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BIO

In the helping field since 2003 and professionally licensed since 2010, I am dedicated to making a difference in people's lives.  I utilize cutting edge counselling approaches tailored to each individual.  I am constantly increasing my skills and knowledge in 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 supported survivors of trauma, abuse, PTSD and mental health issues since 2008.  Although I specialize in treating trauma, clients seek my unique approach to counselling for many issues including anxiety, depression, insomnia, compulsive habits, complex grief, sexual assault, military trauma, addiction, and more (see Counselling page).

QUALIFICATIONS
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​I am a psychotherapist/counsellor, a Registered Social Worker in BC (#09790), and a Rapid Resolution Therapy (RRT) practitioner and Associate Trainer from Vancouver, Canada, with over 12 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 completed well over 300 hours of RRT training with the Institute for Rapid Resolution Therapy in Florida.

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EXPERIENCE​

​Currently, I conduct online counselling sessions out of Vancouver, BC, Canada.  Click here for information on my counselling therapy approaches and services.

​Other experience consists of:​​

• Executive Director - Institute for Survivors of Sexual Violence (free therapy for survivors) Current

• Aftercare Volunteer (therapist) - Operation Underground Railroad (addressing sex trafficking & exploitation in North America) Current
• Research involvement (therapy for sexual trauma survivors - current, vicarious trauma, post traumatic stress (PTSD), alcohol and trauma, end-of-life conversations)
• Disaster Relief Volunteer (DPS, Provincial Health Services)​
• Clinical social work in several BC health authorities (trauma, emergency, ICU, chronic disease)
• Board of Directors member (Basics For Health Society)
• Victim services internship (Abbotsford Police)
• Behaviour interventionist, school TA, and independent consulting for children and youth with autism spectrum disorder (for 10yrs)
• Accreditation coordination for 26 hospital programs (medical, surgical, transplant, and rehab-based)
• Hospital client relations & risk management​
• International humanitarian work (Ukraine & Guatemala)