Hi! I’m Emillie
Founder & Clinical Director
M.Ed., Registered Psychotherapist
she/her, elle, siya
My work centers on understanding how early relationships, family dynamics, and cultural context shape the patterns we carry into adulthood. I hold a Master of Education in Counselling Psychology and work with young adults and adults navigating anxiety, relationship stress, people-pleasing patterns, and family conflict across community, post-secondary, and private practice settings.
As a second-generation Filipino therapist, I’m mindful of how culture, migration stories, and family expectations can shape identity, responsibility, and belonging. These experiences can influence how we move through relationships and how we relate to our own needs.
Many of the people I work with are thoughtful, capable, and deeply attuned to others. They often hold a lot for the people around them.
In therapy, we look at what is happening in your life now, while also making sense of how earlier experiences may still show up in relationships, self-talk, and the nervous system. Rather than treating symptoms as problems to eliminate, we approach them with curiosity and try to understand what they may be protecting.
Our work moves at a steady pace. We slow things down and make space for the parts of you that strive, protect, doubt, or carry shame.
I believe change happens through relationship. My aim is to offer a collaborative space where you don’t have to perform or have everything figured out, only to show up as you are.
My Approach to Therapy
My approach to therapy is relational and collaborative, creating space to explore anxiety, attachment patterns, and life experiences with curiosity, compassion, and a little humour along the way
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Somatic therapy helps you reconnect with your body and nervous system to release stress and trauma stored over time. Through gentle awareness and grounding practices, you’ll learn to notice your body’s cues, regulate your emotions, and feel calmer and more present.
This body-based approach supports healing from anxiety, trauma, and chronic overwhelm—helping you feel safer and more in control.
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Attachment-based therapy focuses on understanding how your early relationships shape the way you connect today. Together, we’ll explore patterns of closeness, conflict, or withdrawal so you can create secure, healthy connections with yourself and others.
This approach supports individuals navigating trust issues, communication struggles, or emotional disconnection.
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Inner child or parts work invites you to gently reconnect with younger parts of yourself that may still carry unmet needs, painful experiences, or memories of feeling unseen. Rather than pushing these parts away, we learn to meet them with curiosity and compassion.
Over time, this can soften self-criticism, strengthen self-trust, and help different parts of you feel more understood and integrated.
This work can be especially supportive for people healing from childhood emotional neglect, persistent guilt, or patterns such as people-pleasing and putting others’ needs before their own.
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Emotion-Focused Therapy works with your emotional experience as it unfolds in the moment. Rather than analyzing feelings from a distance, we slow down and gently explore what emotions are communicating beneath the surface.
Through this process, emotions that once felt overwhelming can begin to shift and transform. As emotional awareness deepens, it often becomes easier to express needs, understand yourself more clearly, and move toward greater self-compassion and authenticity.
This approach can be especially supportive for individuals navigating emotional pain, inner conflict, or difficulty accessing and expressing feelings.
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A trauma-informed approach means therapy moves at your pace, with safety and agency at the center of every session. You’ll never be pushed to revisit painful memories before you’re ready. Instead, we focus on building regulation, resilience, and trust in your body’s capacity to heal.
This framework supports clients experiencing anxiety, burnout, or emotional overwhelm—especially those healing from complex or cultural trauma.
Find steadiness within anxiety, stress, and emotional overwhelm
Navigate family relationships and cultural expectations with greater clarity
Develop steadier, more secure ways of relating
Understand how early experiences may still shape your relationships today
Move beyond perfectionism, burnout, and people-pleasing patterns
Reconnect with your nervous system through somatic and relational therapy
Therapy with me can help you:
What Therapy Feels Like
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Come as you are.
I create a welcoming “third space” where you can bring all parts of yourself—your culture, story, and emotions—without pressure to perform or have it all figured out.
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We're in this together.
Expect honesty, empathy, and real conversations that help you feel grounded, safe, and supported in your healing process.
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Every part of you is welcome.
I understand how hard it can be to balance cultural expectations, relationships, and the pressures of adulthood. I’ll meet you where you are—with openness and understanding.
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Leave feeling empowered.
My hope is for you to leave sessions feeling more connected to your body and emotions, confident in your choices, and equipped to navigate life’s challenges with resilience.
