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:

• 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)