Introduction
I am a Registered Clinical Counsellor (#2935) in the Victoria area having acquired a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology and satisfying additional supervision and clinical counselling experience. I bring over 25 years of experience in the helping profession to my counselling practice.
Counselling and Psychotherapy Education and Training
I hold a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (2006) with an undergraduate degree in Child and Youth Care (2003). In addition to my formal academics and workshop training, I have paid for supervision with experienced therapists since 2004 to support quality practice.
The following includes additional professional training:
The following includes additional professional training:
- Emotionally Focused Family Therapy, Level 1 and Level 2, Gail Palmer, RMFT, MSW (2019)
- Emotionally Focused Family Therapy, Gail Palmer, RMFT, MSW (2018)
- Bringing the Body into Practice: Somatic Attachment Psychotherapy Advanced Practice, Dr. Lisa Mortimore (2017)
- Chronic Shame, Insecure Attachment and Embodied Relational Practice, Dr. Lisa Mortimore (2016)
- When There are No Words: Reprocessing Early Trauma and Neglect in Implicit Memory with EMDR, Katie O'Shea (2016)
- Shame and Loathing in the Treatment of Trauma, Dr. Janina Fisher (2016)
- Looking Through the Eyes of Trauma and Dissociation: EMDR and Ego State Therapy Across the Dissociative Continuum, Dr. Sandra Paulsen (2016)
- Sexual Attitude Reassessment training (SAR), Elfi Dillon-Shaw and Dr. Liam (Captain) Snowdon (2015)
- Intensive Sex Therapy Training Program, University of Guelph (2015)
- DeTUR Addictions Protocol, Dr. Arnold Popky (2014)
- Bowenian Family Therapy, "The Miracle of Systems Thinking", Dr. Michael Kerr (2013)
- The Johnson-Gottman Summit, Gottman Couples Therapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy, Dr. Sue Johnson, Dr. Julie Gottman and Dr. John Gottman (2013)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Basic Training, through the British Columbia School of Professional Psychology, Dr. Marshall Wilensky (2012-2013)
- Somatic Transformation, Sharon Stanley (2011-2012)
- Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, through the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy and the Vancouver Couple and Family Institute, Veronica Kallos-Lilly & Yolanda von Hockauf (2011)
- Healing and Treating Trauma, Addictions and Related Disorders Conference, Patrick Carnes (Sex Addiction & Multiple Addictions), Carolyn Coker (Eating Disorders), and more (2010)
- Addictions "In the Realm of the Hungry Ghost", Gabor Mate (2010)
- Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, Yolanda von Hockauf (2009)
- Assessment and Treatment of Complex Trauma/Dissociation in Children and Adolescents, Dr. Sandra Weiland (2009)
- Somatic Experiencing, Berns Galloway & Dea Hamanishi (2009) - 2 modules
- Summer Intensive Program in Structural Systemic Family Therapy at the Minuchin Center, Salvador Minuchin, Wai-Yung Lee, George Simon, David Greenan, Peggy Papp, Micheal Nichols, and more (2008)
- Gottman Marital Therapy - Level 1, Darren Wilk & Lawrence Stoyanowski (2007)
- Clinical Hypnosis: Introductory Training, Dr. Micheal Yapko (2007)
- Children and Trauma, Laurie Pearce (2007)
- Working with Trauma Survivors, Yvonne Dolan (2006)
- Working with Couples and Families, Insoo Kim Berg (2006)
- Solution-Oriented Brief Family Therapy with Self-harming Adolescents, Matthew Selekman (2005)
- Narrative Therapy Training, Micheal White (2005, 2003)
- Spirituality and Solution-Oriented Therapy, Bill O'Hanlon (2004)
- Introduction to Clinical Practice Certificate, VIHA Addiction Services (2003)
- CCISC Concurrent Disorder Training, VIHA Mental Health and Addictions Services (2003)
- Narrative Solutions in Brief Therapy, Joseph Eron (2002)
- Child and Youth Care Counselling Diploma Program, Douglas College (2001)
- Mental Health Education Series, Canadian Mental Health Association (2000)
- Life Skill Coach Training, Stellar College of Career Training (1994)