Experience
- Over 20 years providing assistance to individuals, couples and families.
- Graduate of University of Calgary.
- Trained and experienced as counsellor for addictions. Worked as addiction counsellor in treatment centre for 7 years.
- Private practice in Okotoks and Calgary for 15 years, including work at the Calgary Stress Clinic.
- Provided consultation to employers regarding mental health issues affecting their staff, including on-site interventions for traumatic incidents.
- Registered Psychologist for 20 years in Alberta.
- Provided assessments of learning and behaviour problems to school boards in Calgary and Okotoks.
- Completed Level II training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy—the foremost research based method available for helping relationships.
- Over the years, have trained in a variety of methods including cognitive-behavioural therapy, solution focused techniques, marital therapy, family therapy and hypnosis. These approaches are combined to provide the most effective treatment for each client.
Treatment Approach
Practical combining of a variety of approaches to find most effective strategy.
Based in current research.
Developing workable solutions.
Brief, focused on making progress as quickly as possible.