OUR STORY

From Surviving to Serving

This Work Chose us

We have turned our lived experience into professional practice by combining formal training in social work, counselling, and case management with real experiences of feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, or unheard.

Our Purpose

To walk beside people - not ahead of them.

To offer trauma-informed, evidence-based, and soul-honouring support that’s real, responsive, and grounded in empathy and care.

Our Core Values

We value authenticity, empathy, and fairness, drawing on both lived experience and professional practice to support others with compassion and integrity.

Our approach is authentic, realistic, and centered on empowering individuals and upholding social justice.

OUR METHOD

No Bullshit. Just Real Support

Our journey into human support began from personal survival, navigating the impact of trauma, grief, loneliness, and rebuilding life from the ground up with limited personal and external supports. These experiences shaped not only a professional calling but a deep, lived understanding of what it feels like to hurt, to heal, and to hope again.

Backed by formal qualifications and extensive trauma-informed training, our work is both heart-led and evidence-based. We do not offer "Band-Aid solutions" and are not risk-averse to trauma or complex issues.

Many people reach for help repeatedly but never actually get anywhere. Different faces, same outcomes, exhaustion, invalidation, and still not the support you were looking for. We offer real connection, real strategies, and real care.

At Real Life Emotions, we walk alongside you. We don't fix you, label you, or sugarcoat reality. We meet you where you are with honesty, respect, and belief in your strength, supporting you to create action plans and goal-oriented changes that feel right for your life.

We get you off the trauma and services treadmill and into consistent, grounded humanistic support. No more repeating your story to new faces. No more being passed around or told you’re “not quite the right fit.” We see how systems can exhaust you, how help can feel just out of reach, and how healing starts to feel like a moving target. That ends here.

Less burnout. More breakthroughs. No more running in circles.

You’ve done the hard part. You’ve survived. You’ve tried. You’ve kept showing up, even when systems didn’t.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Formal Qualifications

Strengths-Based Practitioner

I hold a Diploma and Bachelor of Social work- focusing in Mental Health and have experience in emotional resilience counselling and practical crisis responses.

My academic background equips me with
in-depth knowledge and practical skills to support clients effectively on their therapeutic journey.

I love to learn and always open for collaborating with other professionals for team based efforts.

I also will discuss with you referrals to other services if I think this is better for you and have a wealth of knowledge of services in your area to ensure you have the right strength based professional for you and your family.

Professional Certifications

On-the-Job Training

I have training in family violence, child safety, trauma, and mental health, with a focus on supporting individuals, parents, couples, and families through life’s challenges.

Family Violence & Child Safety – trained in risk assessment, safety planning, and supporting children and families in complex situations.
Trauma-Informed Practice – skilled in trauma-informed care, ACT, DBT and mindfulness-based approaches.
Emotional Health & Resilience – trained in Seasons for Growth (grief and loss), Tuning Into Kids/Teens (emotional coaching), parenting programs (Bringing Up Great Kids, Engaging Adolescents), and strategies for managing challenging behaviours.
Suicide Prevention & Crisis Support – trained in suicide intervention and mental health first aid.

Practice Experience

Areas of Expertise

I have extensive experience supporting individuals, parents, couples, and families through crises and complex challenges, including homelessness, mental health, separation, grief and loss and other complex issues. I pride myself on always providing unique, individually tailored support that helps people develop coping skills and strengthen emotional wellbeing- no matter their age, gender, or background.

I am a big supporter of Neurodiversity & Disability Support – experienced in autism-specific workshops, and disability advocacy.

As a working mother of three, I also bring a real-world understanding of parenting, family life, Neurodiversity and emotional resilience, which informs my compassionate and practical approach to every client I work with.

Strengths

What I Do Best

Authentic and compassionate – creating a safe, non-judgemental space for everyone.
Empowering approach – helping clients build practical skills and emotional wellbeing.
Crisis and complex issue support - “Calm in the storm, strength in the struggle.”

Therapeutic Style

Refreshingly Real

My therapeutic approach is authentic, client-centered and collaborative, focusing on individual needs and goals.

I integrate evidence-based techniques and empathy to create a trusting and empowering therapeutic relationship that promotes self-exploration, insight, and positive change.