Hi, I’m Steph,
I am a Somatic Trauma Practitioner
with a special focus on the Nervous System and on
Secure Attachment
I am also a Mindfulness, Meditation, and Embodiment teacher
A safe space facilitator
And a Trauma Educator
I really care about people.
My biggest values are integrity, honesty, love, growth, connection, and communication.
I know that sometimes our emotions can feel a little scary and that things can get really intense, and I want you to feel assured that you’re in good hands, no matter what comes up. Sometimes the difficulty is not only in what we are going through, but also in the fear and shame that often accompanies it.
My desire is to really hear you, to help you, to guide you, and make sure you feel seen and heard, because I believe that is the most therapeutic thing in the world.
I’m here to support you in navigating through your struggles so that you can feel more clarity, inner freedom, calmness, alignment and self-love.
I care about offering an intuitive, human, loving, and real element to our interactions.
It’s about being true to yourself, knowing what that looks like and what it feels like.
It’s about being present and aware with yourself while you’re in connection to the outside world, while you’re going through your day.
It’s about what you’re feeling and understanding how to navigate it all.
It’s about knowing what would feel good and knowing what you need in every moment.
I’m here to offer you support to be truly yourself, to feel like yourself, to know yourself, in any context of your life.
I’m here to be present with you.
And to support and guide your Nervous System back to SAFETY.
My background
While my certifications and training are integral to my practice, one of the most significant aspects of how I show up for my clients is that I have been on the receiving end of somatic therapy for nearly 11 years. This personal journey has not only expanded my nervous system capacity, but has also allowed me to deeply process my own experiences, traumas, and challenges. I believe that this lived experience is essential in holding space for others with the sensitivity and understanding required for true healing.
Dynamic Attachment Repatterning experience Level 3- Neurobiology, Attachment & Secure Relationships
Advanced techniques for Authentic Relating Certification
Dynamic Attachment Repatterning experience Level 2 - Attachment Strategies for Adult Relationships Professional Certificate
Foundations for Authentic Relating Certification
Dynamic Attachment Repatterning experience Level 1- Fundamentals of Attachment styles Professional Certificate
A 12-month Professional Certificate Training in Psychedelic-Informed practice, Harm Reduction, and Integration (in progress)
Healing Trauma & Addiction Certificate(Gabor Mate)
How to identify and treat Dissociation and DID Certificate
Felt sense Polyvagal model for treating Trauma & Addiction Certificate
TRE Tension and Trauma release (a body based practice for people suffering with stress, anxiety, trauma and PTSD) professional certification
The neurobiology of Trauma Certificate
Somatic Experiencing (an internationally recognized body-oriented therapeutic model that helps heal trauma and other stress disorders) Professional Training: Level 1-2-3-4-5-6 complete. Level 7 in progress.
Healing Trauma certification
How to work with clients who struggle with an inner critic (in progress)
Functional Health for Women (Certification with the only NBHWC accredited certification specifically focused on women’s health in the world)
Mayan abdominal massage (Bali, Indonesia)
100h Embodied Feminine Awakening Teacher Training (Bali, Indonesia)
Personal Training certification with 24hour Fitness (California, USA)
Somatic therapy apprenticeship for 1-on-1 sessions and group therapy (trauma and addiction, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, and sexual trauma survivors) (California, USA)
4-day Unleash the Power Within with Tony Robbins (New Jersey, USA)
CPR-AED-First Aid (Montreal, Canada + California, USA)
Toastmasters International Public Speaking (Montreal, Canada + California, USA)
Certified Assertiveness Coach (Online)
Teaching difficult classrooms (Online)
600h Osteopathy school (Montreal, Canada)
3-day Yoga Workshops with Meghan Currie (Montreal, Canada)
3-day Yoga Workshops with Noah Maze (Montreal, Canada)
3-day Yoga Workshops with Simon Park (Montreal, Canada)
300hour Advanced Yoga Teacher training, Hatha (Rishikesh, India)
Certified Kinetic Swedish Massage (Montreal, Canada)
Certified Prenatal Massage (Montreal, Canada)
200hour Yoga Teacher training, Vinyasa Flow, Yin, Hatha (Bali, Indonesia)
2 year research project on sexual abuse survivors (Montreal, Canada)
I’ve lived in: Montreal-Canada, California (Silicon Valley)-USA, Chiang Mai-Thailand, and have traveled to 23 countries. I speak English and French fluently, intermediate Spanish, and some Arabic.
