You may be getting curious about shifting your perspective to cultivate balance and dare I say, peace. I am no stranger to transformation, it's my specialty.
I'm here to guide you through your own metamorphosis.
I'm Carmen.
I WALK BETWEEN TWO WORLDS, FOR I’M BOTH THE CLINICIAN AND THE HEALER.
From a young age, others often described me as an old soul. People entrusted me with their deepest secrets and reflections, and I had a knack for recognizing their essence, even when they couldn't see it themselves.
Growing up in the Swana region, I witnessed how generational and colonial trauma gets passed down from one generation to the other. I work with clients who are ready to break the cycle and explore what is on the other side of fear, all the while developing strategies to assist in coping with stress, building resilience and improving relationships.
You can say, my purpose is to work with curious individuals. Assisting them with expanding their consciousness by exploring the effects of trauma, healing their symptoms and discovering their essence.
It’s truly an honour and a privilege to witness my clients’ sacred healing journey. Seeing their transformation unfold is why I do what I do.
“The doors to the world of the wild Self are few but precious. If you have a deep scar, that is a door, if you have an old, old story, that is a door. If you love the sky and the water so much you almost cannot bear it, that is a door. If you yearn for a deeper life, a full life, a sane life, that is a door.”
- Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Verified by Psychology Today
Clinical member of Ontario Society of Registered Psychotherapists (OSRP)
OSRP EDI (Equity Diversity and Inclusion) Committee member
OSRP Advocacy Committee member
Verified by Therapy Tribe
Helping you explore your BE-ing in all your everyday DO-ing
Considering how intricate trauma symptoms can manifest within clients’ lives. I found that getting training in multiple modalities helpful. The intention is to both get to the root cause and to work with how the root cause is manifesting as an issue in the client’s life right now.
I'M TRAINED IN THE FOLLOWING:
PRACTICE-BASED DBT - To assist in understanding the synergy between emotions, thoughts, and actions.
MINDFULNESS - To quiet the mind and learn how to feel the feelings without becoming overwhelmed by them.
EMDR - To reprocess traumatic events and transform negative cognitions. Allowing maladaptive memories to be “refiled” as adaptive memories. So the past can stop showing up in the present.
SOMATIC INQUIRY - To be curious and cultivate a deeper understanding of the body’s sensations and unmet needs.
REIKI GRANDMASTER - To facilitate optimal quantum healing and provide expansive comfort.
I am here whenever you feel ready to get started.
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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I wish to acknowledge this land on which I live and operate. For thousands of years it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, Tkaronto is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island. I am grateful to be a treaty person and to have the opportunity to co-create with this land.