Therapist 

Niagara Regional Sexual Assault Centre Sept 2010-present 

• Trauma based counselling with female and male clients who have histories of childhood sexual abuse

• Establishing safety and stabilization using various techniques and trauma models of recovery

• Developed, implemented and presently facilitating a 16 week program for male survivors of childhood sexual abuse

• Completing assessments, case notes, documentation in a timely and concise manner

• Providing crisis counselling by telephone and emergency walk ins

• Effectively collaborating with team manners as part of a modified collective, maintaining a high degree of       professionalism  and accountability. 

Family Counselling Centre St. Catharines ON

• Client centred, cognitive-behavioural therapy with adults, children and adolescents presenting with emotional and behavioural disturbances

• Providing a high level of skill in assessment, treatment planning, therapeutic intervention, resource coordination and concise report documentation

• Providing individual, child, family and couple counselling.

• Using play therapy effectively with children.

• Contributing to the social and emotional growth and personal skills development of assigned clients and their families

• Effectively providing therapy to clients with issues relating to: trauma, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, marital discord, low self-esteem, abuse, workplace stress, parenting. 

Facilitator Divorce and Separation Group Welland, ON

Pathstone Mental Health Services

• Supporting post-divorce families having difficulty following through with regular access that has been agreed upon.

• Assisting parents to effectively cope with their own reactions and parenting issues  throughout the process of separation and divorce.

• Providing information to parents about the impact of divorce and separation on their children and how to develop and implement strategies to help their children cope

Youthdale Crisis Unit  Toronto, ON

• Counselling adolescents in a secure, short-term treatment centre. 

• Collaborating with a multidisciplinary team in the assessment and treatment of adolescents.

• Developing and implementing various programs relating to behavioural, emotional and social needs.

• Co-counselling daily therapy sessions with agency psychiatrist.

• Mediating and counselling clients and family during family sessions.

• Presenting progress notes of clients at case conferences.

• Night shift supervisor, responsible for residents, staff and crisis phone.

Masters of Science in Education

Mental Health Counselling   2000 - 2003

Niagara University   Lewiston, NY

Honours Student

Bachelors of Art, Psychology   1985-1988

McMaster University   Hamilton, ON

• EMDR Training, Phase I and II, 2016

• Healing the Wounds of Attachment Dysregulation, Parenting to heal the hearts of truamatized children-Nancy Thomas, 2 day workshop November 2015 

• Neuroscience Meets Psychoanalysis-The Science of the Art of Psychotherapy, Dr Allan Schore April 13, 2013 The Institute for the Advancement of Self Psychology,

• Internal Attachment Relationships-Overcoming Alienation from Self, Janina Fisher, May 13, May 14 2013, Toronto, Ontario. Leading Edge Seminars

• Male Sexual Victimization- Trauma and Recovery, Rick Goodwin, October 22, October 23 2012. London Ontario. Solutions on Site

• Male Victimization Conference. One day conference.  March 2011, Centre for Abuse Awareness,  Toronto

• Attachment &Atypical Caregiver Behaviour Training– 2 day –Dr. Diane Benoit April 2010

• Cognitive Behavioural Training Certificate Program. Eight week certificate course, Hinks-Dellcrest-OISE/UT, Nina Josefowitz Jan 2010

• Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) – 3 days, 1 day accreditation, Matt Sanders, New Zealand, Oct 2009

• Trauma Counselling Certificate. Six day training, Natalie, Hinks-Dellcrest Oct 2008

• Caring Dads training – 2 day training. 17-week group intervention helping fathers value their children, Katreena Scott, Tim Kelly 2006

• Domestic Violence Years Conference –two day.  Todd Augusta Scott

• Family group Conferencing Sept 2006

• Evidence-Based Treatments for Childhood and Adolescent Mental Health Niagara Conference, 3 day 2006

• Kids Have Stress Too. One day May 2005

• Intergenerational Trauma Treatment Model (ITTM). 3 day training  complex trauma treatment –Valerie Copping Nov 2005

• Play Therapy One day  Nov 2005

• Critical Incident Training.  Two day Oct 2005

• Council Member Representing Niagara, Hamilton District for the  College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario(CRPO)- elected position 2015-2017

• Committee Member Client Relations Committee, CRPO 2015-present

• Member of Program Planning and Standards Committee at CARSA

• Member of College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO)