I retired from the Royal Canadian Air Force in 2012 as an HR Officer with a specialty in Dispute Resolution and team building. I am immensely proud of my work with teams deploying to Afghanistan. I was part of a small and elite team that trained the first unit ever to deploy into a theatre of war with an imbedded collaborative skillset. The benefits were profound. As a result of my career experiences, I was inducted into the Order of Military Merit in 2007. After retirement from the RCAF I was invited to come and work with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Canada’s Atlantic Region replicating some of the successes from the military environment in the community of policing and public service.
I have complimented my undergraduate degree in Justice Studies with a graduate degree in Counselling Therapy and am a Registered Counselling Therapist (Candidate) in private practice, where I help clients using evidence-based techniques designed specifically for each individual client. My north stars are Carl Rogers, who taught a client-centered approach based on unconditional positive regard. His perspective dovetails completely with my mentor, Rick Carson, whose process of Gremlin-Taming© reignites your heart-of-hearts. Lastly, the team of Germer and Neff have taught me the importance of mindful self-compassion as a crucial life skill.
I am a member of the Nova Scotia College of Counselling Therapists (RCT-C21-065) and the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (10005408). I am also a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional certified through Evergreen Certifications (806133). While my counselling credential might be relatively new, I have thousands of hours’ experience coaching clients in situations ranging from military operational events to corporate boardrooms to deeply private and personal family situations.