to use the bathroom, and even what emotions you feel. Some individuals have a limited ability to detect their body's signals, or have trouble interpreting the signals accurately. This is common when you live with a neurodivergent brain, i.e., when you have ADHD or are autistic, have a brain injury, anxiety or depression or live with OCD etc.
If you have under responsive interoception, your brain is not able to detect you are hungry, so you end of skipping meals all day, because your body didn't send you any signs, that it is time to eat. You may also struggle with eating way past the comfort level, because your body did not send you any signals, that you are full.
If you have over responsive intereception, your body sends you signals, but these sensations may feel too overwhelming. You may feel slightly hungry, but your body interprets this as a threat, and you end up feeling panicked, or you may struggle with feeling uncomfortably full when only eating a small amount. This creates a lot of confusion and anxiety.
Sometimes, we even confuse hunger signals with emotions. Hunger and emotions can create similar bodily sensations, but with poor interoception, you might not be able to tell the difference, and end up unable to regulate your emotions, or feed yourself.
Therapy can help make sense of your confusing experiencing around food and eating, and help you find practical solutions when your body's signals are unreliable.

07/14/2026

06/24/2026

Starting the conversation can be hard, especially if you don't know where to begin. It's important to share your concerns in an honest and non-judgemental way that leaves them feeling safe, respected, and heard.