I am an educational psychologist and systems coach whose work bridges emotional intelligence, executive function, and identity. As a first-generation Canadian born to South African parents and raised in a mosaic of languages and faiths, my work is driven by a lifelong inquiry: How do identity, belonging, and emotional safety shape the way we learn?

My career spans high-need public schools, elite private institutions, and the deeply personal work of navigating emotional overload with high-ability students. I also have long observed that academic performance follows emotional safety—not the other way around—and my coaching is designed to rebuild confidence, connection, and internal steadiness from within.

Before becoming a psychologist, I was an opera singer. The discipline, vulnerability, and identity demands of that world shaped my understanding of mastery and self-worth—an understanding that only deepened when anxiety ended my stage career and redirected me toward my true calling.

My work is also an act of remembrance for Florian, my closest friend and mirror, whose death by suicide transformed my understanding of empathy, grief, and resilience. I channel that loss into a mission: helping students feel seen, safe, and capable of rewriting their own stories.

My approach integrates research, cultural insight, and human connection. My work cultivates awareness—the foundation for lifelong growth, purpose, and self-understanding.