About nikki

I am passionate about helping women and girls to reauthor their stories by rediscovering their core identities and leaning into consistent acts of authentic self-expression.

Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying)

Storytelling is a central aspect of ​being human. It’s how we assign ​meaning to our own experience and ​how we make sense of the world. ​When we’ve been deeply hurt―often ​during childhood―it's common to ​unconsciously develop negative self-narratives. In this way, the stories that ​we tell ourselves about ourselves are ​powerful. They shape our sense of ​self-identity, influence our ​relationships with others, and dictate ​how we move through the world.

Though it seems counterintuitive, these problematic stories are usually our head and heart’s way ​of protecting ourselves. When our fundamental needs go unmet, we adapt not only to secure the ​love and connection we innately crave but to survive. In doing so, we may slowly mute and even ​extinguish who we really are at our core.

After many years of hiding away my true self, I came to the field of psychotherapy following a ​decade-long career in the music industry and as part of my journey to fully embody my own story ​as a woman. For this reason, my practice is focused on nurturing the mental health and well-being of women and girls through the lifecycle. I believe in taking a compassionate, non-judgmental, and strength-based approach to healing, and I am passionate about empowering ​clients to reauthor their stories by rediscovering their core identities and leaning into consistent ​acts of authentic self-expression.

In a world that demands so much of us, learning to show up for yourself and as yourself can take ​time. Together, we'll begin to deconstruct the old, tired patterns and painful beliefs hiding in your ​dominant self-narrative; heal your inner child; address people pleasing tendencies and other ​defence mechanisms; learn to establish healthy boundaries; reprioritize your core values; practice ​self-validation; nurture a deep sense of self-worth; and cultivate fierce self-compassion.

Currently, I offer individual counselling, both virtually and in person, and use a variety of ​evidence-based approaches, including but not limited to parts work, narrative therapy, ​acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT). ​Additionally, I have experience counselling pre-teens, teens, and adults struggling with anxiety, ​stress, emotional dysregulation, and more.

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