Qualification Profile

Registered Psychologist with a Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology and extensive experience providing psychological services for children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families. Serves as the Adult and Couples Lead at Level Up Consulting, utilizing a variety of psychotherapeutic modalities including EMDR, CBT, Play-Based Therapy, and integrative philosophies. Proven track record in clinical consultation, interdisciplinary team collaboration, mentorship of provisional psychologists, and collaborating with community partners (WCB, NIHB, VAC) to provide specialized services.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS:

Certifications & Key Training

Professional Experience

• Provide psychological services for children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families.
• Psychological report writing for motor vehicle accidents, long term disability, short term disability, and veteran’s affairs clientele.
• Clinical consultation with interdisciplinary team members including other psychologists, physiotherapists, chiropractors, occupational therapists, acupuncturists, and massage therapists.
• Utilize a variety of psychotherapeutic modalities, including eye movement desensitization reprocessing, cognitive behavioral therapy, play based therapy, and integrative therapeutic philosophies in treating clients.
• Collaborating with community partners and other agencies (i.e. WCB, NIHB) to provide services for specific populations.

• Provide psychological services for children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families.
• Clinical consultation with team including mentorship of provisional psychologists and practicum students.
• Utilize a variety of psychotherapeutic modalities, including eye movement desensitization reprocessing, cognitive behavioral therapy, play based therapy, and integrative therapeutic philosophies in treating clients.
• Collaborating with community partners and other agencies (i.e. WCB, NIHB) to provide services for specific populations.
• Mental and behavioral health education.

• Clinically assess, diagnose, treat, guide and support clients in enhancing development, effective living and quality of life.
• Perform a psychosocial intervention with an expectation of treating a substantial disorder of thought, mood, perception, orientation or memory that grossly impairs: judgment, behavior, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to meet the ordinary demands of life.
• Provide a range of treatment strategies for psychological issues, such as mood, anxiety, sleep/eating disorders, parent/teen conflict, child developmental, pain management, sexual abuse, suicide risk, grief/trauma counseling, autism, ADHD, behavior management, addictions, etc.
• Consult with interdisciplinary team regarding treatment planning and progression of case management.
• Intake, crisis intervention, and risk assessment for clientele. Network with appropriate community agencies.

• Provide clinical guidance to staff in areas of behavioral management.
• Support clients with dual diagnosis needs, those with developmental disorders (i.e. Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, etc.) in addition to co-occurring mental illness.
• Assessment and treatment planning of client needs. Development and implementation of restrictive procedures, risk reduction and wellness support plans.
• Develop program structure, content, and assist in facilitation.
• Develop operational procedures and guidelines, administrative responsibilities (report writing, documentation), maintaining standards related to health and safety.

• Supported clients with addictive behavior, concurrent disorders, and other mental health, behavioral and emotional concerns.
• Developed and delivered psycho-educational material in lecture format (e.g. Mental Health Disorders, Codependency, Grief & Loss, Karpman Triangle).
• Conducted clinical intake assessments and delivered case management assessments and treatment recommendations to team.
• Conducted formal and general assessments with clientele as needed (e.g. PTSI, BDI-II, SASSI-3).
• Contributed supervision for practicum students on site.

• Provided one to one support for males impacted by family violence.
• Identify strategies for anger management, healthy communication, addiction recovery, and mental health support for clients.
• Designed and implemented program session material for organization.

• Provided intervention for families impacted by child abuse with intent to improve their physical, psychological, and social well-being.
• As an Assessor, triaged risk of family violence situations and made decisions as to whether to proceed with further investigation and intervention services.
• As a Caseworker, provided long term case management with families requiring ongoing support.
• Cultivated inter-organizational relationships through regular communications and inter-agency committee membership.

• Provided case management of clients over the age of 18 with traumatic and acquired brain injuries.
• Work with individuals with complex concurrent disorders and coordinate their referrals to agencies as needed.
• Designed and facilitated various psycho-social support groups for men, young adults, and the addicted/brain-injured population.
• Provide public education seminars regarding brain injury, concurrent disorders, and development.

• Worked with clients individually to develop a plan to maintain long-term stable housing, employment, and mental health/addiction service needs.

Education

Graduated with Distinction, GPA: 4.0

Professional Affiliations

Workshops, Conferences & Training History