areas that I specialize in:

• managing life changes and transitions

• stress management

• self-regulation (including interoceptive awareness)

• goal setting & problem-solving

• parent support

• fostering healthy relationships

• self-care strategies to support and enhance well-being

• using a neurodiversity-affirming approach to practice

in my sessions, I focus on relationship building. by taking the time to develop a connection, it helps establish the foundation of a therapeutic relationship. I ask questions, listen to the responses, and help my clients feel heard and understood.

when I am not working, I can often be found biking around the city, exploring various parks and beaches with my two young kids strapped onto the back of my cargo bike!

credentials

professional affiliations:

• BC association of clinical counsellors (BCACC)

• college of occupational therapists of BC (COTBC)

education:

• queen’s university: master of science in occupational therapy

• canadian counselling and psychotherapy association: ethics training

• yorkville university: couples and family systems (PSYC 6263)

• university of waterloo: bachelor of arts in honours therapeutic recreation (with a minor in psychology)

work experience:

• clinical counsellor in private practice (ages 8+)

• occupational therapist in outpatient adult mental health (case manager and recovery coach)

• occupational therapist in various pediatric settings including outpatient mental health, school-age therapy programs, and private practice

additional training:

• san’yas indigenous cultural safety training

• mind over mood: cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) boot camp 2.0

• gender-affirming primary care

• self-reg foundations certificate program (in progress)

• supporting gender-creative children and their families

• two-day advanced collaborative & proactive solutions (CPS) training with dr. ross greene

• fostering well-being in autistic girls & women

• applied suicide intervention skills training (ASIST)

• trauma informed practice workshop

• dr. stuart shanker: the importance of self-regulation

• cutting edge strategies to improve executive function skills

• intro to gender diversity (expanded version)

• brief action planning certificate

• the changeways core programs 3rd edition – evidence-based group treatment for depression