– PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION-

• Registered Psychologist, College of Alberta Psychologists, # 5100, 2019
• Master of Counselling Psychology, M.C., University of Calgary, 2017
• Bachelor of Arts Psychology (First Class Honours) University of Calgary, 2014

– PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS-

• EMDR Canada- Professional Member, 2020
• EMDR International (EMDRIA)- Professional Member, 2020
• Professional Association for Equine Facilitated Wellness (PRO-EFW Member), 2020
• Psychologists Association of Alberta (PAA) - Registered Psychologist, #1414, 2019
• Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute- Alumni Member, 2019

– THERAPEUTIC APPROACHES -

• Trauma focused counselling with survivors of childhood trauma and relational trauma throughout the life span
• Sensorimotor Psychotherapy (SP), a somatic approach accessing the body’s innate wisdom and ability to heal
• Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, an approach to welcome all parts of you into the healing process
• Equine Facilitated Mental Health (EFMH) approaches in therapeutic work to support safe connection and regulation
• Special Interest: Treatment of Trauma Spectrum challenges involving emotion dysregulation, Post-traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD), Complex Trauma (C-PTSD) and Dissociative Disorders

– ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATIONS -

• Treating Complex Trauma with Internal Family Systems (IFS), PESI- Dr. Frank Anderson, 2020
• Overcoming Addictions: Certified Addictions-Informed Mental Health Professional (CAIMPH), PESI, 2020
• Explorations Training, Equine Facilitated Mental Health, Healing Hooves, 2020
• Collaboratively work with clients to address feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, despair, SP Institute, 2020
• How to do EMDR Counselling Online, Sue Genest, 2020
• Sensorimotor Psychotherapy from a Distance, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute, 2020
• Using the Strengths of All Parts Chart, Strengths of All Parts, 2020
• EMDR Level 1 Certification, Sue Genest, 2020
• Beyond the Suicide Assessment: Working with Chronically Suicidal Individuals, Dr. McBride, 2019
• General Assessments for Counselling Psychologists, Dr. Dyck & Psychologists’ Association of Alberta, 2019
• Grounding Trauma with Dr. Kristin Neff, Cast-Canada, 2019
• Sensorimotor Level 1 Affect Regulation, Attachment, and Trauma, Dr. Sharpe/Jen Gardner, 2019
• Applied Suicide Intervention Training (ASIST) Tune up, Centre for Suicide Prevention, 2019
• Frontiers of Trauma Training Series, NICABM, 2019
• Intermediate Counselling Ethics: Relational Consent and Writing Succinct Therapy Notes, Dr. McBride, 2019
• Somatic Interventions for Treating Complex Trauma, Dr. Janina Fisher, 2018
• Healing the Fragmented Selves of Trauma Survivors, Dr. Janina Fisher, 2018
• How to Work With the Part of Trauma That Can’t be Verbalized Web-Training, NICABM, 2018
• CBT-I Certification, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, 2017
• Using DBT to Treat Emotional Dysregulation Disorders, Sheri Van Dijk, 2017