Professional Qualifications and Work Experience

Registered Therapeutic Counsellor, Member of ACCT, Association of Cooperative Counselling Therapists of Canada
Diploma in Counselling, Vancouver College of Counsellor Training
25 years experience at Boundary Women's Transition House: Volunteer, Transition House Support Worker, Stopping The Violence program counsellor, Coordinator
Group facilitator in a variety of personal development workshops and retreats.
Developed and facilitated 'Reclaiming Ourselves' workshops.
Addictions Worker Certificate: Vancouver College of Counsellor Training
Certified Coach in Emotional Intelligence & Well-being
Satir Transformational Family Systems Therapy, Levels 1 & 2: trained with John Banmen & Anne Morrison
Motivational Interviewing: Okanagan University College

Trainings and Therapeutic Modalities

Compassionate Inquiry: with Gabor Mate
Internal Family Systems: developed by Richard Schwartz, trained with Derek Scott
Compassionate Communication: trained with Marshall B. Rosenberg and numerous others
Mindfulness Meditation
Crisis intervention: BC Society of Transition Houses
Satir Method, Journey to Self: trained with Maria Gomori at the Haven Institute
Addictions Counselling: Okanagan University College
Many Mental Health and addiction courses
Making Connections Facilitator training: BC Women's Hospital
Body Work: New Mexico School of Massage and Advanced Healing Arts
Various trauma courses including Peter Levines’s approach and Trauma Incident Reduction; Applied Metapsychology International
Relationships: Recovering Intimacy program
Response Based Practice: Allen Wade

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