Degrees
Master in Education. Certificates in Crisis and Suicide Intervention, along with additional training in Object Relations Therapy and Self Psychology.
My Expert Service
As a mental health specialist I have dedicated myself counseling, coaching and consulting. As such I draw on a variety of approaches.
For problem solving and coaching new skills, I use my training in CBT & Brief Solution Focused Therapy. For more ongoing, longer term therapy with clients, I draw on Existential Therapy to assist clients with finding more meaning in their life.
Experience & Qualifications
I provide ongoing crisis intervention, grief and trauma counseling, along with parent coaching at Centrepointe House, an institute dedicated to assisting people in their efforts to achieve a sense of well-being, personal growth and healing.
History:
In addition to individual counseling at the Saint Paul’s University Counselling Centre, I provided supportive counseling at the Well (a drop in day centre for woman and children). In my role as a volunteer floor and outreach worker at The Well, I offered immediate response through crisis intervention, and outreach. I was given the opportunity to facilitate referrals to other social services whenever appropriate. Aside from connecting the woman with these resources, I provided them with advocacy.
Among the some of the issues which these woman were dealing with included homelessness, low income, housing issues, abuse, trauma, suicide ideology as well as issues of sexual identity.