Education
Master of Social Work, University of Windsor, 2019
BSc, First Class Honours in Psychology, Dalhousie University, 1994
Registration
Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers (OCSWSSW): # 832976
Ontario Association of Social Workers (OASW): #14312
Additional certifications & training:
2025
DBT Skills with Marsha Linehan, Psychwire
2024
Compassion Focussed CBT, Dr. Dennis Tirch & Dr. Paul Gilbert, Psychwire
ACT for Perfectionism & People Pleasing, Dr. Russ Harris, Psychwire
IFS and Chronic Pain, Cambridge Health Alliance, Nancy Sowell LICSW
Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital
ACT for ADHD & Neurodivergence, Dr. Russ Harris, Psychwire
2023
IFS Online Circle, IFS Institute
2022
ACT for Grief and Loss, Dr. Russ Harris, Psychwire
Trauma-Focussed ACT (TFACT), Dr. Russ Harris, Psychwire
IFS Online Circle, IFS Institute
2021
Somatic Embodiment & Regulation Strategies - Level I, with Linda Thai, Collectively Rooted
ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy) APT Accreditation Level 2
ACT for Depression & Anxiety, Dr. Russ Harris, Psychwire/I’m Learning ACT
2020
IFS (Internal Family Systems) with Frank Anderson, Leading Edge Seminars; Psychotherapy Networker & PESI
CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) for Anxiety, Worry & Adult ADHD, Dr. Sanjay Rao, Unified CBT Academy, University of Ottawa and OASW
2019
Emotion-Focused Family Therapy with Dr. Adele LaFrance, SickKids CCMH
Family & Child Therapy with Liana Lowenstein, SickKids CCMH
Children’s Grief & Bereavement with Andrea Warnick, SickKids CCMH
2018
Trauma: A Narrative Approach with Jill Freedman, Windz Institute
Cognitive Behavourial Therapy with Dr. Nili Benazon, SickKids CCMH
TCPS 2 Research Ethics Certificate (CORE)
First Nations, Inuit & Métis Culture, Colonization & Determinants of Health. Cancer Care Ontario
Social Work in Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID), Canadian Association of Social Workers
2017
Suicide Bereavement Clinician Training, Bereavement Ontario Network
Hospice Palliative Care Training, Hospice Palliative Care Ontario
Fundamentals of Hospice and Palliative Care, Elizabeth Dougherty, Acclaim Health
Narrative Therapy with Bonnie Miller, MSW, RSW Hincks Dellcrest Centre
2016
Resilience and Relationship with Gordon Neufeld, The Neufeld Institute
PRESENTATIONS
Presenter, 2021, MAIDHouse, “"Grief and Bereavement After MAiD," with Nikki Gouzopoulos
Exhibitor, 2021, Virtual Symposium: “The Untold Stories of MAiD in Ontario: The experiences of family and friends”
Presenter, 2019 HPCO Annual Conference:
“When MAiD will be the cause of death: Supporting Friends & Family”
Presenter, 2018 HPCO Annual Conference & Central West Palliative Care Organization,
Hospice Resident & Family Psychosocial Needs by PPS