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About Maya.

From a young age, I asked myself: who am I? What is my true potential? This took me to exploring my mind in various ways: meditation, bodywork, psychedelics, psychotherapy and metaphysics. 


I grew up in Germany and moved to England as a young adult. 

I initially became a speech-language pathologist to help folks become more effective communicators. In 2008, I started my counselling therapy journey and opened my psychotherapy practice in 2017. 


I studied the therapeutic modalities that most speak to me, and that I put into practice for myself.  


Relational Life Therapy (RLT) has expanded my understanding of how to stay mindful of my nervous system in relationships and how to accept that we all live in our subjective, rather than objective, reality. RLT has improved my relationship with my husband manyfold. 


Internal Family Systems (IFS) helped me see my protective parts with loving acceptance. This helps connect to my reactions with curiosity, and not with judgment. That way I can get through to my wounds and heal them, and live life from my true Self most of the time. 


I practice metaphysical spirituality, which means I am seeing my perception as energy. When I am truly open to all the beneficial energies all around me, I can go from contraction to expansion. Then I feel interconnected with all forms of life, and can sense that we are all innately whole. 

I live in the West End of Halifax with my family and my dog, BeeGee, who I often conscript as an aspiring therapy dog. My office is in our home with a separate entrance and therapy space for my clients.

Therapie auf Deutsch

Ich bin gebürtige Deutsche und kann Therapie auch auf Deutsch anbieten. Das ist oft besser, wenn wir tiefer mit mit unseren Anteilen aus der Kindheit arbeiten wollen, denn dann kommen die Worte aus unserer Muttersprache einfacher. 

Degrees, Designations, Regulatory Bodies and Associations

  • Master of Science Degree in Human Communication, City University, London, England
  • Master of Education in Counselling, Acadia University, Wolfville NS
  • Registered Counselling Therapist, RCT-21-044 with NSCCT
  • Certified Canadian Counsellor, Member #5037 with CCPA
  • Registered Speech-Language Pathologist, Reg. 0318 with NSCASLP


Additional Training


  • IFSCA Stepping Stones, 2021: 4 month IFS training with Derek Scott
  • IFS Institute Level 1 training March-June 2024
  • Adler Institute Certificate Training, 2022:  Broader Applications of IFS (Trauma, Polyvagal Theory)
  • Multiple advanced trainings in IFS (Shamanisms and Guides, Unattached Burdens, psychedelic-assisted IFS Therapy
  • Comprehensive Course in Interpersonal Neurobiology by Dan Siegel, 2023 6 months training
  • Relational Life Therapy, 2020-22 Levels 1-3 Couples Therapy with Terry Real. In Certification track since 2023
  • Introduction to Psychedelic Assisted Therapy with ATMA Journeys, 2022
  • CAPT certification Play Therapy training, Level 1-3, 2018-2019