Fun fact, my name means Snow White! I am a Registered Psychotherapist under the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario and a Certified Canadian Counsellor (CCC) with the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. 

 

My counselling practice started in 2015-2016 academic school year during my graduate studies as a student counsellor intern with FIT: Action at Carleton University. Following graduation from my Masters of Education (M.Ed) in Counselling Psychology at the University of Ottawa in June 2016, I worked as a Client Care Counsellor at Morneau Shepell until February 2017. During this time, I provided single session telephone therapy to clients dealing with significant distress. I counselled highly urgent and/or high-risk situations, including suicide, child welfare issues, familial issues, relationship issues, domestic violence, addictions, workplace stress, stress management and bereavement. 

 

Since September 2016 until February 2020, I worked as a RP (Qualifying) at Inline Rehabilitation Centre. I administered psychological assessments, wrote psychological reports and provided one-on-one ongoing weekly individual therapy sessions to motor vehicle accident (MVA) clients. Ages of client population range from 18 to 65. 

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Between November 2018 until March 2021, I became a Mills Gosse Psychology Associate as a Registered Psychotherapist. I provided therapy services to adults in the WSIB program focusing on personal difficulties and psychological disorders that include but are not limited to: depression, anxiety, PTSD, pain disorders, adjustment difficulties, poor self-esteem, life transitions, career problems, anger management, grief, loss, relationship difficulty, and addictions.

 

My theoretical approach to counselling and therapy includes Rational-Emotive Behavioural Therapy (REBT), Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Past-Life Regression Therapy (PLT) and mindfulness techniques. I also borrow techniques from Somatic Therapy, Solution-focused Therapy, Emotion-focused Therapy (EFT), Acceptance-commitment Therapy (ACT), Gestalt-therapy (chair work) and Interactive Short-Term Psychodynamic Therapy (ISTDP). 

 

My practice is holistic, eclectic, integrative and humanistic. My approach is transparent and collaborative in order to ensure that you become a conscious creator of your life. The healing process is mandatory for growth and confronting any thought or emotion will be done in a safe space. I specialize in working with the subconscious part of the psyche to integrate imprints. This includes Internal Family Systems inner-child parts work and hypnotherapy. In addition, I incorporate somatic work to regulate the nervous system via the vagus nerve. My number one priority are the needs and well-being of my client’s and being authentic, competent and up-to-date on the professional standards are the heart of my work. 

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Certifications: 

• Solution-focused Therapy completed at Morneau Shepell.

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) completed at the University of Toronto. 

• Applied Specialization in Mindfulness Meditation completed at the University of Toronto. I am trained in facilitating guided meditations and breath work.

• Past-Life Regression Hypnotherapy, trained by the pioneer himself, Dr. Brain Weiss, MD. Certification completed at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY.

• Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) completed at Adler Graduate Professional School.

• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) certified in 2016.

 

I am granted the honour to be working with my supervisor and current mentor, Cindy Elkerton, RP.