My education and career path began in the world of health sciences. I completed my first undergraduate degree in kinesiology with a co-major in psychophysiology. In this area, I’ve worked as a kinesiologist, trainer, health coach, health + fitness coordinator, writer, and presenter.

I also completed an undergraduate degree in education, with a focus on understanding and supporting individual learning styles. Combined with my graduate degree, this led to roles in school systems as a special education and hospital/home-bound teacher (K-12), counsellor, district mental health specialist, department head for students’ mental health, and (currently) a college instructor.

With my graduate degree in counselling psychology, I specialized in clinical practice and was (and am) particularly drawn to positive and humanistic approaches to therapy - trusting in each individual’s inherent wisdom, capacity for healing, and potential for growth and change. I’ve worked as a therapist for more than 20 years with a range of ages, concerns, and in a variety of settings.