Registered Psychologist 

As a registered psychologist working with individuals from diverse cultures and backgrounds, I believe that emotional healing and cultivating deeper self-acceptance is a profound lifelong journey—one that often can involve navigating complicated and challenging relationships with both others and ourselves. And my aim is to provide a safe and respectful space for working alongside you so that you feel more empowered in developing greater self-awareness and insight, while building further on your innate strengths, to face life’s challenges with more confidence and resilience.

My counselling approach involves an empathic, integrated, and collaborative style rooted in compassionate listening where clients are supported in exploring their own self-discovery and growth to become their best selves. With each person, I incorporate tools and techniques that are tailored for their own unique needs, including drawing upon a range of therapeutic interventions such as acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), compassion-focused therapy, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), and solution-focused therapy (SFT). I am also a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP) and an EMDR-trained clinician with advanced level training.

Prior to embarking on my psychology career, I worked for several years in leadership roles in communications/PR providing consulting services to clients across the private, public, and non-profit sectors in Canada and the United States. I have also served on volunteer boards including the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) and the Stollery Women’s Network (SWN), as well as in mentorship roles supporting young professionals and students. Through my two decades of corporate experience, and training with Dr. Gary Namie from the Workplace Bullying Institute, I also bring a nuanced perspective regarding the complex issues impacting people at work and how to cope.

Services

• Abuse (e.g., emotional/psychological, physical, sexual)

• Anxiety

• Coping skill-building

• Depression

• Divorce

• Domestic violence and healthy relationships

• Emotion regulation (e.g., anger management)

• Family conflict

• Grief and loss

• Life transitions

• Parenting

• Personal development and growth

• Relationship issues (e.g., family, workplace)

• Self-esteem/self-worth

• Sleep issues

• Spirituality

• Stress management

• Trauma and PTSD (e.g., childhood trauma, medical and health trauma, work-related)

• Workplace bullying

Therapeutic Approaches:

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

• Compassion-Focused Therapy

• Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)

• Gottman Method

• Person-Centred Therapy

• Solution-Focused Therapy (SFT)

• Strength-Based

• Trauma-Informed
  

Education and Professional Associations:

• Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology (with distinction) - Yorkville University

• Bachelor of Arts, University of Alberta

• Bachelor of Commerce, University of Alberta

• College of Alberta Psychologists (CAP)

• Psychologists’ Association of Alberta (PAA)

Favourite Quote:

“What lies behind you and what lies in front of you pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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