Tom (he/him) was born and raised on the unceded territories of the Coast  Salish Peoples in White Rock, British Columbia. He is a proud Métis Nation of British Columbia citizen, with Métis ancestry on his father’s side from Saint-Boniface, Manitoba. His maternal roots connect him to the West Coast of B.C., with British ancestry and family ties to Langley. Tom currently lives, learns, and works in Tkaronto, on Treaty 13 territory, home to the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples.

Tom holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of British Columbia and spent over six years working in social services supporting Indigenous communities in Metro Vancouver. He recently completed a Master of Education in Counselling Psychology at the University of Toronto and is currently pursuing a PhD in Clinical and Counselling