At Monarch Trancework, transformation begins by establishing a safe, grounded, and potent relational field. Whether we are working through hypnotherapy, ritual, or meditative practice, the first step is always rooted in trust, clarity, and consent.

Monarch Trancework offers a path of healing and awakening that meets people where they are — whether you’re navigating subconscious patterns, ancestral wounds, spiritual awakening, or preparation for ceremony. My approach is trauma-informed, core-aligned, and grounded in decades of training across spiritual, therapeutic, and animist traditions.

Depending on your unique story and needs, our work together may draw from:

• Clinical hypnotherapy

• Animist journeywork, including work with guides, ancestors, and patterns

• Ancestral lineage healing

• Psychedelic preparation and integration support

• Ritual and ceremony

• Zen mentorship and orientation support, rooted in the Rinzai tradition

Zen support at Monarch includes two distinct offerings:

• Orientation to Zen Support, a four-session series for newcomers

• Zen Mentorship & Training, a dedicated relational container for committed students

All of this work is framed within a commitment to decolonization and reconciliation — with the land, with our ancestors, and with one another. In my animist and psychedelic work, I advocate for the recognition of traditional and Indigenous ways of knowing within systemic and scientific contexts. Many Indigenous communities have deep-rooted relationships with these medicines and immense experiential wisdom. We have a responsibility to listen with humility and integrity.

Likewise, my commitment to Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) language and cultural reclamation is part of my personal healing journey. It’s a way of tending the wounds of my own colonized ancestry — and grappling honestly with the harm that settlers and systems have perpetuated on these lands. I believe that facing these stories, with courage and compassion, is a powerful path toward healing.

By resolving the core subconscious or ancestral dynamics that fuel symptoms, stuckness, or spiritual malaise, people often experience a deepened sense of peace, clarity, and inner coherence. This work isn’t always easy — but it can be transformative, and even miraculous.

In-Person and Collaborative Work

I see clients both online via Zoom and in person on Vancouver Island. I also collaborate with Marnie Roper, a skilled counsellor and body worker working with Ancient Origins, a wellness collective in Duncan, BC. Marnie and I often support clients collaboratively in psychedelic preparation and integration, grief work, and complex healing journeys. You can connect with her here.