Nice to meet you

I am a clinical marriage and family therapist with over 25 years of experience in a variety of specialized areas. I specialize in severe mental health diagnoses, high-risk child and adolescent family interventions, relational issues, trauma, abuse, and addictions.

I have conducted consultations, psychiatric assessments, and crisis interventions for multidisciplinary treatment teams with hospitals, medical clinics, and private/government agencies

I place particular emphasis on client empowerment and advocacy within community and legal systems.

I have worked with doctors and psychiatrists for many years, which has given me a good sense of medications and treatment options that would best suit the client and their personal situation. My approach is completely client-centered and I am sensitive to the pace of the individual. 

My methods

EXPERIENCE

Behavior therapy

In behavior therapy, the main focus is on learning's role in developing both normal and abnormal behaviors.

Psychoanalysis

In psychoanalysis, we focus on changing problematic behaviors by understanding the unconscious meanings and motivations behind them.

Cognitive therapy

In cognitive therapy, the focus is on what people think rather than what they do.

Humanistic therapy

In humanistic therapy, the main focus is on a person's capacity to make rational choices and develop.

Trying my best to learn

EDUCATION

Acadia University

Bachelor's degree in Psychology

Loma Linda University

Master's degree in Science

Education

Professional Memberships & Training

Experience

Equine Assisted Growth and Learning Association (EAGALA), Level II, clinical therapy and horse specialist

International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals (IAEDP)

EMDRIA

Play Therapy

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

SuicideIntervention

Therapeutic Crisis Intervention

Blended Family Issues

Eating Disorders

Therapeutic Yoga

Alberta Mental Health System

Child, family and marriage therapist

Greater Calgary Metropolitan Family Services

Child therapist, crisis intervention and child protective specialist

University of Calgary

Post degree diploma in Educational and Counselling Psychology

Interact Counseling

Director of Experiential Therapies

ONLINE

Get help wherever you are

On top of face-to-face counseling, I also offer online therapy for anyone and everyone.

Happy clients

TESTIMONIALS

Doloress K.

Therapy has really helped me overcome some past trauma I had been keeping under a lid for a long time. Now, I feel happier and more confident in my life, and feel like I can walk with my head held high.

Anthony M.

Coming from a competitive sports background, the injury that ended up making me give up my career was a hard blow. With therapy, I was able to start building my identity around other things than just sport.

Miron Z.

After the birth of my second child, my post-partum depression kicked in hard. I was having a hard time coping, but thanks to therapy I was slowly able to take care of myself, my family, and my mental health.

Susan R.

As an ex-alcoholic, group therapy helped me understand the pain and pressure I was putting my family under with my addiction, and eventually change my ways for good.