No matter what brought you here, the fact that you are looking for support means that some part of you is already reaching toward change. That takes real courage, and I do not take it lightly. My hope is to offer you a warm, steady space where you feel genuinely heard and supported. From there, we can begin to untangle what has been weighing on you and look for a way forward together.

I work with adults and adolescents (ages 15 and up). I work with a variety of concerns, including OCD, anxiety, depression, grief, strained relationships, difficulty regulating emotions, low self-esteem, the weight of chronic stress, and hard life transitions. I also work with those who have something less defined in mind, drawn to the bigger existential questions about meaning and how they want to live. Alongside therapy, I also offer psychodiagnostic assessments, which can help clarify a diagnosis and shape the course of treatment.

My core areas of specialization are OCD, anxiety, and mood difficulties. OCD can take many different forms, and I work across its range, from contamination fears and perfectionism to worries about causing accidental harm, unwanted intrusive or sexual thoughts, struggles around intimacy, and the persistent pull of “just right” feelings. For these, I draw on specialized, evidence-based methods such as Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) and Inference-Based CBT (I-CBT). Anxiety is a large part of my practice as well, whether it surfaces as generalized worry, social fear, health anxiety, or panic. I also work a great deal with depression, where so much of the work involves gently loosening the patterns of thought and feeling that keep low mood in place. I have a further interest in existential and meaning-oriented work, exploring how our deeper beliefs about ourselves and the world influence the choices we make and the lives we build.

Our early sessions are mostly about getting oriented. I want to understand what brought you in, and what you’re hoping might feel different. To build a clear picture, I pair our conversations with evidence-based questionnaires, which give us a careful, scientifically grounded read on what you’re facing and where it may come from. That shared understanding becomes the foundation we build a treatment plan on. From there, my approach is integrative, and I draw on whatever fits you and the change you’re hoping for, including client centred therapy, ERP, I-CBT, Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), and Existential Psychotherapy. As much as I value these methods, I find the relationship we build together matters even more. I try to be warm and straightforward, and to stay curious about your experience rather than quick to judge it. Most people find it easier to open up once they sense they aren’t being evaluated, and it’s often in that ease that the harder, more honest conversations become possible. I also begin from the belief that you arrive with real strengths of your own, and much of what we do together is putting them to use as you heal.

I am in the final stretch of my PhD in Clinical Psychology at York University, and I also hold a Master of Arts from the same department. At the Centre for Interpersonal Relationships, I am completing my doctoral residency under the supervision of [supervisor name and credentials: to be confirmed].

Throughout my training, I have completed practica at the Frederick W. Thompson Anxiety Disorders Centre at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the York University Psychology Clinic, where I provided psychological treatment and psychodiagnostic assessment for adults presenting with OCD, anxiety, and a range of other concerns.

My research looks at primal world beliefs, the broad assumptions we carry about what the world is fundamentally like. I’m studying how those beliefs shape our wellbeing, and how they affect our ability to step back from negative thoughts. I’ve published in the field as well. A recent article in Practice Innovations (Kian, Frances, & Goldfried, 2025) revisits Freud’s early clinical observations and what they still offer a more unified psychotherapy. I’ve also presented at conferences of the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI), and I’ve guest lectured in personality psychology at York. Since 2021, I’ve served as Editor of The Integrative Therapist, SEPI’s official publication. I’ve also produced and directed two video series on therapy and the psychology of meaning: Talking Therapy, hosted by Dr. Marvin Goldfried and Dr. Allen Frances, and Awakening from the Meaning Crisis, created by Dr. John Vervaeke.

Away from the office, you’ll most often find me with family and friends, reading classic literature, watching films, or out on a long walk.