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Education:

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• M.A.C.P., Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology

• B.A., Psychology

• B.A., Sociology (Criminology)

• V.S.N.T., Narrative Therapy Practice

• V.S.N.T., Advanced Narrative Therapy Practice

• Post Graduate Training in Sex Therapy and Gender/Relationship/Sexuality Diversity

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Professional Associations:

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• Canadian Certified Clinical Counsellor, CCPA

• Association of Counselling Therapy of Alberta Professional Member (CCTA Pending)

• American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counsellors and Therapists (AASECT) Professional Member

• Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Professional Member

• Centre for Positive Sexuality Professional Member

• Canadian Association for Spiritual Care

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Professional Training & Development:

 

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UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH

Guelph, Ontario

INTENSIVE SEX THERAPY TRAINING PROGRAM

• Specialised training in sex counselling and therapy

• Theory, research, assessment, and clinical interventions in sex counselling and therapy

• Explores the relationship between issues in sexual development and sexual functioning

• Addresses “self-as-therapist” and the intersection of social location (class, gender, culture, sexual orientation, etc.)

• Designed to meet professional AASECT accreditation core competencies

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YORKVILLE UNIVERSITY

Fredericton, New Brunswick

MASTER OF ARTS IN COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY

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• Biopsychosocial Approaches in Counselling

• Theories of Personality

• Psychological Assessment

• Counselling Methodologies – Psychodynamic and Humanistic Modalities

• Counselling Methodologies – Behavioural and Cognitive Modalities

• Cultural Differences in Counselling

• Psychopathology

• Addiction Counselling

• Human Sexuality

• Marriage and Family Systems

• Ethical Standards for Mental Health Service Providers

• Research Methodology

• Group Counselling

• Counselling Skills and Competencies

• Cognitive-Behavioural Interventions

 

VANCOUVER SCHOOL FOR NARRATIVE THERAPY

Vancouver, British Columbia

NARRATIVE THERAPY PRACTICE (Intensive)

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• Foundations of Narrative Therapy Practice

• Grief, Dying and Loss

• Relational Externalizing, Re-authoring Values, Narrative Questioning,

• The Absent but Implicit

• Double Listening

• Queer Informed Narrative Therapy

• Trauma, Violence, Masculinities, Moving Beyond Gender Binaries

• Gender Violence

• Non-Essentialist Approaches in Therapy

• Power/knowledge, Subjectification and Problematisation

 

VANCOUVER SCHOOL FOR NARRATIVE THERAPY

Vancouver, British Columbia

ADVANCED NARRATIVE THERAPY PRACTICE

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• Understanding complex Relational Ecologies involved in the Receiving Context

• Counter-story Interviewing

• Relational Externalizing, Re-authoring Values, Narrative Questioning

• The creative art of Therapeutic Questioning

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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

Calgary, Alberta

CERTIFICATE IN PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

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UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

Calgary, Alberta

BACHELOR OF ARTS, SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY – Concentration in Criminology

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Conferences / Training / Talents:

 

• Understanding and Treating Narcissistic Personality Disorder (2020)

• Drug Addiction & Detox (2016) 

• Gender Identity - Beyond the Binary (2016)

• Addictions and Attachment Seminar (2016)

• Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (DVA) – (1992)

• Suicide Intervention Training Protocols (DVA) – (1992)

• Emergency First Response Instructor / Trainer – Advanced CPR / AED

• Computer skills: Office Suite, Adobe Suite, Horton CMS, Various

• Intermediate training in American Sign Language

• Some knowledge of French

• Volunteer host family for several international students, assisting in learning/adapting to Canadian life and culture

• Minister of Music / Youth Leader Calgary Foursquare Gospel Church

 

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Workshops & Presentations:

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• Managing Stress and Anxiety

• Leave Bad Habits Behind: Towards a Better You

• Breaking Free and Moving On - When Relationships End

• Healthy Relationships and Communication Skills

• A Clinical Perspective on Addictions

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Research Interests:

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• Self-Regulation and Addiction

• Contextual Definitions in Self-Definition and Expression

• Tacit Communication / Social Control Mechanisms