Relevant Education & Experience
Degrees & Designations
2012
Master of Social Work, University of the Fraser Valley, Honours
2010
Bachelor of Social Work, University of British Columbia
Since 2022
Certified Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapist
Since 2022
Registered Clinical Counsellor in British Columbia in good standing
Since 2010
Registered Social Worker in British Columbia in good standing
Relevant Clinical Work Experience
Private Practice
2019 - Present
Counsellor/Therapist in Private Practice, Lower Mainland & Virtual
2015 - 2017
Counsellor/Therapist in Private Practice, Part-Time, New Westminster
Fraser Health
June 2012- Oct 2019
Individual and Group Therapist, New Westminster Mental Health
Clinical Case Manager, New Westminster Mental Health
Clinical Case Manager, White Rock Mental Health
Mental Health Therapist, Surrey Mental Health
Clinical Case Manager, Surrey Mental Health
Relevant Clinical Competencies
Public Speaking & Workshop Design - RCMP & Police Officers, SFU, UBC, Justice Institute of BC, Douglas College Psychiatric Nursing, High Schools, Hospital Psychiatric ER, Community Mental Health Centres, & Riverview Redesign.
Knowledge of psychiatric medications and diagnoses; special focus on trauma, complex trauma, and childhood trauma.
Clinical assessment & documentation - Completion of mental health, risk, and cognitive assessments; reports, forms, and
letters of support; providing clinical impression; attendance in court. For Fraser Health and in private practice.
Relevant Clinical Trainings
Training for Specific Therapeutic Approaches
EMDR Canada Conference, 2023
Virtual EMDRIA Summit, 2023
2-Day DeTUR: Urge Reduction Protocol to Combat Addictions, Dysfunctional Behaviors and the Underlying Trauma
live webinar, EMDR Professional Training, 2023
2-Day EMDR as an Effective Treatment Modality for Borderline Personality Disorder
live webinar, Trauma Specialists Training Institute, 2023
2-Day EMDR & Disordered Eating live webinar, Kase & Co Advanced Training, 2023
The Neurobiology of Attachment webinar, National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioural Medicine, 2023
Understanding Emergency Worker Trauma (Level 2), First Responder Health, 2022
Understanding Fire Fighter Culture & Trauma (Level 1), First Responder Health, 2022
Flash Technique Training, Ricky Greenwald, Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute, 2022
Ego States Therapy Training webinar, Robin Shapiro, 2022
2-Day Minding the Body: Somatic Interventions to Enhance EMDR Effectiveness live webinar, Dr. Janina Fisher, 2022
5-Day Somatic Work with Complex Trauma, Justice Institute of BC, 2021
Phase Four: When to Stay Out of the Way and When to Guide Reprocessing webinar, Dr. Andrew Leeds, 2021
Comprehensive Basic Training in EMDR Therapy, Jasmine Alexander, February to June 2020
Virtual EMDRIA Conference, 2020
2-Day Looking Through the Eyes (on trauma and dissociation) webinar, Dr. Sandra Paulsen, 2020
Safe and Practical EMDR for Complex PTSD, EMDRIA Conference, 2020
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy Level 2, DBT Centre of Vancouver, 2018-2019
Dialectical Behavioural Therapy Level 1, DBT Centre of Vancouver, 2018
2-Day CBT for Personality Disorders, Dr. Christine Padesky, 2012
2- Day CBT for Psychosis - Fraser Health, 2012
Cognitive Processing Therapy, Medical University of Southern California online modules, 2012
Other Relevant Trainings
San'yas Indigenous Cultural Safety online modules, Provincial Health Services Authority, 2020
2-Day Sensory Integration training, Fraser Health, 2017
Mindfulness Series, Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, 2015
Trauma-Informed Practice, Fraser Health, 2014
Treatment of Complex Trauma, BC Psychological Association, 2014
5-Day Narrative Therapy Intensive Certificate, Vancouver School of Narrative Therapy, 2012
2-Day Unlocking Suicidal Secrets, Dr. Shawn Shea, 2012
Working with LGBTQ Clients, Vancouver Coastal Health, 2012