Areas of Interest:
- Effects of stress and pain on the individual and family
- Addictions
- Biofeedback
- Relationship/Couples Counselling
- Trauma
- Stress Management
- Adult Survivors of Abuse
- Anxiety and Mood Disorders
- Adjustment Issues
- Family of Origin
- Grief & Loss

Training Upgrades & Certificates:
2012 and previous
- SASW Provincial Conference
- Counselling Children & Families with Complex Needs, Melfort, SK, Apr 2012
- Disordered Eating - From Image to Illness, Saskatoon, SK, May 2011
- Rapid Recovery Techniques for Depression and Low Self-Esteem, Dr. David Burns, MD, Saskatoon, SK, Apr 2011
- Narcissistic and Antisocial Personality Disorders: Assessment, Treatment and Risk Management, Dr. J. Reid Meloy, Ph. D. ABPP, Saskatoon, SK, Oct 2011

2010 and previous
- Emotion Focused Therapy for Couples 2010
- Stress & Pain Therapist Certification 2010
- Trauma Factors of Residential School Survivors, 2009
- Sex Therapy: What Every Professional Needs to Know, 2009
- EFAP Conference, 2009
- Pornography Addiction, 2008
- CISD Training, May 2008
- Solution Focused Counselling – Level 1, 2008
- The Road to Healthy Sexuality, 2008
- Motivational Interviewing Training
- Clinical Supervision
- SASSI III training
- Sexual Abuse Training
- Solution Focused Training
- Couples/Relationship Counselling
- Living with Mental Illness
- Addiction & Trauma
- Working Effectively with Survivors
- Brief Strategic Group Therapy
- Suicide, Substance Abuse & Self-Harm
- Psychodrama training
- Grief and Loss

Professional Experience:
- Supervised clinical experience since 1991
- Extensive addiction counselling experience (alcohol, drugs & gambling)
- Clinical Case Management - in both Inpatient Treatment Centre (Calder Centre) and Outpatient Treatment Centre (Community Mental Health & Addiction Services)
- Community Development – Senior's Initiatives
- Provincial Consultant for Seniors Wellness Issues
- Group Co-facilitator for Wingspan Partnership Program (Mental Health & Addiction Issues)
- Extensive experience in crisis intervention, mental health and addiction issues
- Experience working with life changing illness & impact on family members
- Psychodrama Training
- Critical Incident Stress Debriefing
- Biofeedback Training

Augmented Experience:
- Teaching Assistant (University of Regina)
- Coordinator of Concurrent Services
- Seasoned Presenter
- Presenter – Geriatric Grande Rounds, City Hospital, Saskatoon 2001 & 2005
- Presenter – Saskatchewan Addictions Interagency Conference 2003
- Presenter – Saskatchewan Association of Social Workers Provincial Conference, Spring 2003
- Presenter – National Social Work Conference, June 5-8, 2004, "Meeting the Challenge & Making a Difference"
- Presenter – Open Door Society – Spring 2007, "Substance Use & Self-Care"

Registered Social Worker #1627
Chemical Dependency Worker Diploma
Life Skills Coach
Certified Biofeedback Specialist

Favorite Book:
"The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success” by Deepak Chopra

Favorite Quote:
"Life is not about Surviving the Storm, Life is about How to Dance In The Rain".

What I like most about my job:
The honor of being invited to be a part of people’s healing journey.