Culturally Informed Therapy for Indigenous Folks in Hamilton
As a non-Indigenous therapist who has worked exclusively with Indigenous individuals in an Indigenous health organization, I approach this work with respect, gratitude, and cultural humility. I recognize that I am a guest in the spaces of Indigenous knowledge and lived experience, and I am committed to ongoing learning, reflection, and accountability. My goal is not to interpret or redefine Indigenous knowledge, but to offer therapy that honours identity, community, history, and resilience, while acknowledging the ongoing impacts of intergenerational trauma, systemic harm, and colonization.
My practice is guided by Two-Eyed Seeing (Etuaptmumk) — a framework that holds Indigenous ways of knowing with Western psychological approaches, allowing both perspectives to shape therapeutic work in a balanced, respectful, and relational way.
While my private practice welcomes clients of all backgrounds, my experience working closely with Indigenous communities has strengthened my ability to provide trauma-informed, strengths-based care that is tailored to each client’s unique context and guided by the knowledge they bring into the room.
“Learning to see from one eye with the strengths of Indigenous knowledges and ways of knowing, and from the other eye with the strengths of Western knowledges and ways of knowing… and learning to use both of these eyes together, for the benefit of all.”