Education Credentials:
- Master of Education – School and Clinical Child Psychology (University of Alberta)
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (MacEwan University)
Philosophy:
I see attachment and connection between caregiver and child as the foundation for not only supporting social-emotional-behavioural challenges, but critical for a child’s overall development and well-being. It lays the foundation to support emotional regulation, positive relationships, self-esteem, confidence and mental well-being. Supporting and empowering parents through the beautiful, challenging, confusing, ups and downs of their parenting journey is a true passion of mine. I view each child as unique, capable and deserving of being treated with kindness and respect.
I utilize, teach and promote a strength-based, positive parenting and respect-based approach with the children, parents and families that I work with. My goal is to help caregivers build confidence and skill in their parenting approach to raise empowered, autonomous, confident and emotionally healthy children.
I draw on principles of:
- EMDR
- Attachment-based
- Theraplay
- Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
- Emotion Focused
- Mindfulness-Based Therapies
- Play Therapies
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Exposure and Response Prevention
Fun Fact:
I love to sing. If you ever pass by me while I’m driving, you will likely see me belting out to my favourite Disney or Broadway songs.