Registered Therapeutic Counsellor in Burnaby, BC
Online sessions available across Canada.
IFS therapy with optional creative support.
Welcome to Golem Integrative Creative Therapy
I firmly believe we all want to feel better and live fully — and that we already carry the capacity to do so.
As a mother, artist, and therapist, I help bridge that gap with grounded support, counselling, parts work, and creative tools. You deserve a space where you feel safe, understood, and able to express yourself.
Maybe life has brought stress, grief, trauma, immigration challenges, parenting struggles, inner conflict, or old patterns that feel hard to shift. Or maybe you’re ready for further growth, clarity, and deeper self-understanding. Whatever you are seeking in this moment of your life, therapy with me can bring clarity and offer the tools you need to face the “full catastrophe of living” (Jon Kabat-Zinn) with curiosity, resilience, and care — in my Burnaby studio or online.
A Space for Conversation and Creative Support
Our work together is grounded in choice, flexibility, and respect for each person’s inner rhythm. You may arrive wanting to talk, or maybe you feel more comfortable working with your hands, at the potter’s wheel (Mindful throwing*) or move gently between the two. Therapy doesn’t need to look one particular way to be meaningful.
My Burnaby home studio reflects this approach. It includes two spaces: a cozy counselling room and a clay and art space, allowing us to work in conversation, with creative tools, or both. I also meet clients online across Canada.
I wholeheartedly believe you don’t need to be an artist to be a creative person — together, we’ll reconnect with the inner spark that lives in each of us..
Mindful Throwing*
is one of the many tools I use. It’s an embodied process I’ve developed through years of working as a clay artist, therapist, and facilitator. It blends wheel-throwing with presence, body awareness, and gentle inquiry. When you join me at the studio, we begin by touching and kneading the clay with care and attention — noticing the body, the breath, sensations, thoughts, and whatever quietly rises to the surface.
From there, you move to the wheel, allowing the clay to turn slowly under your hands. The goal isn’t to make a perfect piece — though a bowl or cup often emerges naturally — but to stay connected to what’s happening inside as you shape the outside. I offer support, gentle guidance, and space to notice moments of ease, tension, emotion, or vulnerability as they appear.
Very often, when the hands are busy, the mind softens. The nervous system settles, self-expression opens, and conversation becomes more natural. For neurodivergent and neurotypical folks alike, mindful throwing can be a grounding, intuitive way to combine clay work and therapeutic exploration.
Who I Support
Adults, teens and elders, who come to therapy with different needs, backgrounds, and stories.
I welcome clients who are navigating:
• Anxiety, stress, or burnout
• Grief and loss
• Parenting and caregiving challenges
• Immigration and cultural identity experiences
• Inner conflict or low self-worth
• Creative blocks or loss of meaning
• Desire for personal growth
• Children (6+) through clay-based expressive therapy
How I Work
My approach blends counselling, Internal Family Systems, expressive arts therapy, mindfulness, and clay work. Sessions are flexible, experiential, and paced in a way that fits you.
Therapy doesn’t have to feel heavy to be effective — it can be grounding, creative, and even enjoyable.
Clay holds a special place in my work. It helps reconnect body and mind, release tension, and express what words can’t always reach.
An Invitation to Begin
The best time to begin therapy is now. Many of us wait until we feel stronger or more “put together” before reaching out —therapy is meant for those hard moments. You don’t need to edit yourself or arrive at your best. Come exactly as you are, and I’ll meet you there with warmth, steadiness, and support.
I currently run a short waitlist, but openings shift quickly and I do my best to accommodate clients as soon as possible. If you’re ready, you’re welcome to reach out and set up a preliminary consultation with me.
Art and clay can reveal stories, emotions, and strengths that words alone sometimes cannot. Here are a few glimpses (shared with permission) from clients exploring their inner worlds.
Jasmine
Retired accountant
“I had a blast hiding behind my mask! It let me try out new parts of myself safely, and now I've integrated them into my daily life. No more mask needed!”
Jade
IT manager
In the quiet of the evening, a teacup rests,
As the golden sun descends, painting skies in hues of the fall.
Life's fleeting moments, like a sunset's graceful dance,
Embrace the heart's journey, weaving joy and grief in one.
Through seasons of laughter, and through sorrow's storm,
We shed tears of both joy and pain, in the circle of life's embrace.
For in each cry, a healing balm, and strength found in the breath of grace,
In the ebb and flow of love, we find solace in the face of death.
Nataly
Author/poetess
“I recently drew a map of my life, and it looked like lots of disconnected islands, each isolated from the other. It gave me clarity about where I am right now. It's like I created some space between me and my experiences. It's freeing and helps me see things less judgementally”
