Degrees: M.S.W., Ph.D. Lit., Registered Clinical Social Worker
First Year Practice:
1993
Languages Served:
English,French
Clinical Specialties:
Counselling/Therapy
Gender-Related Issues/Sexual Issues
Grief/Trauma/Loss
Mental Health/Addictions
NonClinical Specialties:
Consulting/Group Facilitation
Mediation/ADR
Peer Supervision/Consultation
Conducting Workshops/Seminars
Age Groups Served:
Adolescents
Adults
Older Adults
Specialized Training:
With fifteen years of clinical experience, I can help you with:
1. Relationship problems such as poor communication, persistent conflict, or cheating.
2. Self-defeating behaviours around sex, pornography, gambling, alcohol or drugs.
3. Depression, anxiety, chronic anger, abuse or trauma.
4. Gay or lesbian concerns and relationships.
5. Obsessions, compulsive behaviours, or poor body image.
My approach is interactive, efficient, and engaged. An example of my approach is the letter I send you after each session. This communication sums up important insight, interpersonal skills, and new ideas that you can use to move in a positive direction.
Even with quite serious problems, my approach takes months, not years, for lasting results.
Personal Statement:
An overview:
Everyone's story is unique and no therapy session follows a predictable path. However, the steps below provide a general outline of how your therapy sessions with me may progress:
We discuss the problem in concrete terms. We evaluate its negative effects on your life. We clarify what you value most about yourself and others. We identify an alternate direction that confirms your values and promotes positives change.
I also offer: Mindfulness or meditation practices to help you overcome a problem.
How does this approach lead to lasting change?
Together we thoroughly investigate your problem until we understand exactly how it operates in your day: particular behaviours, rules, dramas, and cognitive ideas.We also take the time needed to clarify an alternate life direction based on your unique values, hopes, and skills.
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