I have been providing counselling since 1994 with individuals, families and groups, in both urban and rural settings, working with children, youth, and adults of diverse populations. I specialize in working from a competency-based approach to support people in areas of domestic violence, marriage and family relationships, spirituality, anger management, trauma recovery, depression, addictions, and grief counselling, to empower them to address personal life issues, as they develop new understandings and skills to improve their quality of life.

Areas of Interest:
- Trauma recovery
- Abuse healing
- Marriage and family relationships
- Grief counselling
- Anger management
- Christian counselling
- Depression and anxiety
- Addictions
- Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)

Training Upgrades & Certificates:
2012 & previous
- Marriage and Family Therapy Conference entitled "Affairs: Catalyst for Change", May 2012
- Narcissistic & Antisocial Personality Disorders, Oct 2011
- Cognitive Therapy for Depression, Apr 2011

2010 & previous
- Somatic Experiencing: Beginning Levels 1, 2 & 3, Intermediate Levels 1, 2 & 3
- Biological Basis for Behavior
- Sex Therapy
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy
- Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)
- Cognitive Coaching
- Narrative Therapy
- Clinical Hypnosis
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Suicide Intervention
- Addiction Assessment and Clinical Interpretation
- Assessment and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
- Dual Diagnosis
- Trauma Response Training/Secondary Trauma Healing
- Resiliency Training
- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
- Emotionally Focused Psychotherapy
- Solution Focused Therapy
- Trauma in the Workplace
- Bully Interventions
- Youth Firestop Program
- Disaster Management Instructor's Certification for Red Cross

Professional Experience:
- Registered Psychologist (APE) – individual, family and group counselling since 1994
- Med in Psychology/Education of Exceptional Children
- Level II Special Education Teacher Certification
- Teaching Certificates in Saskatchewan and Manitoba – educator; developed and implemented counselling programs for school divisions
- MA – Christian Ministries
- Developed, implemented and led trauma teams in schools and communities
- Workshop presenter on various topics
- Red Cross Instructor for Disaster Management and RespectEd
- DivorceCare and GriefShare Facilitator
- Previous Member on Rural Working Group on Eating Disorders

Augmented Experience:
- Extensive travel