Education

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology – University of British Columbia Okanagan
Master of Clinical Social Work – University of British Columbia Okanagan

Professional Registration & Memberships

Registered Social Worker (RSW) with the British Columbia College of Social Workers
Member of the British Columbia Association of Social Workers
Member of the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts (AFCC)
Roster Member of the Hear the Child BC Registry

Family Justice & Mediation Training

Justice Institute of British Columbia

Introduction to Family Justice – 21 hours
Foundations of Collaborative Conflict Resolution – 21 hours
Effects of Separation and Divorce on Adults – 21 hours
Family Violence: Impact on Divorce and Separation – 21 hours
Substance Use in Family Justice – 14 hours
Mediated Agreements and Related Court Orders – 7 hours
Writing Children’s Needs Assessments – 35 hours

Parenting Coordination & Child-Focused Practice

Fundamentals of Parenting Coordination – 40 hours (Association of Family and Conciliation Courts)

Writing Children’s Needs Assessments – 35 hours (Justice Institute of British Columbia)
Hear the Child interviewing and reporting using child-centered, non-evaluative best-interest frameworks.

Trauma-Informed & Indigenous-Informed Training

Nawh whu’nus’en – We See in Two Worlds: Trauma-sensitive practices for collectively healing in relationship (Level 1)
San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training – 8 hours

Couples, Attachment & Family Systems Training

Gottman Method Couples Therapy Levels 1 and 2

Emotional Focused Therapy for Couples (EFT) Course

Internal Family Systems Course

Child & Adolescent Development

The Whole-Brain Child – Dr. Daniel Siegel
The Mindsight Approach for Children and Adolescents – Dr. Daniel Siegel

Effects of Separation and Divorce on Adults – 21 hours (The Justice Institute of British Columbia)

Attachment-Based Parenting

Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder- 40 hours, Okanagan College

Anxiety & Mental Health Treatment

Anxiety Certification Course integrating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Exposure & Response Prevention for generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, OCD, social anxiety, and phobias

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Clinical Focus

Separation, divorce, and co-parenting
High-conflict family dynamics
Child-centred family transitions
Trauma-informed and attachment-based care
Supporting children’s voices in family decision-making