Working as a counsellor is both a privilege and a creative process. I find deep satisfaction in helping my clients grow and I enjoy tapping into my creativity to facilitate the process of change. Counselling people has always felt natural, flowing and easy. It is my gift and I feel grateful for it.

I believe that the human psyche is rich, mysterious and complex, and that in order to most effectively help my clients it is best to be trained in various modalities. Therefore, in addition to obtaining my Master in Transpersonal Counselling Psychology, I trained in Hakomi Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Art and Play therapy, Internal Family Systems Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral therapy, PAIRS and  EMDR. Each of these approaches have their unique gifts which allows me to tailor each treatment approach accordingly to each client’s needs.

I also developed a unique three-phased approach for working with traumatized adolescents integrating Art Therapy, Internal Family Systems, and somatic regulation, and published this work in the Canadian Art Therapy Association Journal in the spring of 2004.  I also presented internationally at various professional conferences.

Experience, Credentials and Education

Experience

• Over twenty years of private practice
• Over two years non-profit agency work

Education/Training

• MA, Master of Arts in Transpersonal Counselling Psychology (Naropa University, Boulder, Colorado 2004) - specialization in art and play therapy -
• Certified as a Sensorimotor Psychotherapist (Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, Boulder, Colorado, 1997)
• Certified as Hakomi Therapist (Hakomi Institute, Boulder, Colorado, 1997)
• EMDR Level I & II, (Boulder, Colorado, 1998)
• Certified as a Gestalt Therapist, (Gestalt Institute of the Rockies, Boulder, Colorado, 2000)
• PAIRS Couples Facilitation, (Practical Application of Intimacy Skills Institute, Boulder, Colorado, 1999)

Publications/Presenter

• International Presenter
  American Art Therapy Association Conference, 2003
  Canadian Art Therapy Association Conference, 2004 and 2005
  BC Art Therapy, Association Conference, 2006
  BC Association of Clinical Counsellors Conference, 2007
• Published “An Integrative Model to Treat Trauma Among Adjudicated Teenage Girls” Canadian Art Therapy Journal, Vol 17, No 1