Hello!
It can be intimidating coming to therapy and sharing thoughts and feelings with someone you have never met. My approach is warm and friendly and without judgment, which I believe is key. I know counselling is hard work and, with compassion, caring, and with mindful humour and playfulness, I make it my priority to make you or your child feel incredibly comfortable during the change process!
To make it quick and easy, I have listed some information, below, to help you get to know me better before we get started:
Master of Social Work, University of Toronto
- Fellowship Award for Excellence for Graduate Studies
Honours Bachelor of Science Degree with High Distinction
- Double Major in Psychology and Sociology
- Dean’s List - Three Consecutive Years
Registered Psychotherapist
- Member of the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)
Registered Social Worker
- Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW)
- Member of the Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW)
- Over 20 years experience counselling children, teens, parents, and individuals
Certification/Workshop Participation
Take ACTion: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy OASW, 2025
Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 1 The Gottman Institute, 2025
Embodying Polyvagal Theory: Body-Oriented Interventions Deb Grant, 2025
The Felt Sense Polyvagal Model: Direction on Trauma and Addiction Jan Winhall, 2025
Trauma Summit: First Nations Approaches to Healing Trauma Patricia Vickers, 2024
Trauma Summit: Forgiveness: Double Edge Sword of Trauma Therapy Robert Muller, 2024
Trauma Summit: Using Polyvagal Theory to Cultivate Effective Therapeutic Alliance with Racialized Clients 2024
Trauma Summit: Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) for PTSD Candice Monson, 2024
Trauma Summit: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Interventions for High Risk Clients Natalie Lovasz, 2024
Trauma Summit: Internal Family Systems (IFS) Frank Anderson MD, 2024
Trauma Summit: Trauma Recovery: Attachment Science in Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) 2024
Trauma Summit: Trauma and Outcomes with Lasting Insomnia Relief Colleen Carney, 2024
Sandtray Therapy Training Canadian Association for Play Therapy, 2022
Emotional Freeing Technique (EFT) OASW Catherine Lavender, 2022
Cultural Competence with Rural Clients OASW, 2022
Parenting for Positive Mental Health Pine River Institute, 2021
Understanding and Managing Screen Time for Parents Pine River Institute, 2021
EMDR Online Sue Genest, 2020
Transdiagnostic Cognitive Behaviour Therapy 2020
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Adult ADHD OASW Dr. Sanja Rao, 2020
Trauma-Informed Approaches to Leading in Crisis OASW HeartMath Institute , 2020
Taking Social Work Online: Managing Risk Associated with Virtual Care OASW, 2020
Taking Group Work Online OASW Dr. Ellen Sue Mesbur , 2020
Health Anxiety and Somatic Symptoms OASW , 2020
Anxiety Treatments Pesi, Wisconsin, USA 2019
Understanding and Treating Eating Disorders: From Detection to Core CBT Interventions Dr Anita Federici, 2019
Working with Unitegrated Parts of Self Dolores Mosquera, M.S. Massachusetts USA 2018
Innovative Approaches to Complex PTSD & Dissociative Disorders in EMDR Therapy Dolores Mosquera, M.S., Massachusetts USA 2017
DBT Skills Training - DBT Centre of Vancouver 2017
EMDR and Trauma Counselling for Children 2015
Niagra Stress and Trauma Clinic
EMDRIA Approved EMDR Training - Part l
Niagra Stress and Trauma Clinic 2014
Narrative Practices At Walk-In Clinics
The Hincks-Dellcest Centre- Gail Appel Institute 2014