My journey as a therapist
From a young age, I was always the girl people turned to. I remember being the listening ear for everyone—my friends, my parents, heck even random strangers on the street. I was always unsure of why I was good at being the person people confided in and sought advice from, but as I got older and more into my craft, it started to make sense.
I have lived a very unique life. I would consider myself to be the person in my friend groups who is always buzzing with new stories and weird situations. Due to my extensive life experiences from a young age, I feel that I have perfected the art of what makes a good therapist: I listen well, I don’t hold any judgements, I can relate to many, and I can find meaning in anything.
My journey began at the University of Toronto where I studied forensic psychology and neuroscience. I was so intrigued by how our mind works and the intricate ways in which the brain can heal itself. I wanted to work with criminals and people in the forensic world as this population always stuck out to me as having a large potential to radically change their life. I started doing research in a childhood psychology lab and I began to explore my options in the realm of clinical work. Forensic psychology had a special place in my heart, but I knew the road to becoming a psychologist would be a tough one.
When I graduated in 2021, I wanted a break before making a major life decision of pursuing a masters and PhD. However, I felt the societal pressure to set my future straight and went into an intensive summer research opportunity to prepare me for my upcoming school applications. During a clinical psychology master’s program, you complete course work and conduct your own research. These clinical psychology programs were no joke… each cohort was roughly 5-10 students and the research these people were coming up with was amazing. I was nervous when applying but I found a research topic I was super passionate about and I spoke to a professor at Toronto Metropolitan University that loved my idea. I applied, not really expecting to get in due to the highly competitive nature. Somehow, I ended up being first on the waitlist at TMU, but the other student accepted their offer. I hope that student is doing well today, because that decision changed my life.
When I realized I wasn’t going back to school, I was honestly relieved. I never felt too confident about clinical psychology because I wasn’t the biggest fan of research, but I knew I wanted to work directly with people. For some reason, psychotherapy never crossed my mind. I saw a girl I knew from childhood pursuing a masters in counselling psychology at Yorkville and looked into it. I instantly realized that this is exactly the career path I was looking for. I applied in 2022 and got in. Those 2 years of school flew by, I really enjoyed my time developing my skills as a therapist and learning about the evidence-based practices that I now use with my clients.
I began working at a group practice (shoutout The Therapy Space) under the sweetest team which helped kickstart my career. In April of 2025, I got this sudden urge to drop everything I was doing and make the leap to private practice. I’m the type of person where if i’m going to do anything, I need to jump in with two feet. So I did. I worked on a website, I set up all my legal requirements, i built a concept and brand. Liminal Mind Therapy was born. My brain kept racing with ideas for how I wanted to work with my clients, the types of services I would offer and the unique methods I could help people regenerate their lives.
It’s a work in progress, I am in a state of constant evolution. I am so thankful for my client’s, friends and family for their support on this journey :) I truly and deeply care about everyone who has made this happen and I can’t wait to keep expanding the field of mental health.
