PROFILE

  • Master’s in Counselling Psychology (Clinical) with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy, and Master’s Level certificates in Expressive Arts Therapy, and Transpersonal Studies from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology at Sofia University, Palo Alto, California.

  • Have been working and living for almost 10 years in remote Inuit communities in Labrador.

  • Specialized in intergeneration trauma, complex trauma, post-traumatic stress disorders, acute and complicated/prolonged grief disorder, anxiety, depression, and suicide assessment/prevention.

  • With almost 14 years experience working as a counselor in a family agency, community clinic, and Correctional Centre settings.

RELATED EMPLOYMENT

Clinical Therapist – Department of Health and Social Development, Nunatsiavut Government, 2022 to Present, Nunatsiavut, Labrador

Clinical Therapist - Nunatsiavut Mobile Community Treatment Team, 2019 to 2021, Department of Health & Social Development, Nunatsiavut Government, Nunatsiavut, Labrador

Mental Health and Addiction Counsellor, 2014 -  2019, Labrador Grenfell Health, Nunatsiavut, Labrador

Family Counsellor, 2012 to 2014, Family Life Bureau, St. John’s, Newfoundland

Community Counsellor (Volunteer), 2011 to 2012, The 519 Church Street Community Centre, Toronto, Ontario

Individual, Couple, and Family Therapy Intern, 2010 to 2011, Catholic Family Services Peel and Dufferin, Mississauga, Ontario

School Counsellor (Marriage and Family Therapy Intern), 2008 - 2009, Milpitas Unified School District, Milpitas, California

Research Assistant, 2007 - 2009, Institutional Research, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, Palo Alto, California

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATE, TRAINING AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED

DEGREES

M.A. in Counselling Psychology, 2009, Sofia University (Formerly the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology) Palo Alto, California

B.A. in Business Administration, 1987, University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos, Philippines

CERTIFICATES

EMDR Certified Therapist, July 2024, EMDR International Association (EMDRIA), Austin, Texas

M.A. Level Certificate in Creative Expression (Expressive Arts Therapy), 2009, Sofia University, Palo Alto, California

M.A. Level Certificate in Transpersonal Studies, 2007, Sofia University, Palo Alto, California

Diploma in Spiritual Psychotherapy, 2004, Transformational Arts College, Toronto, Ontario

CLINICAL CONSUTLATIONS

Attend Monthly Individual and Group EMDR Consultation Session, August 2023 to present, Consultant: Andrew Leeds, Ph.D.

Attended Monthly Group Clinical Consultation Online, 2021, 2023, Consultants: Kathy Steele, and Dolores Mosquera

EMDR Clinical Consultation, 2023, Consultant: Keunho Keefe, Ph.D.

TRAININGS

Standards of Care and Ethical Challenges for Using EMDR Therapy in the Treatment of Complex Trauma and Dissociation Live Virtual Seminar, July 2024, Trainer: Jennifer Madere & Michael Coy, International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD)

Strategic Developmental Model for EMDR Live Virtual Seminar, July 2024, Trainer: Marilyn Korzekwa, MD, International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD)

EMDR Treatment of Simple, Complex and Dissociative Panic Live Virtual Webinar, March 2024, Trainer: Andrew Leeds, Ph.D., Sonoma Psychotherapy Training Institute

Cultural Based Trauma and Adversity: A group EMDR Experiential/Workshop Live Virtual Interactive Session, March 2024, Trainer: Mark Nickerson and Regina Morrow-Robinson, EMDR Academy

EMDR Parent, Child & Attachment Specialist Intensive Program Live Virtual Session, February 2024, Trainer; Ana Gomez, Agate Institute

Challenges in Assessing Trauma-Related Dissociation with the Trauma and Dissociation Symptoms Live Virtual Session, January 2024, Trainer: Suzette Boon, Ph.D., International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD)

Conceptualization and Treatment of Dissociation, Toronto, Ontario November 2023, Trainers: Dolores Mosquera and Natalia Seiko, EMDR Trauma Therapy Centre, Toronto

EMDR Therapy Protocols for Early Intervention & Ongoing Traumatic Stress, Austin, Texas, November 2023, Trainer: Ignacio Jarero, Ph.D., Scaling Up

Recent-Traumatic Episode Protocol (R-TEP) & Group –Traumatic Episode Protocol (G-TEP) Live Virtual Interactive Training, October 2023, Trainers: Elan Shapiro, Ph.D. & Maria Masciandaro, Psy.D., The Centre for Excellence in EMDR Therapy

Immediate Stabilization Procedure Live Virtual Training, September 2023, Trainer: Gary, Quinn, MD, Trauma Recovery: EMDR Humanitarian Assistance Programs

Weekend II of the EMDR Institute Basic Training Live Virtual Interactive Webinar, May 2023, Trainer: Debra Wassermann, EMDR Institute Inc.

Weekend I of the EMDR Institute Basic Training Live Virtual Interactive Webinar, January 2023, Trainer: Katy Murray, EMDR Institute Inc.

Level 1 Clinical Training Gottman Method Couples Therapy: Bridging the Couple Chasm, New York, September 2018, Trainers: John Gottman, Ph.D., and Julia Schwartz Gottman, Ph.D., The Gottman Institute

Level 1 Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Burlingame, California, February 2018, Trainer: Gerald Puk, Ph.D., EMDR Institute Inc.

Trauma, Body and the Brain: Restoring the Capacity for Rhythm and Play, Florence, Italy, September 2017, Trainer: Bessel Van der Kolk, M.D., Institutions di Scienze Cognitive

Brief Strategic Family Intensive Therapy Training Certificate, Palo Alto, California, 2010, Mental Research Institute (MRI)

CONFERENCES ATTENDED

EMDR Europe Conference: Pathways to Peace with EMDR, Dublin, Ireland, June 2024, EMDR Europe Association

EMDRIA Conference: Changing Lives, Arlington, Virginia, August 2023, EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)

EMDR Europe Research and Practice Conference, Bologna, Italy, 2023, EMDR Europe Association

The World Congress on Intergenerational Trauma (Virtual), April 2021, International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation, Congress “Still-Face & Mirror Neurons: The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy” (Virtual), March 2021, Istituto di Scienze Cognitive (ISC)

Intergenerational Trauma (Virtual) Conference 2021, January 2021, Action Trauma Ltd.

31st Annual International Trauma Conference, Psychological Trauma in the Age of Coronavirus: The Interplay of Neuroscience. Embodiment, and the Regulation of the Self Virtual Conference, May 2020, Trauma Research Foundation

World Complex Trauma, New York, March 2019, International Society of Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISSTD), Congress Attachment and Trauma: The Resilience of the Mind and Body, London, England, 2017, Istituto di Scienze Cognitive (ISC)

Congress Attachment and Trauma: Relationship and Compassion, Rome, Italy, 2016, Istituto di Scienze Cognitive (ISC)

Congress Attachment and Trauma: Personality Development and Psychotherapy, Rome, Italy, 2015, Istituto di Scienze Cognitive (ISC)

CONFERENCES PRESENTED

The World Congress on Intergenerational Trauma (Virtual), Primary presenter on “Effective Practice & Service Delivery for Inuit: Understanding Historical Trauma, April 2021, International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation (ISSTD)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Certified Clinical Member, Canadian Counselling Psychotherapy Association (CCPA)

EMDR Certified Therapist, EMDR International Association (EMDRIA)

EMPLOYED IN VARIOUS SENIOR ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE POSITIONS AT THE BANK OF MONTREAL