Education Credentials
  • Masters in Counselling Psychology (Athabasca University)
  • Bachelor in Psychology-Applied Enhanced Stream (Concordia University of Alberta)
Highlighted Trainings 
  • PMH-C (Perinatal Mental Health Certified) through Postpartum Support International
  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy)
  • Grief and Loss
  • Structural Dissociation and Master Class
  • ACT (Acceptance Commitment Therapy) Basic & Trauma informed
  • Seleni’s Perinatal Loss training
  • DBT training Basic
  • Emotionally Focused couples therapy (EFCT)
  • Externship
  • EFT & ADHD in couples
  • Core skills (in process)
  • Emotionally focused individual therapy (EFIT)
  • Strengthen Your OCD Practice International OCD foundation
  • Exposure Response Prevention (EXRP)
  • Circle of Security Parenting;
  • Talaris Parenting,
  • Triple P Parenting.
  • Perinatal CBT

 

Philosophy:

I love attachment, which is a strong emotional bond created within seconds of birth between infant and caregiver. This attachment is foundational for all human beings we need attachment to survive For children, this emotional bond helps create healthy friendships, self-worth, success in school/work and self-regulation. Later on, as adults, our attachment system shows us in our intimate relationships with our partners but also our children. My values are pro-queer, pro-trans, pro-sex work, pro-Black and anti-colonial.

Treatment Specialities:

One of my passions is parents with parenting struggles, whatever the age of their child. My background has offered me parenting coaching experiences for ages 0 to 14. I love educating parents on healthy expectations of their children, so ultimately, they feel more competent and successful in positively disciplining their children. We sometimes parent the way we were parented, without the intention of doing it exactly the same way. But without a deeper understanding of what to do differently, you may feel lost. That is completely normal and you are certainly not alone.

A couple of my strengths is being genuinely empathetic to your situation while using humour to remember some fun strategies moving forward. Life can get serious, the work to change ourselves doesn’t always have to be.

 

Fun fact about Simone:
I am a wanderlust adventurer. I love travelling. I’ve been to 17 countries and privileged to say I have touched down on all 7 continents.