Here are my credentials:
I earned a doctorate in Clinical Psychology (1996) from Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC and since then have maintained a private practice in Coquitlam.
My dissertation research focused on the issue of psychological separation in women with eating disorders.
I'm also a Self Regulation Therapy® Practitioner
My certification training (link) includes:
- Assistant for SRT Practitioner Training Foundation Level
- SRT Practitioner Training: Foundation Level I-III
- SRT Practitioner Training: Advanced Level I-IV
- Psychological Anatomy
- TTB I: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- TTB II: Early Development & Psychopathology
- TTB III: Addiction and Recovery
- TTB IV: Relationships
- TTB V: Pain Syndromes
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and the Persistent Post-Concussion Syndrome. Presented by the British Columbia Psychological Association (BCPA) with Grant Iverson, Ph.D., Vancouver, BC, 2007.
Assessment and Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Comorbid Conditions Following MVAs. Presented by the British Columbia Psychological Association (BCPA) with William Koch, Ph.D., Vancouver, BC, 2007
Trauma, Healing & Transformation: Medical Trauma, Car Accidents and Falls (3 days). A lecture and workshop given by Robert Scaer, M.D. and Danaan O'Lahey, M.A., Vancouver, BC, 2007.
Post Advanced I: High Impact Trauma (3 days). Training Workshop in Self Regulation Therapy with the Canadian Foundation for Trauma Research & Education, Vancouver, BC, 2007.
Two-Day Clinical Hypnosis Training workshop (14 hours). Presented by The Canadian Society of Clinical Hypnosis (BC Division), Vancouver, BC, 2007.
Training Workshops in Self Regulation Therapy with the Canadian Foundation for Trauma Research & Education (8 days). Developed by Edward Josephs, Ph.D. and Lynne Zettl, Ph.D., Vancouver, BC, 2006.Neurobiology and Attachment Theory in Psychotherapy: Psychotherapy for the 21st Century (2 days). Presented by Allan N. Schore, Seattle, WA, 2006.
Energy Psychology, Psychotherapy, and Self-Healing (7 hours). Presented by Lee Pulos, Ph.D., ABPP and Heather Fay, M.D., Vancouver, BC, 2005.
Two-Day Clinical Hypnosis Training Workshop (14 hours). Advanced Training Seminar. Presented by the Canadian Society of Clinical Hypnosis (BC Division), Vancouver, BC, 2005.
Two-Day Clinical Hypnosis Training Workshop (14 hours). Introductory Training Seminar. Presented by the Canadian Society of Clinical Hypnosis (BC Division), Vancouver, BC, 2004.
Assessment and Treatment of Dissociative Disorders (28 hours). Presented by Marlene Hunter, M.D., F.C.F.P.(C) and Alison Miller, Ph.D., Victoria, BC, 2003.
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia: Methods of Assessment and Treatment. Presented by Leonard A. Jason, Ph.D. 2003 APA Convention, Toronto, ON.
Ethics and the Law for the Practicing Psychologist. Presented by Robert Kinscherff, Ph.D., J.D. and Stephen Behnke, J.D., Ph.D. 2003 Convention, Toronto, ON.
Psychological Anatomy: Developmental Neuromuscular Affective Integration (4 days). Presented by Edward Josephs, Ph.D. and Lynne Zettl, Ph.D., Vancouver, BC, 2003.
Conference on Trauma, Dissociation and Attachment with Bessel van der Kolk, M.D., John Briere, Ph.D., Jennifer Freyd, Ph.D., Pat Ogden, M.A., Su Baker, M.Ed., and John O'Neil, M.D., Vancouver, BC, 2002.
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP). Training workshops in the Somatic Experiencing Method of Traumatic Resolution with the Foundation for Human Enrichment (216 hours). Presented by Peter Levine, Ph.D., Sharon Stanley, Ph.D., and Lynne Zettl, Ph.D. Vancouver, BC; Victoria, BC; and California, 2000-2002.
Training Workshops in Self Regulation Therapy with the Canadian Foundation for Trauma Research and Education (18 days). Developed by Edward Josephs, Ph.D. and Lynne Zettl, Ph.D., Vancouver, BC, 2000-2002.
EMDRAC Conferrence 2001 (2 days). Sponsored by the Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Association of Canada (EMDRAC), Vancouver, BC, 2001.
2000 EMDR International Association Conference (3 days), Toronto, ON, 2000.
Foundation Training in Bodynamic Analysis (19 days). Facilitated by Teresa Beldon, M.A. and Ian Macnaughton, Ph.D., R.C.C., Vancouver, BC, 1999-2000.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). Basic and Advanced Training. Presented by Marshall Wilensky, Ph.D., Vancouver, BC, 1999.
Workshop on Body Ego and Shock Trauma (1 day). Presented by Merete Holm Brantbjerg and Ditte Marcher from the Bodynamic Institute, Denmark, Vancouver, BC, 1999.
Body-Centered Approaches to Counselling and Therapy. A course of instruction provided by Ross Laird, M.A., R.C.C., Vancouver Community College Continuing Education, Vancouver, BC, 1999.
Treating Clients'/Patients' Stress and Trauma (2 days). Facilitated by Suzanne Kyra, M.A., R.C.C. and Lorne Prupas, Ph.D., Coquitlam, BC, 1998.
Northwest Satir Institute, Satir's Brief Therapy Training Program (120 hours). Conducted by John Banmen, Ph.D., Delta, BC, 1997-1998.
Continuing the Dialogue on Eating Disorders Second Biennial International Conference (2 days). Victoria, BC, 1996.