Credentials

Experience

Counsellor (1992 onward)

  • Private Practice / Employee and Family Assistance Programs (EFAP) contractor (1994-present)
  • BC Government Mental Health and Substance Use Services
    (Concurrent Disorders Therapist, 26 years, retired 2016)
  • Addictions services (counsellor and educator, 24 years)
  • Critical incident stress management (15 years)
  • Co-facilitator in programs for men who batter (6 years)
  • College and university instructor (4 years)

Trainer and Educator: public and professional

Registered Massage Therapist (RMT, 1979-2003)

Affiliations

  • British Columbia Registered Social Worker
    (BCCSW #04051; 1992-present)
  • Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association
    (CCPA #4932; 1992-present)

Education

  • Master of Education
    (Educational Counselling, UNBC, 2001)
  • Bachelor of Social Work
    (UVic, 1992)
  • Institute for Life Coaching Training
    (Foundational Training, 2003)