What’s it like to work with me?

If you’ve ever looked at your life and thought, “Why does this not feel like mine?” you’re not alone.
Maybe you move through your days on autopilot, feeling disconnected from your body, your relationships, or the person you thought you’d be by now.

When that disconnection lingers, it can start to feel like something is wrong with you.
You might shame yourself for being “too much” or “not enough,” hide the messier parts of you, and keep pushing through—even as it quietly costs you your joy, energy, and sense of belonging.

My work is to hold a steady, human space where nothing about you has to be edited or left at the door.
Every feeling, thought, and reaction is welcomed as a valid part of your story—because if you’re feeling it, another human has been there too, and naming that begins to melt shame.

Drawing from developmental trauma, attachment theory, somatic work, and mindfulness, we get curious about how your early wiring still shapes how you show up today. Together we notice your patterns, gently rewrite old programming, and build real safety in your nervous system so you can feel grounded, connected, and more like you.

If you’re ready to understand why you respond the way you do—and to feel at home in your own humanity in a world obsessed with the artificial—I’d love to walk alongside you.

Reach out to book a consultation, and we can see whether this work feels like the right next steps for you.

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I'm a clinical counsellor based in Vancouver, and I'm so excited that you're here. The way we work together is deeply rooted in my own life experience—a journey of curiosity and self-discovery. I've always wondered why I am the way I am, and finding tools like mindfulness, spirituality, and listening to my internal voice had a profound impact on me.

I truly believe that being a whole human being means all the different parts of ourselves live in alignment. My life path has taken me through many places. I was always curious about my thoughts and motivations, wanting to understand why I was wired that way. I earned a bachelor's degree in business and attended fashion school, working in the fashion industry for a few years. But that environment felt really toxic and misaligned with who I am—I was choosing attachment over authenticity. So, I made the brave choice to leave and follow a path that felt more true to me.

Now, after pursuing counselling and psychology studies at Rhodes University, where I experienced transformational growth and started to really understand what being human means—how much of our current society erases our humanity, the complexity of the light and shadow that each of us holds—in our work together, I believe in holding space for all of it. As a registered clinical counsellor (MPCC-P) with the Canadian Professional Counsellors Association, it would be an honor to walk alongside you on your journey back home to yourself and your full humanity.

So lovely to meet you…

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My personal healing journey…

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For most of my life, I was depressed without even realizing it. As the child of immigrants, I lived my childhood in survival mode—there was no space to feel my emotions or name the depression. I didn't have the language until therapy, where little by little, with a trusted therapist, I pieced back parts of myself I'd lost.

So much of my life, I chased answers outside myself, leading down paths that weren't right for me. I realized the deep disconnection to my internal world—and the isolation from emotionally unavailable parents—had wrecked my ability to show up healthy in the world. For years, I struggled in work, relationships, everything, until I was exhausted and said enough is enough. I faced my demons, took responsibility for my life.

I need you to know change is absolutely possible—you don't have to keep living like this. If I can do it, you can too. I'm so glad I got brave, faced myself, did the hard work. Now, I honestly love who I am, how I show up—no more constant fear or self-doubt. In our work, you slowly root deep into yourself, coming home to your body, truth, wisdom—life-changing stuff! Nothing lights me up more than walking beside you back to your humanity, aligned, grounded, fully alive.

- Nikki

The Healing Presence of Animals

Even though I currently offer online sessions only, animals—especially dogs—are still a big part of how I understand healing. My own dog Luca, has been a steady source of grounding, joy, and emotional regulation throughout my journey, teaching me so much about attunement, gentleness, and the quiet ways we look for safety.

I bring those lessons into my work with you: creating a space that feels calm, warm, and deeply human, the way being with a beloved animal can help your whole system exhale and soften you back into yourself.

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