Counselling Services
I see therapy as a safe place for my clients to heal, learn, and grow. I strive to be a caring and engaging professional, who helps others feel comfortable and supported. I am honoured to help people walk through challenging experiences and live their lives meaningfully.
I am a humanistic therapist at the core. My approach is grounded in existential and Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) therapies. Depending on my clients’ needs, I also use Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT), Complicated Grief Disorder Therapy (CGDT), and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), as well as mindfulness and self-compassion approaches. My practice is informed by research in psychology, education, and neuroscience to offer my clients everyday tools for balance and health.
Assessment Services
I provide comprehensive differential diagnosis and psychoeducational assessments for children, adolescents, and adults. My assessment practice includes the following purposes: contribute to clarity about personal strengths and beneficial supports, treatment planning, as well as learning and workplace accommodations. Some of the assessment areas include ADHD, learning difficulties, giftedness, Autism, stress and trauma, anxiety, depression, sleep, as well as behavioural difficulties in chidlren and adolescents.
Professional Background
I have been a registered psychologist with the Saskatchewan College of Psychologists since 2013. My practice has included the areas of clinical, counselling, and school psychology with adults, adolescents, and children.
My professional path as a psychologist started in residential and community-based services, working as a part of counselling and assessment teams with access to multidisciplinary consultation resources. I began working in private practice, establishing Horizon in 2017. I continue to serve as a co-owner and clinical director of our clinic.
I am dedicated to developing quality, evidence-based, sustainable services, and support systems for people in Saskatchewan. I am also deeply committed to enhancing the training of mental health professionals in our province and creating capacity for services in various areas of need. I provide supervision to provisionally-registered psychologists, as well as professional consultations to counsellors and psychologists, both within the clinic and in the community.
Prior to becoming a registered psychologist, between 2007 and 2013, my work experience included several mental health roles in community mental health services, residential treatment, university, and high-school settings. These roles included counselling, treatment planning, risk assessment and management, development and facilitation of psychoeducational programming, as well as clinical leadership and education. I continue to use the skills gained in these settings in my professional practice and deeply value the professional relationships established over the years.
Additional Professional Interest
Vicarious resilience
Applicaitons of mindful self-compassion across the lifespan
Nature and neuroaesthetics in mental health
Determinants of brain development and neurodiversity
Cultural worldviews and linguistic diversity in psychological services
Training, development, and professional challenges of early career and mature psychologists
Additional Training
Live Online Mindful Self-Compassion Course (LOCMS)
Recognizing and Supporting Clients with Less Obvious Presentations of Autism workshop with Dr. Donna Henderson
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain training with Dr. Lance McCracken
Circles as Ceremony: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge and Practice in Psychology conference
Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference, Milton H. Erickson Foundation
Humanitarian Response to Conflict and Disaster (Harvard Online) course
Complicated Grief Disorder Therapy (Columbia Center for Complicated Grief) practice-focused intensive training, Level II
Complicated Grief Disorder Therapy (Columbia Center for Complicated Grief) training, Level I
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Immersion (Dr. Steven Hayes) course
Telepsychology Best Practices 101: Clinical Evaluation and Care (APA) course
Clinical Applications of Self-Compassion online conference
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT)
Suicide Prevention and Intervention Training (Train the trainer)
ADOS-2 training and supervised practice
FASD Assessment/New Assessment Guidelines (SK Health Region) training
Family Systems Therapy Training
DSM-5 Comprehensive Workshop (Dr. Michael First) Psychology Association of Saskatchewan Conference
SASSI administration and scoring, and clinical interpretation training (Level 1 and Level 2)
Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for children and adolescents
Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for the treatment of anxiety in adults
“WhyTry” Program for behavioural difficulties in children and youth
Self-Harm Behaviour in Youth: Issues and Strategies Workshop
Mental Health First Aid training
Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) assessment (Dr. John Lyons)
Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) training
Putting neuro-developmental research into your everyday practice workshop
Head injury, traumatic brain injury, and its impact on the brain: Application for clinical practice workshop
Understanding Children’s Sexual Behaviours: From natural and healthy to disturbed, training
Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS) training
Discovering Knowledge: Sharing a Path, Indigenous awareness training
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
Lions Quest K-8 Training: Skills for Growing and Skills for Adolescents training
