As a registered social worker, I am a founding member of the Professional Collective known as Accendus. We are a group of clinical social workers, psychotherapists, and alternative resolution specialists. My practice includes the major kinds of therapy upheld by seasoned, informed practitioners. As a woman,  feminist, parent, and psychotherapist,  I especially appreciate listening to the life narratives both women and men tell. This is decidedly true when it comes to being part of a reintegration team which offers me the opportunity to enhance my practice with families in crisis. 

 

I strive for my involvement as a mediator, mentor, or psychotherapist on the reintegration team to be catalytic. I feel fortunate to support the growth of the families I work with: whether advocating on behalf of them through the intake process, assessing their constructive attributes (including the obstructive traits which hold them back from being the parents they want to be), or assisting them through the inevitable high conflict which causes them to be dispirited and seek change. Primarily, I avail myself of this team opportunity for the sake and possibility of improving the lives of the children involved.

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Curiosity sustains my passion as a psychotherapist. I remain intrigued by how we manage life issues that compel us to change and consider it a privilege to help my clients as they strive for critical change. I hail from Nova Scotia; hence, a graduate of both Dalhousie and Acadia Universities located in Halifax and Wolfville respectively. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, a Master’s degree in Education - specifically in counselling - and a PhD in Psychotherapy.

 

I consider my Masters and Doctoral theses to be highlights of my career. Each has proved to be lasting gifts to me as a clinical psychotherapist. The first taught me the power of courage and determination. The second satisfied my desire to make a positive difference through academic research. The participants in these studies, were afforded a measure of self-actualization that emphatically changed the direction of their lives for the better. It was an honour to engage with such resolute individuals.

 

I welcome new clients – and appreciate the opportunity of working together to create a new lens for living that is relevant to their needs.