Background

I am a BCACC registered, CCPA certified clinical counsellor, and BCACC Approved Clinical Supervisor. As a clinician, I have extensive experience in delivering Dialectical Behavior Therapy to high-risk adults, youths and families experiencing concerns such as suicidality, self-harm, impulsivity, depression, anxiety, trauma, and addictions. As a trainer, I have undergone the Train the Trainer Program under Dr. Marsha Linehan’s Behavioural Tech Institute. In addition to the foundational DBT and RO-DBT treatment programs, I am also trained in DBT for Substance Use Disorders (DBT-SUD), DBT Skills in Schools (DBT STEPS-A), DBT for Adolescents (DBT-A), and DBT for Trauma (DBT-PE) Protocols.

Your therapeutic experience with me

At our clinic, we see our clients as true equals. We believe you are the expert of your life, and we are the expert of the skills. Thus, the relationship we have with our clients are genuine ones. We work together to set goals. Skills are practiced as partners. We are not “telling” you what to do: we are walking alongside you, and we believe change happens in true, genuine relationships.

Areas of expertise

These represent my core areas of expertise, backed by specialized training and extensive clinical experience.

Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)

Trauma

Emotional Regulation

Suicidality

Self-harm

Borderline Personality Disorder

Therapeutic approaches

These are my primary therapeutic approaches, backed by specialized training and extensive clinical experience.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

DBT is an evidence-based programmatic approach that combines mindfulness, behavioural psychology, and dialectics in a practical manner that gives clients the skills they need to effectively manage their concerns.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

CBT is a structured, evidence-based approach that helps individuals identify and change unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviours.

Exposure And Response Prevention

Exposure Therapy is an evidence-based treatment that helps individuals gradually face and reduce anxiety and avoidance related to specific situations, thoughts, or memories.

Client communities & cultural expertise

These are the client communities and cultural backgrounds I have specialized experience supporting.

Client populations I serve

Youth And Young Adults

Families

Neurodiverse Clients

Adults

Neurodivergent Clients

Professional credentials

British Columbia regulatory jurisdiction flag

Registered Clinical Counsellor
- No.7411

BC Association of Clinical Counsellors

Canadian Certified Counsellor
- No.1216

Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association

Educational background

Master of Education

Simon Fraser University, Canada

Specialized training

Comprehensive DBT Training

Behavioural Tech Institute

Specialized DBT Protocols: DBT-A, DBT-SUD & DBT-PE