BIO
I am dedicated to making a real difference in people's lives, utilizing cutting edge counselling approaches tailored to each individual. I am constantly building on my skills and knowledge in the field of mental health and trauma so I can provide the most effective results for my clients. I am determined to get my clients the outcome they desire and this is my absolute top priority. I have been working and volunteering in the helping field since 2003, supporting survivors of trauma, PTSD and other physical, and mental health issues. Although I specialize in treating trauma, clients seek my unique approach to counselling for many other issues including sexual assault, military trauma, addiction, anxiety, depression, insomnia, compulsive habits, complex grief, and more (see Counselling page).
I am dedicated to making a real difference in people's lives, utilizing cutting edge counselling approaches tailored to each individual. I am constantly building on my skills and knowledge in the field of mental health and trauma so I can provide the most effective results for my clients. I am determined to get my clients the outcome they desire and this is my absolute top priority. I have been working and volunteering in the helping field since 2003, supporting survivors of trauma, PTSD and other physical, and mental health issues. Although I specialize in treating trauma, clients seek my unique approach to counselling for many other issues including sexual assault, military trauma, addiction, anxiety, depression, insomnia, compulsive habits, complex grief, and more (see Counselling page).
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QUALIFICATIONS
I am a psychotherapist, a Registered Social Worker in BC (#09790), and a Rapid Resolution Therapy (RRT) practitioner and Associate Trainer from Vancouver, Canada, with over 11 years of clinical social work experience. I hold a Master of Social Work from the University of Calgary, a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of the Fraser Valley, and I am a member of both the Canadian and British Columbia Associations of Social Workers. I have over 200 hours of RRT training with the Institute for Rapid Resolution Therapy in Florida. EXPERIENCE Currently, I conduct both in-person, and online counselling sessions at Stewart & Associates in Yaletown, Vancouver, BC. Click here for information on my counselling and therapy approaches and services. Other experience consists of clinical social work in several BC health authorities (trauma, emergency, ICU, chronic disease); research involvement (vicarious trauma, post traumatic stress (PTSD), alcohol and trauma, end-of-life conversations); provincial disaster relief volunteering (PHSA); leadership roles on nonprofit boards (Institute for Survivors of Sexual Violence, Basics For Health Society); victim services internship (Abbotsford Police); behaviour intervention & consulting for children and youth with autism (for 10yrs); accreditation coordination for 26 hospital programs (medical, surgical, transplant, and rehab-based); and hospital client relations & risk management. I have worked in-depth with addiction, mental health, trauma, bereavement, end-of-life. |