Land, Ethics & Context of Practice

I live, teach and practice on land that has been inhabited by Indigenous Peoples from the beginning. I have made Canada my home, and I acknowledge myself here as a settler. I am grateful to live and work on this land, and I acknowledge all the generations who have cared for it for thousands of years.

I acknowledge the traditional territory of the Anishinaabeg, Ojibway/Chippewa, Haudenosaunee, Neutral Peoples and many other Indigenous Peoples across Turtle Island. This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaty, and I also hold awareness of the ways these agreements have been and continue to be broken. I support the ongoing movement toward renewed Indigenous sovereignty, and I am committed to continuing to learn and listen.

In recognition of ongoing inequities in access to care and resources, I offer a sliding scale in my private practice as a practical commitment to accessibility and reciprocity.

I also acknowledge Indigenous, Black, People of Colour and LGBTQ2+ communities who have been and continue to be marginalized, and the shared responsibility to move toward a world where every part belongs and where systems of oppression, discrimination and racism are no longer sustained.

In my work and in my life, I am learning to practice as an accomplice rather than a helper—understanding that our liberation is bound up with one another, and that wholeness is something we come into together (D-L Stewart). This is part of a wider movement from disconnection to wholeness.