Hello!

I’m Amy - a counsellor with specialized training in sex therapy and sexual wellness. I’m registered with both the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCC) and the Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists (RCT-C), which means I’m bicoastal! I started my counselling practice in Victoria, British Columbia but have recently moved to Nova Scotia.

Even outside of my clinical practice, I love talking about sex and pleasure! I’m passionate about empowering and educating others to improve desire, arousal, and sexual satisfaction. When working together, we will create a relaxed, open space where you can be honest about your sexual questions, needs, and wants. When we think of sex we often think of being naked, raw, and free… But many of us learn so many unhelpful societal expectations that actually confine and limit our sexuality: “I’m supposed to…“, “Sex should be…“, “It’s not normal to…“. I know sex can be vulnerable and an incredibly intimate experience, but it can also be an opportunity to play, explore, and experiment! I invite you to ditch the old scripts, and join me in shifting the focus back to pleasure! In the wise words of Dr. Emily Nagoski, “Pleasure is the measure”. Pleasure is the measure of sexual well-being. It’s not about how much you crave sex, how often you have it, or who you have it with - it’s whether or not the sex you are having is genuinely pleasurable to you.

I strive to create an environment that is judgment-free, person-centered, pleasure-positive, kink-aware, and ethical non-monogamous-affirming. I welcome folks of all genders, orientations, and backgrounds who are looking to shed shame, expand their experience of sexuality and/or gender, and create new sexual possibilities.

I would like to acknowledge that my position as a white, able-bodied, cisgender woman gives me immense privilege and shapes how I navigate this world. I commit to reflecting on my behaviour and my practice each day to ensure I am being actively anti-racist and de-colonial.

As a settler, I am deeply grateful to live, work, and play across many traditional and unceded territories covering Turtle Island. My counselling practice started within the traditional territories of the lək̓ʷəŋən Peoples and W̱SÁNEĆ First Nations, but as my clients are located throughout British Columbia and Nova Scotia, I would like to respectfully acknowledge that my work extends across the territories of diverse First Nations. I currently reside and do my work in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People. I also recognize that people of African descent have been in Nova Scotia for over 400 years, and I honour and extend gratitude to those ancestors along with the 50 African Nova Scotian communities throughout the region today.

Hello! I’m Amy - a counsellor with specialized training in sex therapy and sexual wellness. I’m ... Read More