A compassionate space to be heard, understood, and supported.
My professional journey has taken me through youth programs, developmental-disability services, homelessness and community services, youth care, child welfare, family services, mental health and counselling. These experiences have shaped not only how I work with people, but also the kind of counsellor I want to be.
Why Counselling?
I chose counselling because I want to be the kind of support for others that can sometimes feel difficult to find—or difficult to accept.
Throughout my career, I have seen how meaningful it can be when someone has a person who genuinely listens, remains curious rather than judgmental, recognizes their strengths and is willing to meet them where they are.
That is what I want MnM’s Counselling & Wellness to offer.
My goal is to provide holistic, respectful and engaging support for people who need it, deserve it and want it.
I don’t believe counselling should be about someone sitting across from you and telling you how to live your life. Instead, I see counselling as a partnership. We can explore what’s happening, understand where certain thoughts, feelings or patterns may be coming from, recognize the strengths you already have and work toward changes that are meaningful to you.
My Professional Background
My background has given me the opportunity to support people with very different experiences and needs.
My current professional work in child and family services includes identifying individual and family strengths and barriers, developing individualized plans, providing crisis and emotional support, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, connecting people with community resources, advocating for mental-health, substance-use, housing and financial supports, and providing culturally responsive and trauma-informed services.
Earlier roles included direct work with youth in care, supporting young people with education, daily living, relationships and personal goals; youth-development programming; homelessness and community services; and supporting individuals with developmental disabilities across the lifespan.
My experience working with young people goes back more than a decade and has included youth programming, recreation, mentorship and opportunities to support young people experiencing personal challenges.
Education & Training
Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology
degree requirements completed,
Yorkville University
Bachelor of Social Work
Child Welfare Specialization
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
Diploma
Chemical Addictions / Mental Health / PWD / Developmental Disabilities
My education has also included study in trauma-informed social work, lifespan development, child welfare, Indigenous perspectives, social-work practice, ethics and social policy.
My additional training and professional knowledge include areas such as Indigenous health and wellness, Truth and Reconciliation, crisis intervention, MANDT, Naloxone response and First Aid.
What Working With Me Is Like
I want counselling to feel human.
You won’t be expected to walk into your first appointment knowing exactly what to say, what’s wrong or what you want to change.
We’ll start wherever you are.
Warm & Conversational
My counselling style is warm, conversational, collaborative and practical. I draw primarily from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy and Person-Centred approaches while recognizing that no single approach works for everyone.
Collaborative
I also take a whole-person and experience-informed approach, recognizing that people are more than symptoms or diagnoses. Your experiences, relationships, environment, strengths, values and goals all matter.
Practical
Most importantly, you remain an active participant in your counselling.
My job isn’t to decide what your life should look like. My role is to walk alongside you, offer another perspective, help you develop practical tools and create a space where meaningful conversations and meaningful change can happen.
A Little More About Me
Outside of my professional work, I enjoy
- cooking
- technology
- music
- fitness
- hiking
- horses
