My path to this work began in early motherhood.
I was raising two young children with very little support, while quietly managing anxiety and an autoimmune condition that had been part of my life for years.
The strategies that had once helped me cope—pushing through, staying strong, and holding everything together—were no longer working.
On the outside, I appeared capable and high-functioning.
But internally, I was exhausted.
Where this work began
Helping you feel more like yourself again.
Over 12 years of personal and professional development
Advanced trauma-trained somatic and nervous system therapy
Training in EMDR, emotionally focused, and attachment-based therapy
A deep personal experience of therapy that changed my life
A few things that shaped my life
I am passionate about
I’m Mandy, a Registered Psychotherapist and the founder of IASO Integrative Therapy.
My work brings together neuroscience, somatic therapy, and a deep curiosity about what it means to come home to yourself.
IASO was shaped by my own experience of therapy—discovering how powerful healing can be when we work not only with the mind, but with the body and nervous system.
Today, I offer a calm, steady space where you don’t have to hold everything together.
I'm Mandy.
It's nice to meet you
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The experience of being fully present in your body—aware of your physical sensations, emotions, and internal state.
Embodiment
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A Fews Things About Me
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This work is rooted in a somatic, nervous system–centred approach. This means we pay attention not just to your thoughts, but to how your experiences live in the body.
Together, we gently explore patterns of stress, overwhelm, and disconnection — supporting your system in moving toward greater steadiness, flexibility, and ease.
This is not about finding what's wrong with you. Your nervous system organized itself around the conditions it encountered — and it did so wisely. This work is about creating enough safety, and enough space, for something new to become possible.
Healing doesn't happen through force — it happens through safety, awareness, and relationship.
My Approach
Credentials
Master of Arts (MA)
Psychotherapy, Counselling and Spirituality
Bachelor of Science (BScR-TR)
Therapeutic Recreation
Education
Somatic Experiencing (SE) — Beginner & Intermediate
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) — Level 1 & 2
EMDR Practitioner
Somatic EMDR Practitioner
Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET)
Interpersonal Neurobiology — Dr. Dan Siegel
Neurobiology of Attachment
Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy
Healing Trauma Through an Integrated Lens — Frank Anderson
Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher
Clinical Hypnotherapy (Individuals and Groups)
Reiki Master
Intuitive Healing Practitioner
Complementary & Contemplative Training
Advanced Clinical Training
Registered Psychotherapist (RP)
College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)
Registration #15887
Canadian Certified Counsellor (CCC)
Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)
Certification #11245651
