My path to this work began in early motherhood.
I was raising two young children with very little support, while quietly managing anxiety and an autoimmune condition that had been part of my life for years.
The strategies that had once helped me cope—pushing through, staying strong, and holding everything together—were no longer working.
On the outside, I appeared capable and high-functioning.
But internally, I was exhausted.
Where this work began
Helping you feel more like yourself again.
Over 12 years of personal and professional development
Advanced trauma-trained somatic and nervous system therapy
Training in EMDR, emotionally focused, and attachment-based therapy
A deep personal experience of therapy that changed my life
A few things that shaped my life
I am passionate about
A Registered Psychotherapist and founder of IASO Integrative Therapy.
My work brings together neuroscience, somatic therapy, and a deep curiosity about what it truly takes to come home to yourself. But the work I offer is also work I've lived — IASO was born from a season of my own life when I needed exactly this kind of space.
Outside of sessions you'll find me on a riverbank or forest trail, or curled up at home with a good book and a warm cup of tea. I'm a mother to two wonderful humans, and we share our home with a small collection of rescued animals that somehow keeps growing.
I'm drawn to slow mornings, deep conversations, and the kind of quiet that lets things settle. That same quality of presence I try to bring into the therapy room.
I'm Mandy.
It's nice to meet you
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The experience of being fully present in your body—aware of your physical sensations, emotions, and internal state.
Embodiment
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mornings
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A Few Things About Me
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Healing doesn't happen through force — it happens through safety, awareness, and relationship.
My Approach
Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to gently shift patterns that keep you caught in old cycles.
When feelings become overwhelming...
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) and Internal Family Systems (IFS) help make sense of what's happening inside — with curiosity rather than judgment.
When stress or trauma lives in the body...
Somatic Experiencing (SE) and Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET) help what's been held physically begin to move and integrate.
When relationships feel painful or hard to navigate...
Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT), and Attachment Theory guide the work of understanding how early experiences shape the way you connect today.
When your nervous system feels dysregulated...
Polyvagal Theory and Somatic Experiencing (SE) help create the conditions for steadiness and ease.
When thoughts and beliefs feel distorted or stuck...
Credentials
Master of Arts (MA)
Psychotherapy, Counselling and Spirituality
Bachelor of Science (BScR-TR)
Therapeutic Recreation
Education
Somatic Experiencing (SE) — Beginner & Intermediate
Introduction to Internal Family Systems (IFS) & Somatic IFS
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) — Level 1 & 2
EMDR Practitioner
Somatic EMDR Practitioner
Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET)
Interpersonal Neurobiology — Dr. Dan Siegel
Neurobiology of Attachment
Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy
Healing Trauma Through an Integrated Lens — Frank Anderson
Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher
Clinical Hypnotherapy (Individuals and Groups)
Reiki Master
Intuitive Healing Practitioner
Complementary & Contemplative Training
Advanced Clinical Training
Registered Psychotherapist (RP)
College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)
Registration #15887
Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC)
Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)
Certification #11245651
