About Me
I earned my M.Ed. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Western Ontario. I am a Certified EMDR Therapist, Approved EMDRIA Consultant and Trainer, Certified member of OACCPP, the Ontario Association of Consultants, Counsellors, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists. I have extensive training in a variety of therapeutic interventions including EMDR, hypnotherapy, acute critical incident trauma management, gestalt, psychodrama and art therapy.
My 25-year practice includes individual and couple therapy as well as a wide variety of workshops in both urban and wilderness settings. Clients come for therapy with me because I offer clinical expertise in a safe environment. More specifically, clients choose to work with me and refer to me because I offer more than just "talk therapy". Clients report significant change after our EMDR sessions.
In workshop settings, I blend traditional clinical practice with creativity, story, and indigenous wisdom in richly experiential processes. My background in education, art and counseling psychology is evident in my pioneering work using mask-making as a dramatic and therapeutic instrument for personal growth and healing. For the past 25 years I have led groups to diverse locations like Machu Pichu in Peru, the canyons of Utah and wilderness canoe routes in Northern Ontario. I use adventure travel and cross-cultural connections to inspire internal change and external action. I have organized and delivered over 92 programs in Canada and the USA in both urban and wilderness settings. Currently David Baum and I have partnered with Free the Children and taken our program to the Masai Mara in Kenya. Check out the Kenya page for more information.