About Me

My approach is grounded in the understanding that all healing happens in relationship, and that clients are inherently whole rather than broken. I specialize in helping individuals, couples, and families restore coherent relationship with themselves, each other, and their sacred essence.

Therapeutic Philosophy

“I don’t believe you’re broken. I believe you’ve figured out how to be in the world in ways that may not be working for you now. Those survival strategies served you well, but they might be creating the very problems you’re trying to solve.”

I take a directive approach to therapy, believing that people come to therapy because they want something to be different. My role is to shine the light on where you can go, then figure out what has to change and transform for you to get there. “It’s not about one-size-fits-all techniques. What matters most is who the therapist is, the healing work they’ve done, and whether they can hold all that you have to offer and guide you through it.”

Areas of Specialization

• Couples & Relationship Therapy – Helping partners restore emotional and sexual intimacy through healing individual wounds while learning to love from wholeness.
• Individual Therapy – Supporting clients in reconnecting with their authentic selves beneath protective patterns and survival strategies, which is often a reason why we experience anxiety and depression.
• Family Systems Work – Understanding how family dynamics contribute to individual symptoms and supporting whole-family healing.
• Trauma-Informed Care – Working with developmental trauma, complex trauma, and attachment wounds using somatic and relationally-focused approaches.
• Practitioner Training – Teaching other therapists to work from coherent essence through Restorative Coherence Practice™.

Training & Credentials

• Master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy
• Registered Psychotherapist with 30 years of clinical experience
• Creator of Restorative Coherence Practice™ methodology
• Trained in numerous healing techniques and modalities
• Ongoing professional development in conscious relationship work and spiritual psychology

For a complete list of training and certifications, visit Karla’s Psychology Today profile.

Therapeutic Approach

I integrate multiple evidence-based techniques and healing modalities, selecting the approaches that best serve each client’s unique needs and goals. I believe in applying practical techniques while working from the foundation that healing happens through authentic relationship.

My directive style means I actively guide clients toward their desired outcomes, while honoring their own wisdom and internal resources. Sessions are focused on creating real change and transformation, not just insight or understanding.

Personal Philosophy

I believe that when practitioners heal their own wounds and work from coherent essence, they transform the entire healing field. I’m committed to my own ongoing growth and healing, understanding that the depth of transformation I can facilitate with clients is directly related to the depth of my own integration.

“The future of healing lies in better practitioners – therapists who are integrated, authentic, and whole. When we work from this foundation, clients don’t just manage symptoms; they create the lives they actually want.”

Working with Me

I create a container of safety and authentic presence where clients can explore their deepest challenges and highest possibilities. My sessions combine practical skills with profound healing, always moving toward the specific changes clients want to see in their lives.

Clients often describe sessions with me as transformative experiences where they feel truly seen, understood, and actively supported in creating real change. My directive approach helps people not just understand their patterns, but actually transform them into something that works better.

Contact Me

Available for individual therapy, couples counseling, and family therapy sessions at LivLove Clinic’s Owen Sound and Port Elgin locations, as well as virtual sessions throughout Ontario.

To book a consultation: admin@livlove.ca | 519.270.9988