About Bee

How I work

Expressive arts psychotherapy is relational work. The relationship between us is what allows healing to happen: the trust, the presence, the space we create together.

We work through dialogue, mindfulness, somatics, and the arts. Sometimes we talk. We can also move, draw, write, or sound. We follow what's alive in the room.

I've been described as having a gentle and grounded presence, a calm energy, and a deeply attuned way of being with clients in both body and mind. I'm an active listener, and I bring a playful spirit at heart to the work. I practice with a commitment to ethical, reflective, trauma-informed practice that honours each person's experience and context.

Anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, and neuro-affirming care is of great importance to me. These are commitments that shape how I show up, how I listen, and how I hold space.

What I bring

I help people navigate questions of identity, belonging, and self-worth. Who you are beyond what others have told you. Where you fit when belonging feels complicated. What you're worth when old stories say otherwise.

I work with people exploring relationship patterns with family, friends, partners, colleagues. Learning what it means to set boundaries, stay connected, and honour yourself in the process.

As a person of mixed heritage, I am particularly passionate about cultural reclamation and reconnection. I work with people navigating their relationship to culture and environment, the larger contexts that shape who we are and how we belong in the world. My ongoing learning is shaped by organisations including Dodem Kanonhsa, the Center for Babaylan Studies, and others focused on cultural healing and decolonial practice.

My work beyond private practice

I practice privately online and at the Village Healing Centre in Toronto's west end.

I also work with the YWCA as a facilitator with the Here to Help program, supporting parents and children healing from domestic violence.

I teach courses and workshops, including developing a course in Equity and Diversity in the Arts at Glendon College. I've co-facilitated Expressive Arts training for Here to Help facilitators across Toronto. Over the years, I've facilitated community arts projects, taught workshops at universities and arts institutions, and worked with people ranging in age from 4 to 90.

I am also a mother. This shapes my understanding of caregiving, relationships, and what it means to hold space for others while still holding yourself.

Credentials

• Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying), CRPO

• Expressive Arts Therapist (EXAT)

• MFA in Dance (Contemporary Choreography), York University

• Diploma in Expressive Arts Therapy, The CREATE Institute, 2025

Additional training: Trauma-Informed Practice, Yoga, Somatics (including over 30 years of embodied practice as a dancer and somatic educator)

Professional affiliations: CRPO, OEATA

Pronouns: she/they