I have a love for helping people live their lives to their greatest potential. I specialize in working with children, adolescents, families, individuals and couples in a safe and supportive setting, be that face to face or onlline. I am sought out by clients who are looking for support in dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma, and grief and loss in their lives. The skills needed to address these issues are specifically supported by my training in EMDR, Critical Incident Stress Management with Children, Threat Assessment and Trauma Response, CBT with Children and Adolescents, Non-violent Crisis Intervention, and Friends for Life, a program designed to help children deal with anxiety.
My training as a Restorative Justice Facilitator with a focus on Family Relational Systems has given me a high level of understanding of family dynamics and how to help families deal with normative life issues such as premarital counselling, remarriage counselling, blended families, marital problems, separation and divorce, and young adults leaving home. I was trained in Multigenerational Family Systems Therapy at Pacific Coast Family Training Institute in Vancouver, and am certified in EMDR Therapy. I hold a BEd from the University of Alberta, a Masters in Counselling Psychology from the University of Toronto, and am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) with the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (BCACC).