What makes me qualified to be your therapist?

I believe that clients deserve the best I can offer – that’s why I’m committed to continuing education.

Here are some of my registrations and memberships:

• Registered Clinical Counsellor with BC Association of Clinical Counsellors

Here is some of my foundational training:

• Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology from Yorkville University
• Certificate in Family Mediation from the Justice Institute of BC
• Certificate in Conflict Resolution Negotiation Specialization from the Justice Institute of BC
• Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Trent University
• Canadian Studies Diploma from Trent University with a focus on Race, Ethnicity and Culture in Canada

Here are some of my Continuing Education Courses

• Advanced Training Level 2 at the Couples Institute
• Internal Family Systems for Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, Addiction, and more: An Intensive Online Course with Dr. Richard Swartz and Dr. Frank Anderson
• Complex Trauma and Shame: Somatic Interventions with Janina Fisher: An Intensive Training Course
• Gender Diversity Education for Counsellors
• Martha Kauppi’s 16 week sex therapy course called Assessing and Treating Sexual Issues in Psychotherapy-Level 1
• Stan Tatkin’s 8 week course What Every Therapist Ought to Know: Attachment, Arousal Regulation and Clinical Techniques in Couple Therapy 
• Bessel van der kolk’s Trauma Treatment Mastery Course
• Speaking to the Hearts of Men: Applying AEDP with Gender in Mind
• The Gottman Institute Level One and Two Training
• Emotionally Focused Therapy with Sue Johnson: On Target Interventions in the Age of Attachment
• Emotionally Focused Therapy in Action with Sue Johnson
• Peter Levine The Healing Trauma Online Course