Meet Michele
Hello.
I’m Michele, and I’m glad you’ve found your way here.
I’ve never believed that being a therapist means having all the answers. I see my role more as a guide—someone who can walk alongside you, help illuminate parts of the path, and become curious with you about what we find along the way.
At the heart of my work is a fairly simple belief: people make sense. The ways we cope, protect ourselves, relate to others, and move through the world usually have a story behind them. I’m interested in understanding that story with you, rather than deciding what it means before we’ve had the chance to explore it together.
What it might feel like to work together
Therapy with me tends to feel conversational.
Sometimes our conversations will be thoughtful and reflective. Sometimes we’ll laugh. Sometimes we’ll sit quietly with something for a while.
I tend to be an active part of our conversations—asking questions, sharing observations, and wondering aloud with you about what we’re noticing. I may offer a different way of looking at something or gently challenge you when I think there may be something worth exploring.
I also don’t expect you to show up a particular way. You can arrive knowing exactly what you want to talk about, or having no idea where to begin. You can be emotional, uncertain, frustrated, quiet, or somewhere in between.
More than anything, I want therapy to feel like a place where we can be curious together—where you don’t have to perform, have the right words, or become a different version of yourself before we begin.
My approach & training
I’m a Registered Counselling Therapist (Candidate) with the Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists and hold a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology.
My work is grounded in a humanistic and relational approach and informed by attachment, trauma, and the ways our experiences can shape how we understand ourselves and relate to others.
In my work with couples, I have completed Levels 1 and 2 training in the Gottman Method and continue to deepen my training in relationship and intimacy work. I also draw from approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness, and parts-informed work, depending on what feels useful for the person or couple in front of me.
Outside the therapy room
Outside the therapy room, I’m happiest when I have time to slow down and notice what’s around me. I love camping, walks through Point Pleasant Park, and the small things that are easy to miss—birds, bumblebees, and whatever else happens to catch my attention.
I’m also an enthusiastic reader of both fiction and non-fiction, and lately I’ve found myself increasingly curious about philosophy. I love vintage things, listening to records, learning languages, settling in with a good movie or TV series, and occasionally revisiting an old favourite on the Nintendo 64 or GameCube.
Perhaps we’ll meet soon
Finding the right therapist is personal. Sometimes it takes a little time to know whether someone feels like the right fit.
If something you’ve read here resonates with you, we can begin with a conversation. There’s no expectation that you have everything figured out before reaching out.
