Thank you for checking out my profile. I am a Naturopathic doctor that helps people move beyond the diagnostic label you may have been given (ie depression, anxiety, bulimia, disordered eating, bipolar disorders, ADD, etc) to mental wellness by using a physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual approach. I have been in practice since 2005.
While I was doing my undergraduate degree at UBC in the late 1980s, I experienced debilitating depression and anxiety. I also had an eating disorder and was not coping with the stress I was under at that time. Like most people, I had not heard about Naturopathic medicine so I was treated with medications that were not effective. After taking the medication that was initially prescribed to alleviate depression, I swung into a psychotic manic episode and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder type 1.
In 1994, after surviving a suicide attempt (which left me in a coma, on dialysis waiting for a kidney transplant), I finally began the healing process after reading a book called “A Return to Love” by Marianne Williamson. Up until this point, I lived with shame and stigma and I had not accepted myself.
Let me guide you on the path to wellness so you can fulfill your potential and be free from the mental prison you may be living in.
In addition to my naturopathic medical training, I have studied aspects of Gestalt psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy, Mindfulness & Compassionate inquiry.
