EXPERIENCE

Director, Indigo Insight Counselling, Inc., Registered Psychologist, Jan. 2018 – present; Certified Counsellor, June 2010 - Jan. 2018
  • Person-centered counselling for individuals, adolescents, couples, and families.
  • Return-to-Work Specialist, WCB and insurance claims, Substance Abuse Expert.
  • "Art Alchemy" transformational art workshops; therapy group facilitation
Disability Services Worker, Quest Support Services, Aug. 2004 – May 2013
  • Providing care for individuals with disabilities and mental illnesses.
Group Facilitator, Family Centre, Sept. 2010 – Sept. 2011
  • Supporting Father's Involvement (SFI) parent education and support group.
Art Instructor, Schizophrenia Society, Sept. 2010 – June 2011
  • "Art Escapes" therapeutic group art activities
Addictions Counsellor, AADAC Youth Treatment Centre, Nov. 2009 – Oct. 2010
  • Psycho-educational groups and support
Counselling practicum, Lethbridge Family Services, Sept. 2008 – Apr. 2009
  • Individual counselling; group facilitation - grief support group and mandated offenders of domestic violence group.
Art Instructor, Youth Employment Program - Lethbridge College, Jan. 2007 – Apr. 2007
  • Instructed youth in various therapeutic art-making activities, and in developing interpersonal and communication skills

EDUCATION

University of Lethbridge, Master of Education, Counselling Psychology 2007 – 2010
  • Honor Roll, Great Distinction
  • Graduate research project "Quality of Life and Social Capital in Eco-Communities" funded by the J. Armand Bombadier Canadian Graduate Scholarship
  • Research Assistant, Sept. 2007 - April 2008, "Transformations of Psychosis"

The University of Lethbridge, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology 2000 – 2005
  • Honor Roll, Great Distinction
  • Recipient of several grants and scholarships
  • Undergraduate Thesis: "Sexual Reward as a Proximate Mechanism for Mounting in Female Japanese Macaques" funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). See "Links" for list of publications.
  • Co-op Work Experience and Applied Studies
  • Research Assistant, 2002-2005

RELATED TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS

  • Treating Trauma: Master Series, 2019
  • Anxiety: New Interventions for Rapid & Effective Outcomes, 2019
  • Somatic Interventions for Treating Complex Trauma & Shame, 2018
  • Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, 2018
  • Training and Supervision in Assessment & Diagnosis, including clinical interviewing and psychological report-writing; 2016-2017
  • Suicide Assessment and Intervention within an EAP setting, 2017
  • Substance Abuse Expert, 2017
  • Family Systems Therapy, 2016
  • Healing and Treating Trauma & Addictions, 2014
  • Collaborative Problem-Solving (CPS) Approach to Working with Explosive Individuals, 2013
  • Crisis and Suicide Prevention and Intervention, 2013
  • Abuse Prevention and Reporting Protocol, 2012
  • Full-Body Awakening – Mind Body Integration, 2012
  • Gottman Couples Therapy, 2012
  • Depression Care, 2012
  • ThetaHealing Certification, Basic & Advanced, 2011
  • Supporting Father’s Involvement parenting group, Facilitator Training, 2011
  • Shamanism: Death, Dying, and Beyond, 2011
  • Introduction to Shamanism, 2011
  • Helping Professionals Create Resiliency in Youth, 2010
  • Strength-Based Counselling with At-Risk Children, Youth, and Families, 2010
  • AADAC Trauma-Informed Service, 2009
  • Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, 2009
  • The Healing Power of Expressive Arts, 2008