Social work Registration number: 5049.

With over 12 years work experience in Human Service field. This includes working with youth and families (Government of Saskatchewan), supporting children and youth in school setting , providing Counselling support to individuals and families experiencing ambiguous loss/Missing Persons, Group counsellor (Grief and loss groups and Survivors of Suicide loss Groups).

Areas of specialization

Grief and Loss- Grief and loss Caused by death and grief and loss after significant/meaningful loss in life e.g., Separation and divorce, loss of a job, loss of a home, new diagnosis/illness, etc.
Abused children (Physical, Emotional, and sexual abuse).
Childhood trauma.
Neglect and Abandonment.
Depression and anxiety.
Anger issues.
Disruptive behavioral problems.
Adoption, group home, and foster care issues.
Family-related issues including parent and adolescent conflicts and parenting issues.
Mental health and addictions.
Domestic violence.

Approach.
Her approach when working with children, youth, Individuals and families include: -

Trauma informed care, client centred approach, resilience and strength-based approach, client empowerment, art therapy and play therapy approaches, Narrative Therapy approaches, solution focused, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), anti-oppressive approaches and mindfulness.

Specialized Trainings.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy).
Play Therapy (PT) Training Through the Canadian Association for Play Therapy (CAPT) Ontario.
Areas of Training include:

Play Therapy Assessment and Treatment Planning.

Sandtray Therapy.

Art in play therapy.

Puppetry in play therapy.

Storytelling in Play Therapy.

Treating disruptive behaviour problems in a play therapy setting.

Play therapy for children and Families coping with loss by death and loss by separation, divorce, and other significant losses in Life. Play therapy with abused children (Physical, Emotional abuse, Sexual abuse). Understanding and treating Anxious children. Understanding traumatized children and applying Play therapy tools in the treatment of trauma In Children.Attachment Theory and Therapy in a Play Therapy Context.Brain Research and child development in a play therapy setting.Non-directive play therapy and introduction to filial therapy.Theraplay as a Play Therapy model. Play therapy with adults. Group play therapy.Family play therapy. Play therapy process. Self-care.

Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy and parenting - (DDP)

Neurobiological impact of developmental trauma, attachment needs, exploring parenting through the lens of attachment history, therapeutic parenting, parenting in the moment, caring for the caregivers, supporting a child’s behavior and emotional life, parenting principles managing escalating arousal, parental activities, goals and means of achieving them. Models for therapeutically parenting children informed residential childcare.

Narrative Therapy (NT) training

Areas of training include:
Interviewing with Children and Families, Grief, Dying and Loss, Gender Violence and Trauma, Queer Informed Narrative Therapy, Therapeutic Letter Writing with Children, Youth and Families.

Ambiguous Loss Training

Areas of training include:
Types of Grief (anticipatory grief, disenfranchised grief, Ambiguous loss), attachment theory stages of response to separation, Issues of trauma, processes of adjusting to loss, Dual process model of grief, Ambiguous reintegration, therapeutic goals.

Direct billing option is available to these insurances

NIHB.

IRS.

IDS.

Victim Services.

SaskTel-SaskTel Step Program.

Canada Life.

Blue Cross.

GMS.

Manulife.

Cooperators Insurance.

Greenshields Insurance.

AGA Financial group Inc.

Canadian Construction Workers Union.

People Corporation.

BPA – Benefit Plan Administrators.

Belair direct.

SSQ Insurance.

Union Benefits.

Group Source.

Other insurances are accepted- contact your insurance provider prior to  your initial appointment to understand your personal coverage.