I have a Master of Science degree (Counselling Psychology) from the University of Calgary (2004) and became registered as a psychologist in 2006. I have worked in post-secondary since 2010, joining SAIT in 2022. I love to support students through the many transitions in their lives and pride myself on being able to connect with people from all walks of life.
I think of my work as a psychologist as being sort of like a mirror that moves. At the start of counselling, my focus is on building an understanding of clients (their strengths as well as the challenges they’re facing) so I can reflect back an accurate picture of what they see. I then work to shift the angle of the mirror so clients can see perspectives of themselves and the world that they haven’t seen before. It’s in this new way of seeing things that change, and growth is possible. I consider myself a generalist capable of working with all kinds of concerns, but my approach is especially suited to clients experiencing anxiety and stress, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem, academic issues and grief/loss.
I love to cook and try out new restaurants with my partner of 27 years, who, like me, is a bit obsessed with our dog — a Shiba Inu named Shin Yu (best friend in Japanese).
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SAIT is located on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of Treaty 7 which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Îyârhe Nakoda of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney.
We are situated in an area the Blackfoot tribes traditionally called Moh’kinsstis, where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. We now call it the city of Calgary, which is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta.