Director of Counselling Services

Registered Professional Counsellor

Approach

I strongly believe that the collaborative relationship between counsellor and client is the most important aspect of your success, so I work hard to create an environment of warmth, trust, safety, and respect. This environment facilitates the healthy, collaborative process required to foster personal growth and change. I am committed to quality, evidence-based therapeutic practices to improve emotional and relational well-being. My goal is to equip clients with personal awareness,  emotional resilience, resourcefulness, and the capacity to cope with stress. I work with clients to build on the strengths and virtues that make life more fulfilling.

I use a variety of therapeutic techniques to address issues such as:

• depression, stress, and/or anxiety
• suicidal impulses
• trauma recovery
• low self-esteem
• grief
• job and career concerns
• parental alienation
• divorce and separation
• co-parenting
• mental and emotional health issues
• relationship problem

Education

• Master’s degree in education – 22 years experience.
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy – Dr. David Burns
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapy – Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute – Nadine Groves
• Gottman Couples Counselling Level 1 – Gottman Institute – John and Julie Gottman
• Complex Trauma Recovery Treatment – PESI – Linda Curran
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)  – PESI – Linda Curran
• New Ways for Families -High Conflict Institute – Bill Eddy
  • Decision Skills
  • Pre-Mediation Coaching
  • Collaborative Parenting
• Registered Professional Counsellor (RPC) with the Canadian Professional Counsellor’s Association (CPC).