07/08/2026
Hi, I'm Max (they/she)
By day I'm a traveling speech therapist, currently working in remote fly-in First Nations communities in Northwestern Ontario. This work has taught me not only about cultural humility, but also what it actually means to earn trust with kids, youth and within a whole community. Continuing to show up matters.
I'm also a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying). After a little break, I'm soon to be returning to building back up my final placement hours in order to graduate.
Here are a few things that shape how I show up in a room with someone:
I'm queer-identifying, and I support 2SLGBTQ+ folks, it's not just a line I add in a bio. I also identify as Neurodivergent, which means I work from a neurodiversity-affirming lens. Someone's neurodivergence isn't something that needs to be "fixed", it's something that I work with individual for them to understand themselves more. I try to bring the same understanding to autoimmune conditions and varying disabilities, because a lot of those experiences are invisible and way too often dismissed.
Art of any form has always been a tool that gets me to places words cannot. From drawing, digital collage, sculpture, and fun play. I work with all ages, kids through adults, but I feel a particular pull towards supporting women through a feminist, trauma-informed lens.
If you work with me, don't expect polished. Expect go-with the flow, mess, and meaning making that shows up in the mess... that's kind of the point.
Soon to be returning to art therapy client work. Stay in tune!
