BACKGROUND
Registered Social Worker with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW).
Over 25 years working with children, adolescents and adults.
Experience working in healthcare, education and children’s mental health.
EDUCATION:
MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK, Wilfrid Laurier University 2004
BACHELOR OF ARTS, CHILD & YOUTH CARE, Ryerson University 2002
CHILD & YOUTH WORKER DIPLOMA, Humber College, 1998
TRAINING
-Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Hincks Dellcrest
-Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Elisha VanHarte
-Narrative Therapy, Karen Young
-Trauma-informed Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, MacKenzie Health
-Mindfulness Meditation, A Still Quiet Place by Dr.Amy Saltzman
-Motivational Interviewing, School Mental Health Ontario
-Suicide Risk Assessment, McMaster Children’s Hospital
-ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)
-Perinatal Mental Health Certificate, Postpartum Support International
-Supporting your Anxious Child, Lynn Lyons
-Children’s Grief & Bereavement Certificate, Hincks-Dellcrest/Sick Kids Hospital
-Collaborative Proactive Solutions (CPS), Dr.Ross Greene
-ADHD Clinical Services Provider Certificate, PESI
-Advanced ADHD Certification Course, PESI
-Play Therapy, Safeguards and Wilfrid Laurier University
-Behaviour Management Systems (BMS) Training
-Attachment in Children, Annette Kussin
-TAPP-C (Arson Prevention Program for Children)
-Violent Threat Risk Assessment (VTRA)
On the personal side….
I’m happiest in nature…in the woods, the mountains or by the water. I love curling up with a cup of tea and reading a good book, watching a favourite show with my kids and partner, dancing in the kitchen, going on hikes, and downhill skiing. I love to travel and daydream of new adventures.
During the Spring, Summer and Fall, I welcome ‘Walk & Talk’ sessions or session sitting in nature. If this is of interest to you, please reach out. I’d love to be in nature with you!