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 29 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. My current supervisor is Gail Palmer, ICEEFT Certified EFT Supervisor, RMFT, MSW.

The following includes additional professional training:

• Emotionally Focused Therapy Core Skills Training with ICEEFT, Gail Palmer, MSW, Marlene Best, C.Psych., Normand Gingras, Ph.D. - ICEEFT trainers (2022)
• Great Sex for Couples: Integrating Attachment Theory and Sex Therapy for Couple's Therapists, George Faller, MS, LMFT & Laurie Watson, Ph.D, LMFT, AASCT (2021)
• 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)