Currently at full caseload.

I am a Registered Psychotherapist and trauma practitioner. I am deeply passionate about supporting you in your process of sitting with and naming all that is painful and scary within you and around you. Moreover, I am passionate about seeing you step into your own power and resilience and beauty.

In addition to my private practice, I work as a Registered Psychotherapist with Homewood Health’s Crisis Management Services team, providing clinical support to organizations following traumatic incidents across GTA.

I completed 5-year Psychotherapy training at the Gestalt Institute of Toronto, 3-year Somatic Experiencing training for trauma resolution (Montreal), and I hold a MA in Women’s and Gender Studies (Carleton University, Ottawa).

I work from a humanistic, embodied and evidence-based framework and have additional trainings in CBT therapy, sex therapy, psychoanalytic theory and peer-based crisis response/suicide care strategies. For several years, I worked as a supervisor at the Distress Centre of Greater Toronto and have rich experience in frontline crisis work, supporting folks who struggle with suicidal ideation/attempts, self-harm, substance use and isolation, that are the direct result of marginalization, poverty and/or abuse they experienced at some point in their lives.

I was born and raised in Kraljevo, Serbia (former Yugoslavia). Throughout my childhood and young adulthood, I was exposed to different forms of violence and to the abundance of love and creativity and care. This is where I learned almost everything I know about life: that the beauty persists amidst suffering, and that every human life is precious and complex.

Currently accepting new clients for virtual and in-person therapy

I am a trauma-informed, integrative psychotherapist whose focus is on interpersonal relationships, attachment healing, and mindfulness. Trained in relational and psychodynamic therapy at Adler Graduate School, I also hold a master’s degree in Women & Gender Studies from the University of Toronto. I am a member of the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario and am currently being supervised by Ivana Kolakovic to build my skills in Somatic Experiencing. Additionally, I draw on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), and Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) to provide client-centred care.

Encouraging non-judgemental awareness and self-acceptance, I can help you to engage difficult emotions, make sense of your experiences, and challenge the behaviours and perspectives that no longer serve you. I will work in partnership with you to identify your concerns and harness your personal strengths, setting therapy goals that meet your unique needs. A greater understanding of your hopes, fears, and relationship patterns can lead to more intentional choices and freedom from self-doubt. By strengthening your relationship to yourself, we can positively impact how you relate to others and the world around you.

I work from a place of compassion and empathy with clients who have experienced relational traumas, such as childhood abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, and systemic oppression to improve self-esteem and restore relationships to self and others. I employ evidence-based practices to address issues of anxiety and depression, guilt and shame, emotional dysregulation, family and relationship conflict, complex PTSD, self-esteem, motivation issues, and ADHD.

I have experience working with concerns around cultural identity, race and ethnicity, spiritual beliefs, sexual orientation, and gender identity. I’ve assisted clients with challenges related to migration and relocation, cultural adjustment, feelings of “otherness”, and interracial/intercultural relationships. I welcome these issues in therapy and take an anti-oppressive and individual approach to addressing them.

I am a Registered Psychotherapist and currently offer individual psychotherapy session to adults (18+).

I initially trained as a Psychologist (Doctor in Psychology) and have 10+ years of experience working in the mental health field.  Through my advanced international training in France, the United Kingdom and Canada, I have gained extensive knowledge and experience working with clients from diverse racial and cultural backgrounds and also with individuals from diverse sexual orientations and gender identities.

The clients I work with seek support around the following challenges: relationship, boundaries, cancer populations, life transitions, anxiety, stress management, self-esteem, attachment wounds, trauma, immigration or cultural identity, gender or sexual identity, LGBTQ+ community.

In my work with clients, I adopt a humanistic, relational, person-centred approach and I work through a trauma-informed and a non-pathologizing lens. As a Registered Psychotherapist, I trained in the Gestalt modality. Hence, this is another modality I incorporate in my work with clients.  In addition, my therapeutic approach also draws from a range of other modalities such as mindfulness, somatic, attachment, cognitive or behavioural perspectives.

Sessions are interactive and focused on deepening awareness of how you relate in the world. This awareness can help uncover patterns and / or beliefs that may create ‘stuckness’ or suffering in the present moment.  I also use compassion, humour and offer a safe, non-judgmental space to my clients.

I adopt an integrative approach. This means that our work is tailored to your individual needs and our sessions are focused on your therapeutic goals. The aim of our sessions is to empower clients, with support, in finding your own voice, clarity and confidence in order to navigate life and its challenges. I believe that support and compassion can help foster change, personal growth and development.

I am bilingual and can offer sessions in French or English.