Education:
- Masters in Counselling Psychology (University of Ottawa, 2015);
- Bachelor in Psychology Honours (Trent University, 2011);
- Certified ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) Facilitator, 2015
- Cultural Competency Training in Indigenous Mental Health, 2017
- Assisting Individuals in Crisis- Canadian Critical Incident Stress Training Summit, 2017
- Motivational Interviewing- 2018
- Sexuality, Gender & Diversity Training- Evan Westfal, University of Alberta, 2019
- Circle of Security Parenting Course-Facilitator, 2020.
- Incredible Years Parenting Course-Facilitator, 2021
- Maternal Mental Health Certificate Training, PSI (Postpartum Support International), 2022
Philosophy:
practice from a client-centered, trauma-informed perspective, meaning I view the client as the expert of their own experiences. I encourage clients to share their experiences, explore different perspectives, and tap into their personal intuition in therapy. I ask questions to help explore thoughts, feelings and behaviours that may be causing distress in our lives. The treatment modalities I draw from are Humanistic approaches such as Attachment-Based, Emotion-Focused, Anti-Oppressive/ Culturally Sensitive, Narrative and Existential practices.
Fun fact about Rachel:
I spend my free time wrangling my 2 kiddos and 2 dogs and love travel, nature walks and good podcasts!