My passion for counselling grew from personal experience with grief, loss and trauma and completing University later in life has fueled my drive to fully enable and empower others.  I graduated in 2005 with a BA Hons Psychology from the University of Ottawa, and hold a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University (2009). I enjoy continuously building on my education and skills with various learning opportunities.  I’m a member of the British Columbia Association of Clinical Counsellors, organize & host a clinician peer-support group and connect to yoga, meditation and cycling regularly for self-care.  

My clinical experience and over thirty years of work experience have provided me with a sound foundation to work with clients and provide supervision to clinical learners.  I’ve supported people in a wide variety of settings and programs:

• hospitals providing support to pediatric patients and their families,
• safe-house/second-stage and third-stage transition homes supporting survivors of domestic violence,
• university counselling centres providing counselling support to both undergrad and graduate populations, as well as supervisory oversight of the counselling centres.
• Indigenous health organizations with time spent in the North providing facilitation and learning in collaboration with Health Canada,
• course instructor for clinical counselling to adult learners,
• facilitated grief/loss support groups in non-profit environments, 
• worked with police to provide victim services support to victims of trauma and assault, and support families impacted by suicide or sudden death,
• provided complex support to groups through critical incident and stress management programs,
• delivered psychological first aid through BC’s disaster psychosocial program,  
• supervised large networks of clinicians (staff and contractors) in an EFAP program.